Does Remove Punctuation upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. Remove Punctuation runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Letters, digits, whitespace kept. Newlines kept. Max 200,000 characters.

Should I use Collapse Whitespace instead of Remove Punctuation?

Use Remove Punctuation when you need Keep letters, digits, and whitespace only. Use Collapse Whitespace when you need Squeeze spaces/tabs; optional end trim. They share a category (Text) but not the same job.

Remove Punctuation

Keep letters, digits, and whitespace only.

Deletes punctuation and symbols. Newlines stay. Unlike Collapse Whitespace this does not squeeze spaces. Unlike Trim Lines this is not per-line trim.

What Remove Punctuation does

Deletes punctuation and symbols. Newlines stay. Unlike Collapse Whitespace this does not squeeze spaces. Unlike Trim Lines this is not per-line trim.

This URL is only for Remove Punctuation (remove punctuation). Keep letters, digits, and whitespace only. Other Text tools on Tool-You look similar in the chrome, so the job definition below is the part that belongs to Remove Punctuation alone: Deletes punctuation and symbols. Newlines stay. Unlike Collapse Whitespace this does not squeeze spaces. Unlike Trim Lines this is not per-line trim.

How to use Remove Punctuation

Keep this tab on Remove Punctuation (/remove-punctuation). Pasting into the wrong Text tool (for example Collapse Whitespace) changes the job.
Paste or type the input Remove Punctuation expects. Path hint: remove punctuation. Keep letters, digits, and whitespace only.
Apply the Remove Punctuation action only. Trim Lines is a different transform (Trim whitespace on each line by side.). Deletes punctuation and symbols. Newlines stay. Unlike Collapse Whitespace this does not squeeze spaces. Unlike Trim Lines this is not per-line trim.
Copy the output of Remove Punctuation if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: Letters, digits, whitespace kept. Newlines kept. Max 200,000 characters.
If the text job is actually Squeeze spaces/tabs; optional end trim., leave Remove Punctuation and open Collapse Whitespace.

When not to use Remove Punctuation

Skip Remove Punctuation when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Collapse Whitespace or Trim Lines — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Deletes punctuation and symbols. Newlines stay. Unlike Collapse Whitespace this does not squeeze spaces. Unlike Trim Lines this is not per-line trim.

Questions about Remove Punctuation

What does Remove Punctuation do that other Text pages on this site do not?: Deletes punctuation and symbols. Newlines stay. Unlike Collapse Whitespace this does not squeeze spaces. Unlike Trim Lines this is not per-line trim. Short version: Keep letters, digits, and whitespace only.
Does Remove Punctuation upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. Remove Punctuation runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Letters, digits, whitespace kept. Newlines kept. Max 200,000 characters.
Should I use Collapse Whitespace instead of Remove Punctuation?: Use Remove Punctuation when you need Keep letters, digits, and whitespace only. Use Collapse Whitespace when you need Squeeze spaces/tabs; optional end trim. They share a category (Text) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Remove Punctuation?: Letters, digits, whitespace kept. Newlines kept. Max 200,000 characters. Also: Deletes punctuation and symbols. Newlines stay. Unlike Collapse Whitespace this does not squeeze spaces. Unlike Trim Lines this is not per-line trim.