Convert TSV to Text Columns

Convert TSV to text columns online. Paste or upload tab-separated values and align them into clean, padded text columns with live preview and export.

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Supported file types: .tsv, .txt
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Options
Align columns with padding
Trim whitespace
Maximize output

How to Use:

  • Paste your tab-separated data into the Input TSV box or upload a .tsv or .txt file using Choose File.
  • Enable Align columns with padding to format each column evenly using whitespace.
  • Toggle Trim whitespace to remove leading/trailing spaces from each cell before alignment.
  • Use Maximize Output to expand the preview area if your output is wide.
  • Click Convert to see the formatted text column layout in real time.
  • Use Copy Output to copy the result or Export to File to download it as a .txt file.
  • Press Clear All to reset the tool and clear the preview and counter.

What Convert TSV to Text Columns can do:

TSV to Text Columns reformats raw tab-separated values into neatly aligned text columns. This makes your data easier to read, print, or inspect without needing Excel or a code editor. You can pad columns to the width of the longest item and clean up extra whitespace with a single toggle. It’s perfect for turning TSV into console-friendly output or prepping logs and reports. Works entirely in your browser, instantly, with zero upload.

Example:

Input:

id	name	age
1	Alice	30
2	Bob	25
3	Charlie	35

Output:

id  name     age
1   Alice    30
2   Bob      25
3   Charlie  35

Common Use Cases:

TSV to Text Columns is great for creating aligned data for documentation, code comments, email pasting, or command-line readability. It helps developers, analysts, and sysadmins who need to share clean columnar data in text-only environments or without relying on spreadsheets.

Useful Tools & Suggestions:

After you Convert TSV to Text Columns, try Trim Text to clean up any extra spacing. And if you’re planning to reimport it later, Convert Text Columns to TSV makes it easy to bring everything back into tabular form.

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