Remove line breaks — fix text copied from a PDF
Fix text that broke across lines when copied from a PDF, email or website.
Text with broken lines
Reflowed text
How to remove line breaks in your browser
Text copied out of a PDF or an email usually arrives hard-wrapped, with a break after every printed line. This tool rejoins those lines into flowing paragraphs, repairs words split by a hyphen, and leaves genuine paragraph breaks and bullet lists alone.
- 1Paste the broken text.
- 2Choose how the lines should be joined.
- 3Check the reflowed result.
- 4Copy or download the clean text.
What this remove line breaks tool does
Smart joining
Lines merge into the sentence above unless the previous line ends a sentence or the next one starts a list item.
Hyphenation repair
Words broken as “docu-\nment” are rejoined into a single word.
Three modes
Smart reflow, remove every break, or strip blank lines only.
Why people use it
- Free with no account, no email and no watermark
- Runs in the browser — documents stay on your device
- Works on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS
- Also great for remove line breaks from text online and fix text copied from PDF
Frequently asked questions
Will my paragraphs survive?
- Yes — with smart mode and paragraph breaks enabled, blank lines between paragraphs are preserved.
Does it work with bullet lists?
- Yes. Lines beginning with a bullet, dash or number stay on their own line.
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