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Tutorials and guides for working with text. Each article includes a live tool you can use right in the page.
How to Remove Duplicate Lines from Text Online
Learn how to quickly remove duplicate lines from any text using a free browser-based tool. Works with lists, CSV data, logs, and more.
How to Extract Email Addresses from Any Text
Extract all email addresses from pasted text, documents, HTML, and more using a free online tool.
How to Fix Broken Line Breaks from PDF Copy-Paste
Fix text that breaks mid-sentence when copied from PDFs. Rejoin broken lines instantly with this free tool.
How to Clean Resume Text Copied from a PDF
Fix broken formatting, irregular spacing, and jumbled sections when copying resume text from PDF files.
How to Extract Requirements from an RFP Document
Pull all formal requirements from RFP text using keyword detection for 'shall', 'must', and 'required' language.
How to Extract URLs and Links from Any Text
Pull all web links from documents, emails, chat logs, and HTML source code using a free tool.
How to Fix Irregular Spacing and Whitespace in Text
Normalize tabs, double spaces, and non-breaking spaces into clean single spaces using a free tool.
How to Remove Blank Lines from Text
Strip all empty and whitespace-only lines from pasted text to compact your content.
How to Convert Text Lines into a Bullet List
Transform plain text lines into a properly formatted bullet list with one click.
How to Compare Two Text Blocks and Find Differences
Diff two pieces of text to see what was added, removed, and what's common between them.
How to Sort Text Lines Alphabetically
Arrange lines of text in A-Z alphabetical order instantly with a free tool.
How to Extract Phone Numbers from Text
Find and extract all phone numbers from documents, emails, and other text.
How to Extract Dates from Documents and Text
Find all dates in text documents, contracts, and emails. Supports multiple date formats.
How to Convert Text into a Table
Transform tab-separated or space-separated text into a clean markdown table.
How to Chain Text Tools into Pipelines
Learn how to use TextRefinery's pipeline feature to chain multiple text tools together for complex workflows.
How to Remove Special Characters from Text Online
Strip unwanted symbols, emoji, and non-standard characters from text while keeping letters, numbers, and basic punctuation.
How to Wrap Text at 80 Characters Online
Word-wrap long lines of text to a fixed width for emails, code comments, READMEs, and terminal display.
How to Extract File Names from Text
Pull all file names with common extensions from documents, chat logs, directory listings, and project docs.
How to Remove Tab Characters from Text
Replace tab characters with spaces to clean up text from spreadsheets, code, and TSV data.
How to Remove Markdown Formatting from Text
Strip markdown syntax like bold, italic, headers, and links to get clean plain text.