Compress TSV

Compress TSV reduces the size of tab-separated text by removing blanks, trimming fields, and optionally Base64-encoding the result. Clean and compress your TSV instantly.

Paste your input above or import a file below.
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Supported file types: .txt, .tsv, .csv, etc.
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Options
Trim all fields
Remove blank lines
Base64 encode output
Maximize output

How to Use:

  • Paste your tab-separated data into the Input TSV box or click Choose File to import a text file
  • Use the toggles in the Options box to control compression:
    • Trim all fields: Removes extra spaces around each cell
    • Remove blank lines: Deletes any empty or whitespace-only lines
    • Base64 encode output: Encodes the final compressed TSV to a Base64 string
    • Maximize output: Expands the output box for easier viewing
  • Click Compress to apply the transformation live
  • Use Copy Output to copy the result or Export to File to save it
  • Press Clear All to reset all input, output, and settings

What Compress TSV can do:

Compress TSV helps you shrink and clean up TSV files quickly. Whether you’re removing excess whitespace, stripping out empty lines, or preparing tabular data for storage or transmission, this tool does it fast. You can even encode the output as Base64 for safe embedding in scripts or APIs. It works entirely in your browser and updates instantly.

Example:

Input:

name	age	country
Alice	30	USA

Bob	25	UK
Charlie	40	Canada

With trimming and blank-line removal:

name	age	country
Alice	30	USA
Bob	25	UK
Charlie	40	Canada

With Base64 toggle on:

bmFtZQthZ2UKY291bnRyeQpBbGljZQszMApVU0EKQm9iCTI1CVVLCkNoYXJsaWUKNDAJQ2FuYWRh

Common Use Cases:

Use Compress TSV when you want to clean up exported tables, shrink TSVs for transmission, or embed structured text into other formats safely. It’s ideal for scripting, logging, and web development use cases.

Useful Tools & Suggestions:

If you’re already using Compress TSV to shrink things down, it might be worth checking out Optimize CSV File Size too same idea, just for a different format. And if you’re dealing with mixed file types, Convert TSV to CSV gives you a quick way to flip formats before compression.

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