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

No. Truncate Text runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Max length ≥ 1. May add an ellipsis.

Should I use Pad String instead of Truncate Text?

Use Truncate Text when you need Cut text to a max length. Use Pad String when you need Pad text to a width. They share a category (Developer) but not the same job.

Truncate Text

Cut text to a max length.

Truncates text to a max length and adds an ellipsis when cut. Unlike Pad String this shortens, not pads. Unlike Count Lines this changes content, not counts. Max under 1 fails.

What Truncate Text does

Truncates text to a max length and adds an ellipsis when cut. Unlike Pad String this shortens, not pads. Unlike Count Lines this changes content, not counts. Max under 1 fails.

Truncate Text sits in the Developer group on purpose. It is not Pad String (Pad text to a width.) and not Count Lines (Line count and non-empty lines.). Choose this page when you need Cut text to a max length. If you stretch Truncate Text into a neighbor’s job, the result will look wrong even though the site chrome looks the same.

How to use Truncate Text

Keep this tab on Truncate Text (/developer/truncate-text). Pasting into the wrong Developer tool (for example Pad String) changes the job.
Paste or type the input Truncate Text expects. Path hint: developer · truncate text. Cut text to a max length.
Apply the Truncate Text action only. Count Lines is a different transform (Line count and non-empty lines.). Truncates text to a max length and adds an ellipsis when cut. Unlike Pad String this shortens, not pads. Unlike Count Lines this changes content, not counts. Max under 1 fails.
Copy the output of Truncate Text if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: Max length ≥ 1. May add an ellipsis.
If the text job is actually Pad text to a width., leave Truncate Text and open Pad String.

When not to use Truncate Text

Skip Truncate Text when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Pad String or Count Lines — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Truncates text to a max length and adds an ellipsis when cut. Unlike Pad String this shortens, not pads. Unlike Count Lines this changes content, not counts. Max under 1 fails.

Questions about Truncate Text

What does Truncate Text do that other Developer pages on this site do not?: Truncates text to a max length and adds an ellipsis when cut. Unlike Pad String this shortens, not pads. Unlike Count Lines this changes content, not counts. Max under 1 fails. Short version: Cut text to a max length.
Does Truncate Text upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. Truncate Text runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Max length ≥ 1. May add an ellipsis.
Should I use Pad String instead of Truncate Text?: Use Truncate Text when you need Cut text to a max length. Use Pad String when you need Pad text to a width. They share a category (Developer) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Truncate Text?: Max length ≥ 1. May add an ellipsis. Also: Truncates text to a max length and adds an ellipsis when cut. Unlike Pad String this shortens, not pads. Unlike Count Lines this changes content, not counts. Max under 1 fails.