Does Truncate by Tokens upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. Truncate by Tokens runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Max tokens ≥ 1. Heuristic cut.

Should I use Token Estimate (Chars) instead of Truncate by Tokens?

Use Truncate by Tokens when you need Cut text to an estimated token budget. Use Token Estimate (Chars) when you need Rough tokens from character count. They share a category (AI) but not the same job.

Truncate by Tokens

Cut text to an estimated token budget.

Truncates to about maxTokens × 4 characters. Unlike Context Window % this edits the text. Unlike Token Estimate this returns the shortened string. Local only.

What Truncate by Tokens does

Truncates to about maxTokens × 4 characters. Unlike Context Window % this edits the text. Unlike Token Estimate this returns the shortened string. Local only.

This URL is only for Truncate by Tokens (ai · truncate by tokens). Cut text to an estimated token budget. Other AI tools on Tool-You look similar in the chrome, so the job definition below is the part that belongs to Truncate by Tokens alone: Truncates to about maxTokens × 4 characters. Unlike Context Window % this edits the text. Unlike Token Estimate this returns the shortened string. Local only.

How to use Truncate by Tokens

Keep this tab on Truncate by Tokens (/ai/truncate-by-tokens). Pasting into the wrong AI tool (for example Token Estimate (Chars)) changes the job.
Paste or type the input Truncate by Tokens expects. Path hint: ai · truncate by tokens. Cut text to an estimated token budget.
Apply the Truncate by Tokens action only. Context Window % is a different transform (How full a context window is.). Truncates to about maxTokens × 4 characters. Unlike Context Window % this edits the text. Unlike Token Estimate this returns the shortened string. Local only.
Copy the output of Truncate by Tokens if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: Max tokens ≥ 1. Heuristic cut.
If the text job is actually Rough tokens from character count., leave Truncate by Tokens and open Token Estimate (Chars).

When not to use Truncate by Tokens

Skip Truncate by Tokens when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Token Estimate (Chars) or Context Window % — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Truncates to about maxTokens × 4 characters. Unlike Context Window % this edits the text. Unlike Token Estimate this returns the shortened string. Local only.

Questions about Truncate by Tokens

What does Truncate by Tokens do that other AI pages on this site do not?: Truncates to about maxTokens × 4 characters. Unlike Context Window % this edits the text. Unlike Token Estimate this returns the shortened string. Local only. Short version: Cut text to an estimated token budget.
Does Truncate by Tokens upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. Truncate by Tokens runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Max tokens ≥ 1. Heuristic cut.
Should I use Token Estimate (Chars) instead of Truncate by Tokens?: Use Truncate by Tokens when you need Cut text to an estimated token budget. Use Token Estimate (Chars) when you need Rough tokens from character count. They share a category (AI) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Truncate by Tokens?: Max tokens ≥ 1. Heuristic cut. Also: Truncates to about maxTokens × 4 characters. Unlike Context Window % this edits the text. Unlike Token Estimate this returns the shortened string. Local only.