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Clean Text
Clean Text
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Clean Text free download for Mac

Clean Text

Version 8.4

Clean text docs with random spaces or line breaks.

3.7
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$19.95
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Clean Text overview

Clean Text is an application for those times when you have to paste some text copied from one document or application into another, and you want the text to get the attributes (such as color, font, dimension and style) of the new document instead of preserving the attributes copied from the old one. Clean Text for Mac eliminates all text formatting, preparing it for pasting. Moreover, the application performs other useful functions, such as removing empty lines, removing multiple spaces, removing tab characters etc. It's also very useful for printing out text without wasting ink and paper, as often happens when you print directly from a Web browser.

Main Features:
  • Fixes Paragraphs.
  • Removes returns within a paragraph and removes multiple empty lines between paragraphs.
  • Replaces multiple spaces with a single space and removes spaces at the beginning and at the end of a line.
  • Replaces each tab with a specified number of spaces.
  • Replaces each sequence of a specified number of spaces with a single tab.
  • Removes the quoting characters ">" at the beginning of lines.
  • Adds the quoting characters ">" at the beginning of lines.
  • Removes returns.
  • Replaces each return with a single space.
  • Converts to smart quotes.
  • Converts to straight quotes.
  • Replaces quotes with curly quotes.
  • Replaces curly quotes with straight quotes.
  • Text shifting right or left.
  • Adds a specified number of spaces before each line (delimited by line ending).
  • Sorts all the lines all the lines of the text (delimited by a line ending) using ascending order.
  • Capitalizes sentences. Capitalizes the first word of each sentence (delimited by "." and ellipsis "...").
  • Capitalizes words.
  • Sets characters to uppercase.
  • Sets characters to lowercase.
  • Random case.
  • Removes duplicate lines. Keeps only the first line between a group of equal lines.
  • Text encoding. Windows to Mac encoding.
  • Mac to Windows encoding. Converts MacOSRoman encoding to Windows Latin 1.
  • ROT-13. Rotates characters 13 positions in the alphabet.
  • Reverse text. Reverses characters.
  • Reverses each word.
  • Reverses words.
  • Converts three periods to ellipsis. Replaces each chunk of three periods with one single ellipsis (in Mac version only).
  • Converts ellipsis to three periods (in Mac version only).
  • Creates fi and fl ligatures. Creates professional publishing fi and fl ligatures for each "fi" and "fl" sequences in the text (in Mac version only).
  • Removes fi and fl ligatures (in Mac version only).
  • Encodes to Mac Line Endings (CR).
  • Encodes to Unix Line Endings (LF).
  • Encodes to Windows Line Endings (CR+LF). Converts all line breaks to "Carriage Return"+"Line Feed".

What’s new in version 8.4

Updated on Dec 19 2020

Version 8.4:
  • Universal support for macOS Big Sur.

