Text Column Extractor
Extract any column from delimited text by index or delimiter. Supports CSV, TSV, pipe, space, and custom separators with a live preview. 100% in-browser, no uploads.
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What is Text Column Extractor?
Text Column Extractor lets you pull a single column out of any delimited text - CSV, TSV, pipe-separated, space-aligned, or a custom separator. Pick a delimiter, choose a 1-based column index, and instantly get every value from that field on its own line, with a live preview and zero network uploads.
Key Benefits
- No uploads - data stays in your browser
- Live preview on every keystroke
- Six delimiter presets plus custom separators
- Clean output with trim and skip-empty options
Common Use Cases
- •Pull email addresses or IDs out of a CSV export
- •Extract a single field from pipe or tab-delimited logs
- •Grab the Nth token from space-aligned command output
- •Prepare a clean single-column list before importing into a spreadsheet
How to Extract a Text Column
- Paste your data: Paste CSV, TSV, or any delimited text into the input box.
- Pick a delimiter: Choose comma, tab, space, semicolon, pipe, or enter a custom separator.
- Set the column (optional): Switch to By Column Index mode and enter a 1-based index to pick any field.
- Copy or download: Copy the extracted column to your clipboard or download it as a .txt file.
Key Features
- Six delimiter presets: comma, tab, space, semicolon, pipe, and custom strings with / escapes
- 1-based column index picker so you can extract the 2nd, 3rd, or any field, not just the first
- Space mode collapses runs of whitespace for column-aligned log output
- Trim and skip-empty toggles for clean output with no stray blank rows
- Header-aware mode that reuses the first row as the output column title
- Copy, download as .txt, or clear in one click - 100% client-side