Split Text by Delimiter
Split text on a comma, tab, or any delimiter into one item per line. Split by whitespace or into characters, trim each item, and drop blanks. Runs entirely in your browser, no server, no sign-up.
What this tool does
Split a block of text on a delimiter and get back one item per line — ready to paste into a list, a spreadsheet column, or another tool. Everything runs locally in your browser: nothing is sent to a server, it works offline, and there is no sign-up. Type your text, choose how to split it, and the result updates as you go.
How to split
| Mode | What it does | Delimiter used? |
|---|---|---|
| literal (default) | Splits on every occurrence of the Delimiter you type | Yes |
| whitespace | Splits on runs of spaces, tabs, and newlines; ignores leading/trailing whitespace | No |
| chars | Puts each character on its own line | No |
The delimiter
In literal mode, the Delimiter is the exact substring to split on — a
comma ,, a semicolon ;, a pipe |, -, or any multi-character string. A
few common escapes are recognised so you can type them on one line:
| Type this | Splits on |
|---|---|
\n | a newline |
\t | a tab |
\r | a carriage return |
\\ | a literal backslash |
Anything else after a backslash is kept as-is (so \d splits on a literal
\d).
Tidy up the items
- Trim each item — removes leading and trailing whitespace from every item,
so
a, b , cbecomesa,b,cinstead ofa,b,c. - Remove empty items — drops blank items. Combined with a trailing delimiter
(
a,b,) or double delimiters (a,,b), this gives you a clean list. When Trim is also on, items that are only whitespace count as empty and are dropped too.
Examples
| Input | Settings | Output |
|---|---|---|
apple, banana, cherry | literal , · trim | apple / banana / cherry |
id\tname\temail | literal \t | id / name / email |
the quick brown fox | whitespace | the / quick / brown / fox |
héllo | chars | h / é / l / l / o |
a,,b, | literal , · remove empty | a / b |
FAQ
Is it free and private?
Yes — your text never leaves your device, and the tool keeps working offline once the page has loaded.
How do I split a comma-separated list into lines?
Leave the delimiter as ,
and turn on Trim each item to drop the spaces after each comma.
How do I split on tabs (from a spreadsheet)?
Type \t as the delimiter in
literal mode, or just use whitespace mode if any whitespace should split.
How do I count or list every character?
Use chars mode — each Unicode character (including emoji and accented letters) goes on its own line.
My list has blank lines — how do I remove them?
Turn on Remove empty items; add Trim each item as well if some "blank" lines actually contain spaces.
Developer & Automation Access
Run it from the terminal
Same engine as this page, headless — via the gizza CLI:
gizza tool split-text "apple, banana, cherry"New to the CLI? Get gizza →
Open it by URL
Pre-fill and auto-run this tool with query parameters — the names match the API/CLI:
https://gizza.ai/tools/split-text/?text=apple%2C%20banana%2C%20cherry&delimiter=%2C&mode=literal&trim=true&remove_empty=trueMachine-readable descriptor: tool.json — title + parameters JSON Schema for agents.