Convert Text to Nice Columns
Convert delimited text into aligned columns with custom input and output separators, optional separator alignment, and left, right, or center padding.
Input Elements Separator
Output Column Separator
Columns Alignment
Input Lines Separator
Output Lines Separator
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About Convert Text to Nice Columns
Convert Text to Nice Columns arranges delimited text into aligned columns. You can define how rows and elements are split, choose the output separators, and control whether the columns are left-aligned, right-aligned, or centered. It is useful for tables, console output, code snippets, and readable plain-text reports.
How It Works
Use the tool in three simple steps:
- Paste row-based text - Add lines that contain repeated elements.
- Set the separators - Choose how the input is split and how the output columns are joined.
- Build the columns - Click Create Nice Columns to get a neatly aligned layout.
Basic Examples
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Turn delimited rows into aligned columns
Input: red,small,apple yellow,ripe,banana green,fresh,pear Elements Separator: , Output: red small apple yellow ripe banana green fresh pear
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Center all column values
Input: A|12|cat BBB|7|horse CC|105|ox Elements Separator: | Columns Alignment: Center Columns Output: A 12 cat BBB 7 horse CC 105 ox
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Keep separators vertically aligned
Input: 1,2,3 100,20,4 Elements Separator: , Output Column Separator: | Align Column Separators: On Output: 1 | 2 | 3 100 | 20 | 4
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