Collapse Multiple Line Breaks in a List

The Collapse Multiple Line Breaks in a List tool removes excessive blank lines from text online instantly. Clean up documents with too many line breaks, normalize spacing between paragraphs, and control exactly how many line breaks remain with customizable collapse modes and formatting options.

How to Use:

1. Paste your text with multiple line breaks into the input box. The tool works with any text containing excessive blank lines, whether from copied documents, exported files, or formatted content with inconsistent spacing.

2. Set your maximum line breaks using the number input to control how many consecutive line breaks are allowed. Setting it to 1 removes all multiple breaks, while higher numbers preserve some spacing between sections.

3. Configure formatting options with the toggle switches. Preserve indents maintains original indentation patterns, trim whitespace removes extra spaces from line endings, and remove empty lines eliminates completely blank entries.

4. Choose your collapse mode from the radio options. Standard mode uses your max breaks setting, aggressive removes all multiple breaks entirely, while paragraph format converts excessive breaks to proper paragraph spacing.

5. Copy your cleaned text using the Copy button. The output updates live as you adjust settings, showing exactly how many line breaks got collapsed from your original text.

What Collapse Multiple Line Breaks in a List can do:

Text formatting becomes inconsistent when you’re working with content from multiple sources. Documents copied from websites, exported from databases, or converted between file formats often end up with irregular line spacing that makes them hard to read and process. This tool standardizes that formatting by giving you precise control over line break behavior.

The standard collapse mode lets you specify exactly how many consecutive line breaks should remain in your text. Want single spacing throughout? Set max breaks to 1. Need to preserve some section breaks but not excessive spacing? Try 2 or 3 breaks maximum. This mode works perfectly for cleaning up documents while maintaining your preferred formatting style.

Aggressive mode takes a no-nonsense approach by eliminating all multiple line breaks entirely. Every sequence of two or more line breaks becomes a single break, creating consistently single-spaced text. This proves invaluable when preparing content for systems that don’t handle irregular spacing well or when you need completely uniform formatting.

Paragraph format mode specifically targets document readability by converting excessive line breaks into proper paragraph spacing. Instead of having three, four, or more line breaks between sections, it standardizes everything to double line breaks, which creates clean paragraph separation without excessive white space.

The preserve indents toggle becomes crucial when working with structured content like code, outlines, or formatted lists. With this enabled, the tool maintains original indentation patterns while still collapsing excessive vertical spacing. Without it, all leading spaces get normalized as part of the cleanup process.

Remove empty lines works differently from line break collapsing. While collapse controls consecutive breaks, this option eliminates lines that contain only whitespace characters. Combined with trim whitespace, it creates perfectly clean text with no hidden characters or formatting artifacts.

The tool handles various input sources including HTML exports, database dumps, markdown files, and plain text documents. Whether you’re preparing content for publication, cleaning up imported data, or standardizing document formatting across multiple sources, the flexible options adapt to your specific requirements.

Example:

Here’s how the tool transforms text with excessive line breaks:

Before:

Fresh Red Apple


Ripe Yellow Banana




Sweet Orange Juice

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After (Standard, Max 1):

Fresh Red Apple
Ripe Yellow Banana
Sweet Orange Juice
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After (Paragraph Format):

Fresh Red Apple

Ripe Yellow Banana

Sweet Orange Juice

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The difference shows how paragraph format maintains readable separation while standard mode creates tighter spacing.

Collapse Multiple Line Breaks in a List Table:

This table demonstrates how different collapse modes handle various types of excessive line break scenarios, showing the formatting results across different input patterns.

Common Use Cases:

Document cleanup workflows rely on this tool when processing content from various sources like web scraping, database exports, or file format conversions that introduce irregular spacing. Content management systems often require consistent formatting that the tool provides by standardizing line break behavior. Email newsletter preparation benefits from controlled spacing that looks professional across different email clients. Academic document formatting becomes easier when you need to meet specific spacing requirements while maintaining readability. Publishing workflows use it to prepare manuscripts and articles with consistent paragraph separation before final formatting.