How paragraph splitting works here
The split is on blank lines, defined as two or more consecutive line breaks. A single line break inside a paragraph (a soft wrap) is preserved; only a fully blank line ends the paragraph. CRLF and LF are both accepted, so files saved on Windows, macOS or Linux all behave the same.
Each paragraph is trimmed of leading and trailing whitespace, including stray spaces left after the line break. Runs of three or more blank lines collapse into a single separator because the empty trimmed blocks are filtered out.
Output is paragraphs in source order, separated by exactly one blank line. Soft-wrapped lines inside each paragraph are kept as written. For sentence-level splits use extract sentences; for word-level use extract words; to count paragraphs run paragraph counter on the original text.
How to use extract paragraphs from text
- 1Paste your document into the input panel.
- 2The output panel shows each paragraph, separated by one blank line.
- 3Click Copy to copy the result.
- 4Click Download to save it as a plain-text file.
- 5For sentence-level splits, use extract sentences.
Keyboard shortcuts
Drive TextResult without touching the mouse.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl F | Open the find & replace panel inside the input Plus |
| Ctrl Z | Undo the last input change |
| Ctrl Shift Z | Redo |
| Ctrl Shift Enter | Toggle fullscreen focus on the editor Plus |
| Esc | Close find & replace, or exit fullscreen |
| Ctrl K | Open the command palette to jump to any tool Plus |
| Ctrl S | Save current workflow draft Plus |
| Ctrl P | Run a saved workflow Plus |
What counts as a paragraph here
Blank line as separator
Two or more consecutive line breaks split the text. A single line break inside a paragraph is treated as a soft wrap and stays inside the paragraph.
CRLF and LF both accepted
The split rule is (?:\r?\n){2,}, which matches Windows-style \r\n\r\n and Unix-style \n\n equally. The output uses \n\n as the separator.
Each paragraph trimmed
Leading and trailing whitespace on each paragraph is stripped. Internal whitespace and soft line breaks are preserved.
Empty blocks filtered out
Three or more consecutive line breaks would otherwise yield empty paragraphs. The empty blocks are dropped, so the output always has exactly one blank line between non-empty paragraphs.
Order preserved
Paragraphs appear in source order. Duplicates (a repeated paragraph) are kept; for a unique list, pipe through remove duplicate lines after first joining each paragraph onto a single line.
Worked example
The soft-wrap inside the first paragraph is kept. The four-line gap before the third paragraph collapses to a single blank line because empty trimmed blocks are dropped.
First paragraph spans two soft-wrapped lines. Second paragraph here. Third paragraph after extra gaps.
First paragraph spans two soft-wrapped lines. Second paragraph here. Third paragraph after extra gaps.
Settings reference
| Behaviour | Effect on output |
|---|---|
| Separator | Two or more consecutive line breaks. Single line breaks are soft wraps. |
| Line endings | CRLF and LF both accepted. Output uses LF (\n\n) between paragraphs. |
| Trimming | Each paragraph has leading and trailing whitespace stripped. |
| Multiple blank lines | Collapse to a single blank line in the output. |
| Soft wraps inside paragraph | Kept. Single \n stays as a line break within the block. |
| Order and duplicates | Source order kept, duplicates kept. |
FAQ
My paragraphs are not splitting. What's wrong?
Are soft line breaks inside paragraphs preserved?
\n or \r\n inside a paragraph is kept as written. Only two or more consecutive breaks are treated as paragraph separators.