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Remove Empty Lines

Remove Empty Lines — Free online tool to remove empty lines from any text. Choose to remove all blank lines or collapse multiple consecutive blank lines into one. Trim whitespace too.

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How to remove empty lines

  1. Paste your text into the input box. Empty lines are removed instantly as you type or paste.
  2. Choose a modeRemove all deletes every blank line, or Collapse reduces multiple consecutive blank lines to a single one while keeping paragraph spacing.
  3. Toggle Trim lines if your text has lines that look blank but contain hidden spaces or tabs — this strips them before processing.
  4. Copy the output using the copy button at the top of the output panel.

When to remove empty lines

Cleaning up copied text

Text pasted from PDFs, websites, or documents often includes extra blank lines. Remove them to get clean, compact output.

Preparing data for import

Many CSV parsers, spreadsheet imports, and database tools fail on blank rows. Strip them before uploading.

Code formatting

Style guides like PEP 8 (Python) allow at most two blank lines between top-level definitions. Collapse mode enforces consistent spacing.

Email and newsletter copy

Copying from a doc often adds triple-spaced gaps between paragraphs. Collapse to single blank lines before sending.

Log file cleanup

Log files with blank separators between entries can be compacted with collapse mode for easier reading and analysis.

Template and config files

Config files and templates with accidental extra blank lines can cause parsing issues. Remove all to be safe.

Remove all vs. Collapse

Remove all is the right choice when blank lines serve no purpose — data files, code lists, single-column imports, or any context where whitespace between lines is noise.

Collapse is better when blank lines carry meaning — like paragraph breaks in prose or section separators in config files — but the text has accumulated extra spacing over time from multiple edits or copy-pastes. Collapse keeps one blank line between sections while removing the extras.

Related tools: Remove Line Breaks to join all lines into one paragraph, Text Cleaner for broader whitespace cleanup, or Line Counter to verify how many lines you have before and after.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between "Remove all" and "Collapse" mode?

"Remove all" deletes every blank or whitespace-only line, leaving no gaps between content. "Collapse" reduces runs of multiple blank lines down to a single blank line — useful for keeping paragraph spacing without triple or quadruple gaps.

What counts as an empty line?

Any line that is completely empty or contains only spaces or tabs counts as empty. Lines with at least one visible character are kept.

What does the "Trim lines" toggle do?

"Trim lines" strips leading and trailing whitespace from every line before removing blanks. This catches lines that look empty on screen but actually contain spaces.

Will this affect my content lines?

No. Only blank or whitespace-only lines are removed. Lines with content are passed through unchanged (unless "Trim lines" is on, which trims their edges).

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