Information

License

Shareware

Size

6.8 MB

Downloads

39287

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • macOS 10.13 or later
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Macbookpro
Macbookpro
Jun 9 2019
7.8
5.0
Jun 9 2019
5.0
Version: 7.8
Works great at taking copied text in the clipboard and stripping the formatting to place into new documents. FYI version 7,9 is out and works with Mojave.
Odysseus
Odysseus
Jun 5 2019
7.8
0.0
Jun 5 2019
0.0
Version: 7.8
Would anyone venture to compare Clean Text to Text Soap? At first glance, CT seems easier to use and appears to have a better UI.
ash-f
ash-f
Apr 30 2018
6.8.2
5.0
Apr 30 2018
5.0
Version: 6.8.2
all new v7.0 works perfectly on High Sierra!
jefferis
jefferis
Jan 19 2018
6.8.2
1.0
Jan 19 2018
1.0
Version: 6.8.2
6.8.2 crashes continually with an Out of Bounds Error. No longer useable. Downloaded a fresh copy with the same result
Morlo
Morlo
Feb 24 2016
6.8.2
2.0
Feb 24 2016
2.0
Version: 6.8.2
hefty price for an app that can't trim a certain number of characters from a bunch of lines.
Danny-Yo
Danny-Yo
Oct 28 2012
6.8.1
0.0
Oct 28 2012
0.0
Version: 6.8.1
Currently on sale for 99¢ on AppStore
LWks
LWks
Jan 27 2012
6.8.0
0.0
Jan 27 2012
0.0
Version: 6.8.0
Clean Text is terrific. Use it with great success (and very often) Just wanted to note that the System requirements listed here on MacUpdate (10.5) are not correct for this version. The last version that worked with OS 10.5 was CleanText 6.5.1.71
R1000m
R1000m
Apr 9 2011
6.5.1
0.0
Apr 9 2011
0.0
Version: 6.5.1
Be careful when upgrading from 6.5 to 6.5.1. Apimac has changed the registration scheme, and now requires a key file instead of (or in addition to?) the license number. They will give you a code to get the key file for free, but you have to contact support and it's an inconvenience.
EndoLab
EndoLab
Mar 12 2011
6.5
4.5
Mar 12 2011
4.5
Version: 6.5
I've bought this app within a bundle. I didn't know it would be so useful, use it almost every day !
Anon-Bud
Anon-Bud
Feb 22 2011
6.5
0.0
Feb 22 2011
0.0
Version: 6.5
Interesting: Apimac site lists the retail as $19.99. MacZot special in my inbox lists the retail price as $49.99. MacZot website lists the retail price as $29.99. Here (MacUpdate) it is listed as $24.99. Wow! BTW- MacZot sale price today is $9.99
Flashmech
Flashmech
Aug 5 2010
6.5
4.0
Aug 5 2010
4.0
Version: 6.5
I like this software. It delivers what it promises. The window though, has a few limitations which make me cringe. I'm on a MacBook, so the screen real estate is not as big as a desktop mac. Upon launch, the app will have a default size that does not remember its previous size. This size, which I have no control of, goes larger than my screen real estate, which makes it impossible to resize and use. Some of the functions were under my docK! Because of this issue, I have to get another window resizing app just to properly size the window. Also, there's no reason to have such a large minimum width limit. Please allow it to scale down gracefully. If the above issues are addressed, this app will be a 5-star product.
Eelco-Deuling
Eelco-Deuling
Nov 7 2009
6.5
0.0
Nov 7 2009
0.0
Version: 6.5
I have tested TextSoap and Clean Text and settled on Clean Text because it's cheaper. They offer more or less the same functionality but TextSoap wins: it's more simple to write your own actions and the services are more useful than those of Clean Text. However: Clean Text offers all I need out of the box. I don't mind opening the app and make all the tweaks I need in the app. If you want to automate everything and don't mind paying more (and enjoy a more refined interface) you will like TextSoap more.
Guest
Guest
Feb 21 2007
5.0
0.0
Feb 21 2007
0.0
Version: 5.0
Just wondering how Clean Text compares to TextSoap? Does anyone have any feedback to contribute based on experience with both applications?
Guest
Guest
Mar 14 2005
3.4.1
3.8
Mar 14 2005
3.8
Version: 3.4.1
They priced themselves out of a sale. I use this program quite a bit and finally justified paying $15 for it. I went to buy it and now the price is $19.95. I'll pass.
Guest
Guest
Aug 18 2004
3.4.1
3.8
Aug 18 2004
3.8
Version: 3.4.1
At $15 I feel it's overpriced a bit, but I've tried all the rest and inevitably when I need to clean up an eMail before I fwd I find myself downloading this little jem and waiting though the required reminder-ware notice. No funky instalation or preferences and it works out-of-the-box without having to read the directions - just like a Mac!
Guest
Guest
May 5 2004
3.2
3.8
May 5 2004
3.8
Version: 3.2
I've to disagree with the reviewer before me. WordService is a nice utility for casual users, but Clean Text is better for repetitive jobs, as e-mail cleaning. You can apply several filters with just one click, and you can also save the filters you used as a custom preset, so that you can rerun it again later. Clean Text is a great time-saver, given my needs. With WordService I would have to apply one service at a time. Thanks, but no thanks.
Guest
Guest
Mar 21 2004
3.2
3.8
Mar 21 2004
3.8
Version: 3.2
I have used it years ago. And, it has not change much since then (if it has at all). Try WordService with combination of any Cocoa apps like TextEdit or Mail. You will get a simpler process with more options.
Guest
Guest
Oct 2 2003
3.0b2
3.8
Oct 2 2003
3.8
Version: 3.0b2
The application is quite easy to understand, the interface is really transparent, and it even supports regular exressions now - it's a huge step forward.
Macbookpro
Macbookpro
Jun 9 2019
5.0
Jun 9 2019
5.0
Version: null
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Oct 24 2018
5.0
Oct 24 2018
5.0
Version: null
ash-f
ash-f
Apr 30 2018
5.0
Apr 30 2018
5.0
Version: null
jefferis
jefferis
Jan 19 2018
1.0
Jan 19 2018
1.0
Version: null
Morlo
Morlo
Feb 24 2016
2.0
Feb 24 2016
2.0
Version: null
Freenergy
Freenergy
Jan 19 2016
4.5
Jan 19 2016
4.5
Version: null
Krocasta
Krocasta
Sep 8 2012
5.0
Sep 8 2012
5.0
Version: null
Sky7i
Sky7i
Mar 22 2012
2.5
Mar 22 2012
2.5
Version: null
Dittobox
Dittobox
Jul 14 2011
3.0
Jul 14 2011
3.0
Version: null
Mrlwebguy
Mrlwebguy
Jun 2 2011
3.5
Jun 2 2011
3.5
Version: null
EndoLab
EndoLab
Mar 12 2011
4.5
Mar 12 2011
4.5
Version: null
Cilalu
Cilalu
Dec 4 2010
3.5
Dec 4 2010
3.5
Version: null
Flashmech
Flashmech
Aug 5 2010
4.0
Aug 5 2010
4.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Mar 14 2005
3.8
Mar 14 2005
3.8
Version: null
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