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Free online text cleaner.Clean copied text in seconds.

Remove hidden characters, fix unusual spacing, and normalize quotes in text copied from PDFs, websites, Word, or AI chats. Preview every change, then copy clean text.

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A ten-second example

Looks normal. Isn't.

Both versions look like the same sentence on screen. The second one contains two extra characters that can travel into documents, websites, email, or code.

What you see

Please send the final draft today.

What is copied

PleaseU+202F hidden spacesend the finalU+200B invisible markdraft today.

Cleaning replaces the hidden space, removes the invisible mark, and leaves the sentence unchanged.

Clean your own text

Paste, check, copy

Cleaning mode

Removes hidden characters and standardizes AI-style punctuation.

Try a real example

Each sample contains a problem you cannot see.

Original

Pasted text

0 chars · 0 words

Cleaned

Ready to copy

0 changes

Text stays in this browser

Same words · No AI rewriting · No content logging

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Clean AI-generated text

Prepare a ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini draft for your editor.

Fix PDF copy-paste

Remove soft hyphens and hidden spaces from extracted text.

Browse all guides & tools

Find a fix by symptom, source, or Unicode character.

Get the browser extension

The same cleaner, one click away in your toolbar — no tab switching.

  • Clean text in a popup without leaving the tab you're in
  • Or open the side panel and keep it beside your work
  • The same engine as the website — nothing is uploaded
  • Works offline: no account, no network, no setup
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What gets fixed

When text only looks clean

The report uses exact character names for proof. These plain-English descriptions explain why each one matters.

U+202F

Spaces that are not spaces

They look ordinary, but can change line wrapping. A special space does not prove where text came from.

U+200B

Characters you cannot see

They can sit inside a word, email address, or code snippet and break search or matching.

U+2014

Quotes, dashes, and punctuation

Smart quotes, long dashes, and ellipses can be changed to plain keyboard punctuation.

U+00A0

Text that pastes badly

Special spaces can create odd gaps or stop a sentence from wrapping onto the next line.

U+E0000

Hidden information

Some invisible characters can carry extra data without adding anything you can see.

MD → TXT

Markdown to plain text

Strip common heading, bold, and link syntax while preserving list structure and punctuation.

How it works

Paste. See what changed. Copy.

  1. 01

    Paste

    Add text from an AI chat, document, email, PDF, or webpage.

  2. 02

    Check

    See every hidden character, what it was called, and whether it was removed or replaced.

  3. 03

    Copy

    Use the same words again, now without the invisible clutter.

Read the complete cleaning method

What it does and does not do

It fixes hidden characters and formatting

Strange spaces become normal spaces. Invisible marks are removed. Quotes, dashes, and leftover formatting can be standardized.

It never rewrites your ideas

It does not paraphrase, fact-check, or promise to fool AI detectors. It cleans the characters underneath your words and stops there.

Common destinations

Clean it once. Paste it anywhere.

Publishing

Publish drafts in a CMS without strange gaps, surprise Markdown, or lines that refuse to wrap.

Publishing guide

Code and data

Remove invisible characters that can break email addresses, JSON, CSV imports, search, and code comparisons.

Developer guide

Documents and teams

Move text into Word, Google Docs, Notion, email, and support tools without carrying the mess with it.

Pasting guide

Common questions

Straight answers

Clear scope. Direct answers.
Is my text safe?

Yes. Your text stays on your device. The cleaner runs inside your browser and never uploads, logs, or stores what you paste.

Can this remove AI watermarks from ChatGPT text?

It can remove supported hidden Unicode characters and normalize special spaces in copied text. Finding those characters does not prove that text is AI-generated or watermarked. Statistical watermarks such as SynthID-Text work through word choice and cannot be checked or removed by this character cleaner.

Does cleaning make AI text undetectable?

No. AI detectors analyze word patterns and sentence statistics, not hidden characters. This tool fixes formatting and strips hidden characters — it never rewrites your words.

Does this use AI?

No. A fixed set of cleaning rules runs on your device. No AI model or external service ever sees your text, and the same settings always produce the same result.

Why does text paste weirdly in Notion or Google Docs?

Websites, PDFs, documents, and AI chats can add special spaces or invisible marks when you copy. Those characters can create odd gaps, broken line wrapping, or text that search cannot find.

Can I use this offline?

An already-open cleaner can process text without an internet connection. Opening a page again while offline depends on your browser cache; bookmarking it alone does not guarantee offline access.

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