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Split Text by Delimiter - Custom Separator to Lines
Split delimited text by a custom delimiter locally in your browser and place each item on its own line.
- No signup
- Browser-local
- Clean output
- Sample included
Privacy note
Your text is processed in your browser. This tool does not store pasted text on a server.
When this tool helps
Use this tool when text is separated by a delimiter and needs to become one item per line before sorting, deduping, or pasting into another field.
It is useful for copied tags, IDs, labels, exported fields, and short values that do not require full CSV parsing.
Common cleanup options
Delimited text to lines
Split pipe-separated, slash-separated, semicolon-separated, comma-like, or custom separated text into a clean line-by-line list.
Cleanup control
Trim each item and remove blanks created by repeated delimiters.
Reverse workflow
Use this with the custom line joiner when moving between delimited text and line-by-line lists.
Browser processing
The current version runs in your browser and does not require an account.
How to use it
- Paste text that uses a repeated delimiter.
- Enter the exact delimiter to split on, such as a pipe, slash, semicolon, or custom separator.
- Choose trimming and empty-item cleanup.
- Run the tool to place each item on its own line.
Privacy, review, and limitations
The current version processes pasted text in your browser for normal use, and the page explains the tool behavior that is visible in the interface. Review the preview before copying output into another workflow, especially when the source text came from PDFs, spreadsheets, exports, or copied tables.
This tool does not parse quoted fields, escaped delimiters, or uploaded files.
Use a dedicated CSV parser when delimiters can appear inside values.
Frequently asked questions
Can I choose the delimiter?
Yes. Enter a delimiter such as a pipe, comma, semicolon, slash, or another short separator.
Does it parse full CSV files?
No. It splits simple pasted text and does not handle quoted CSV fields or escaped separators.
Is my text uploaded?
No. The current tool processes pasted text in your browser.
Last updated: May 11, 2026
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How this page is maintained
This tool page is maintained for practical accuracy, clear limitations, browser-based processing behavior, and links to related cleanup tasks. It is intended for everyday text cleanup, not for legal, medical, financial, security, or other high-stakes decisions.
Browser-local processing
The current tool runs in the browser and does not require an account, upload, or server-side text processing for normal use.
Reviewed behavior
Examples, options, and limitations are checked against the actual tool behavior before public pages are added to the site.
Human review still matters
Text cleanup can miss source-specific issues such as broken words, malformed data, or copied table artifacts, so review important output before reuse.
Safe use checklist
- Use sample or non-sensitive text when testing a workflow.
- Check the output preview before copying it into another system.
- Keep confidential, regulated, or customer data inside approved tools.
- Use related tools only when they match the same cleanup task, not to force unrelated edits.
Workflow guides using this tool
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