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24 alternatives to Text Sanitizer

Fix messy layout formatting from PDF copy-pastes

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
Text Cleaner▲77
Text cleaning and formatting
2022 · textcleaner.net · its alternatives →
2
Plain Clip▲135
Remove the formatting from copied text.
2016 · bluem.net · its alternatives →
3
Purifai▲217
App-aware copy/paste that removes unsupported formatting
Jan 2026 · purifai.app · its alternatives →
4
Clean Text▲99
Clean Text for iOS is a tool to reduce text cleanup time.
2017 · apimac.com · its alternatives →
5
Pure Paste▲164
Paste as plain text by default
2022 · sindresorhus.com · its alternatives →
6
Clean Text for iOS▲110
An essential tool for removing text formatting on iOS 📱👌
2016 · apimac.com · its alternatives →
7
Markdown Tidy▲12
Clean Markdown formatting, all in your browser
2025 · markdown-tidy.trybase.net · its alternatives →
8
Dirty Markup▲140
Tidy up your HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code
2015 · dirtymarkup.com · its alternatives →
9
Clean Clode▲154
I’ve been impressed with Claude Code but one thing that sometimes gets in the way in my workflows is the messy, mangled text that is shown when pasting text from the Claude Code terminal sessions. So I built an open-source utility that cleans extraneous white space, pipes, and other characters from your CC/Codex pastes. For example, you can turn this: `How can I create a Claude Code script that │ │ cleans up extraneous characters and cleans up │ │ extra spaces, new lines, and other messiness │ when I copy from Claude Code terminal │ │ prompts or copy code from Claude Responses in │ │…
Mar 2026 · cleanclode.com · its alternatives →
10
Text Formatter by 99Tools▲3
Clean, format, and transform text instantly.
Mar 2026 · 99tools.net · its alternatives →
11
Clean Text▲7
Mac tool for eliminating all text formatting issues.
2016 · apimac.com · its alternatives →
12
HtmlWasher – An HTML cleanup tool▲75
Free online HTML cleaner. Strip scripts, CSS, and unnecessary markup from messy HTML. Simplify and clean up code in one click — no signup required. 🔧🛠
2017 · htmlwasher.com · its alternatives →
13
Pastemagic - paste with desired formatting, fix linebreaks, instant OCR▲10
Fixes your paste problems with text -- paste without formatting, remove line breaks from paragraphs, and even convert images to text (OCR). 100% free.
2018 · pastemagic.com · its alternatives →
14
CleanClip▲6
Your clipboard's hygiene assistant.
Nov 2025 · noemio.itch.io · its alternatives →
15
TextClean▲1
Fix broken Unicode & corrupted text in 1 click
Aug 2026 · textcleanerfree100.vercel.app · its alternatives →
16
DOM Sanitizer▲6
Free tool to quickly clean unsafe HTML and block scripts
2025 · dom-sanitizer.vercel.app · its alternatives →
17
Plain Text▲7
Clean text, remove formatting, count words
2024 · plain-text.app · its alternatives →
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notepadllm.com▲15
Notepad for AI watermark text cleaning and formatting
2025 · notepadllm.com · its alternatives →
19
CleanCopy▲1
Clean copied text instantly. No login. No AI.
Jan 2026 · cleancopy.online · its alternatives →
20
CleanTextLab▲2
Clean up messy text and formats in seconds - free text tools
Dec 2025 · cleantextlab.com · its alternatives →
21
Code Cleanse▲6
Fix copy-paste code issues & remove smart quotes
2025 · its alternatives →
22
CleanBoard - Clean Clipboard▲67
Automatically removes formatting from your MacOS clipboard
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
23
Text Wizard: Clean & Convert▲2
Magic formatting for your text
Jan 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
24
Clipboard Tools▲6
Clean & format text – get this extension for 🦊 firefox
2025 · addons.mozilla.org · its alternatives →

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