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Tab-Separated Text to Lines

Copied a row from Sheets or Excel and got one long tab-separated line? Turn it into a clean list in one click.

  • 100% free, no limits
  • No sign-up
  • Your data never leaves your browser
  • Results in under a second

Free tool Paste your list — the Tab-Separated Text to Lines tool does the rest

The example below is already loaded, so you can see exactly what you get. Replace it with your own list and the result updates as you type.

Got a bigger job? The full Notepad runs the same engine on lists of any size — chain this with dedupe, sort and filter, undo any step, and save the whole routine as a recipe for next time.

Example Tab-Separated Text to Lines tool: before and after

Before
running shoes	trail shoes	hiking boots
After
running shoes
trail shoes
hiking boots

How it works What the Tab-Separated Text to Lines tool does

Converts tab-separated values (the format you get pasting a column from Google Sheets or Excel) into one clean line per item.

3 steps How to use the Tab-Separated Text to Lines tool

  1. Paste your list into the box above — one item per line. Keyword exports, crawl exports and spreadsheet columns all work.
  2. Check the settings — there are none to set; the result appears straight away.
  3. Copy the result and paste it wherever it needs to go. Nothing is uploaded, so client and confidential data stay on your machine.

Use it to When to use the Tab-Separated Text to Lines tool

  • Paste a column straight from Google Sheets without exporting a CSV first
  • Convert an Excel column paste into a clean line-by-line list
  • Process spreadsheet data without leaving the browser

FAQ Tab-Separated Text to Lines tool questions

Is this tool free to use?

Yes. Convert Tab-Separated Text to Lines runs entirely in your browser below, with no sign-up, no limits, and nothing sent to a server.

Does this work with data copied from Excel too?

Yes — both Google Sheets and Excel use tab characters when you copy a column, so this works for either.

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