Question 1

What does Text to Columns do?

Accepted Answer

It splits each line of your text into separate columns using a delimiter you choose — comma, tab, pipe, semicolon, space or any custom character. The result is shown as an editable table, similar to the Text to Columns feature in Excel and Google Sheets.

Question 2

Which delimiters are supported?

Accepted Answer

Built-in delimiters are comma, tab, semicolon, pipe (|), and space. You can also type any custom single character or multi-character string as the delimiter. For quoted CSV fields with embedded delimiters, switch the delimiter to 'CSV (quoted)' for proper parsing.

Question 3

Can I reorder or remove columns?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Click a column header to sort the table by that column. Use the Copy buttons to export the table as CSV, TSV or pipe-separated text. You can change the output delimiter at any time to reformat the data.

Question 4

Is this the same as Excel Text to Columns?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it solves the same problem — breaking delimited text into columns — but runs entirely in your browser with no upload. It's handy for quickly inspecting CSV data, parsing logs, or reformatting pipe- or tab-separated exports.