Count, clean, compare and transform text
Text gets messy. Copying from a PDF breaks every line, a spreadsheet export is full of duplicates, an essay is 200 words over the limit and a heading was typed with Caps Lock on. These free text tools fix problems like that in one paste. The word counter and character counter track limits as you type, the case converter switches between UPPER, lower, Title and Sentence case, and a set of cleaners removes line breaks, extra spaces and duplicate lines.
There are tools for checking and comparing too. The diff checker highlights every word that changed between two versions of a document, the readability checker scores your writing with standard formulas and points out long sentences, and find and replace works across a whole document, with regular expressions when you need them. For fun there is fancy text for social bios, upside-down text and a Morse code translator that plays the signal as sound.
Writers, students, bloggers, editors, marketers tidying mailing lists and developers cleaning data all use them. Your text is processed in the browser and is never uploaded, so drafts, contracts and personal messages stay private. Results appear as you type or with a single click. A student trimming a college essay to its word limit, a social media manager checking a caption against a character cap and a teacher comparing two drafts of a report can each finish the job in seconds.
Which text tool fixes your problem?
- Words or characters. Essays, articles and job applications usually set word limits; SMS messages, social posts and meta descriptions set character limits. The word counter also estimates reading time, while the character counter checks common platform limits.
- Line breaks or spaces. Text pasted from a PDF or email often has a hard return at the end of every line. Remove line breaks rejoins it into paragraphs, and remove extra spaces fixes double spaces, tabs and invisible characters.
- Duplicates and order. Remove duplicate lines keeps one copy of each line in a list, and sort lines puts a list in alphabetical, natural or numeric order.
- Changes or habits. Use the diff checker to see what changed between versions; use the word frequency counter to see which words you lean on too often.
Tips for cleaner text
- Clean before you count. Removing stray line breaks and double spaces gives a more accurate word and character count.
- Fancy text uses special Unicode letters, not a font. It looks striking in a bio, but screen readers may read it oddly and search may not find it, so keep important words plain.
- When you need every address or link from a long page, the email extractor and URL extractor pull them out and remove duplicates.
- For text that is going into code, a URL or a data file, the developer tools handle encoding and formatting.
Text Tools: frequently asked questions
How many words is a 5-minute speech?
At a comfortable speaking pace of 120 to 150 words a minute, five minutes is roughly 600 to 750 words. Everyone speaks at a different speed, so time yourself reading aloud to be sure.
Do spaces count as characters?
Usually, yes. Most platforms, including SMS and social networks, count every space and punctuation mark. The character counter shows totals with and without spaces, so you can match whichever rule applies.
How do I fix text copied from a PDF?
Paste it into remove line breaks to join the broken lines while keeping paragraph breaks; it can also repair words hyphenated across lines. Then run remove extra spaces to tidy any leftover gaps.
What is title case?
Title case capitalises the main words of a heading and leaves short words such as “a”, “and”, “of” and “the” in lower case unless they come first. Style guides differ on the details, and sentence case is a common alternative.
Can I paste confidential documents into these text tools?
Yes. The text is processed by JavaScript in your browser and is not sent to a server. Some tools, such as the word counter, keep a draft on your device so it survives a refresh, and you can clear it at any time.
How do I compare two versions of a document?
Paste the original into one box of the diff checker and the new version into the other. Added, removed and changed lines are highlighted, with the changed words marked inside each line.