Delete Empty List Items

Remove blank or whitespace-only lines from your list with the Delete Empty List Items Tool. Clean up messy input instantly and get a tidy list. Works with file import, real-time preview, copy/export buttons, and shows the total remaining items.

Paste your input above or import a file below.
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Supported file types: .txt, .csv, .tsv, .log, .json, .xml, .md, .ini, .yaml, .yml, .html, .htm, .css
Total items: 0

How to Use:

  1. Paste or import a list into the Input List box.
  2. Click Clean, or watch the output update automatically.
  3. All empty or whitespace-only lines will be removed.
  4. View the result in the output box and see the total number of remaining items.
  5. Copy or export the cleaned list as needed.

What Delete Empty List Items Tool Can Do:

  • Removes all empty lines or lines that only contain whitespace.
  • Updates live with cleaned output.
  • Shows total count of non-empty lines.
  • Supports file import, copy to clipboard, and export to .txt.

Example:

Input:

Apple

Banana
    
Cherry

Date

Output:

Apple
Banana
Cherry
Date

Common Use Cases:

Perfect for cleaning up pasted lists from emails, exports, logs, or data files. Helps streamline text for processing, analysis, or presentation by ensuring only meaningful lines are retained.

Useful Tools & Suggestions:

If you’re deleting empty list items, Trim List Items pairs nicely especially when some lines only look empty because of stray spaces or tabs. And if you’re prepping the list for clean output, Remove List Item Bullets helps get rid of leftover formatting so everything looks uniform. It’s a quick way to polish up messy data and get a clean, minimal list ready for whatever’s next.

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