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Left Align Text
Strip indentation so every line starts at the left margin.
Quick Tool Overview
Left Align Text strips the leading whitespace that a block picks up from wherever it was copied. Flat mode removes all of it; relative mode removes only the amount every line shares, which keeps the internal nesting of a code block intact.
- What it does
- Removes leading whitespace from every line
- You give it
- A block copied from a PDF, slide, email or editor
- You get back
- Text starting at the left margin
- Best for
- Cleaning pasted blocks and outdenting code
About the Left Align Text
Text copied out of a PDF, a slide deck or an indented code block arrives carrying the indentation of wherever it came from. Every line starts a few characters in, the block no longer aligns with anything around it, and removing it by hand means editing every line.
This strips the leading whitespace from every line in one pass. There are two useful modes. Flat removes all indentation so every line starts hard against the margin. Relative removes only the common indentation shared by every line — which is what you want for a code block copied out of a function, where the nesting inside it still matters and only the outer indentation should go.
Key features of the Left Align Text
Relative mode keeps nesting
Only the shared indentation is removed, so a function copied out of a class still has its structure.
Tabs measured properly
A tab counts as a configurable number of columns, so mixed indentation is handled consistently.
Line breaks untouched
Only the start of each line changes — nothing is joined together.
Whitespace-only lines emptied
A line of spaces becomes genuinely empty, clearing invisible whitespace at the same time.
Optional end trimming
Trailing whitespace can go in the same pass, which is usually wanted alongside.
How to use the Left Align Text
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1
Paste the indented text
A block copied from a PDF, a slide, an email or a code editor.
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2
Choose flat or relative
Flat removes all indentation; relative removes only the amount every line shares.
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3
Handle trailing space too
Optionally trim the ends of lines in the same pass.
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4
Copy the aligned text
Every line now starts where you expect it to.
Frequently asked questions
Code. A function copied out of a class carries four or eight spaces of outer indentation on every line, while the nesting inside it is meaningful. Relative mode removes the shared amount and keeps the structure.
Yes. Tabs are treated as indentation and removed alongside spaces. For relative mode, a tab is counted as a configurable number of columns so mixed indentation is measured consistently.
No. Line breaks are untouched — only the whitespace at the start of each line is removed. Use Unwrap Text if you want lines rejoined into paragraphs.
A line containing only whitespace becomes genuinely empty, which is almost always what you want and removes invisible whitespace from the file at the same time.
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