How to Use AI Text Cleaner
Back to CleanerStep 1: Input Your Text
Option A: Paste Text Directly
Copy your AI-generated text from any source and paste it directly into the text box on the main page. The cleaner works with text containing invisible characters, smart quotes, markdown artifacts, citations, code indicators, punctuation issues, and formatting problems.
Option B: Upload a File
If your text is in a file, click the file selector to upload it. The cleaner supports various file formats, including:
- Plain text (.txt)
- Markdown (.md)
- HTML (.html)
- JavaScript (.js)
- Python (.py)
- CSS (.css)
- JSON (.json)
Pro Tip
If you're working with AI-generated code or documentation, you'll often find invisible characters that cause syntax errors or formatting issues.
Step 2: Clean Your Text
After inputting your text, select your cleaning options from four categories, then click "Clean Text". The system offers comprehensive cleaning across three phases:
Phase 1: Unicode & Encoding
- Smart quotes → straight quotes
- Non-breaking spaces removal
- Ellipsis normalization
- Dash standardization
Phase 2: AI-Specific Artifacts
- Citation references removal
- Code language indicators
- List numbering cleanup
- Quote attribution removal
Phase 3: Advanced Formatting
- Contraction apostrophe fixes
- Punctuation spacing normalization
- RTL/LTR marker removal
- Accented character normalization
- CAPS header conversion
- Table artifact cleanup
Markdown Formatting
- Hash symbols (#) removal
- Bold/italic markers (*)
- Code blocks (`) cleanup
- Bracket artifacts removal
What's Happening?
The cleaner identifies and removes problematic characters while preserving the meaning and intent of your text.
Step 3: View the Results
Original Text (with highlights)
Your original text displays with comprehensive highlighting across all detected issues:
- Red - Invisible characters & citations
- Yellow - Spaces, tabs & wrong apostrophes
- Blue - Smart quotes & punctuation issues
- Purple - Ellipsis patterns
- Green - Dash variants
- Gray - Markdown & table artifacts
- Dark - Code indicators
This comprehensive highlighting shows exactly what the cleaner detected and can fix.
Cleaned Text
The right panel displays your cleaned text with all selected issues fixed. Detailed statistics show:
- Total characters removed and percentage reduction
- Count of each issue type fixed (invisible chars, extra spaces, etc.)
- Smart quotes converted, citations removed, etc.
- Advanced formatting fixes applied (apostrophes, punctuation, headers)
- Markdown artifacts cleaned (hash symbols, asterisks, backticks)
Step 4: Use Your Cleaned Text
Once your text is cleaned, you have two options:
Copy the cleaned text to your clipboard for immediate use.
Download the cleaned text as a .txt file to save for later use.
Common Uses
Cleaned text is perfect for code files, documentation, blog posts, social media content, and any other text where invisible characters might cause issues.
View Your Cleaning History
Click the "View History" button in the top navigation to see a log of your previous cleaning operations. The history page shows:
- A snippet of each processed text
- Original and cleaned character counts
- Reduction percentage
- Types of issues found
- Date and time of the cleaning operation
This history helps you track your text cleaning activities over time.