Transcript Tools

Merge Transcript Lines

Join fragmented transcript lines into proper paragraph-length blocks. Many transcription services export one sentence per line. This tool merges them into readable paragraphs by grouping lines separated by blank lines.

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Fragmented transcript

All processing happens in your browser; transcript text is never uploaded

Features

  • Merges consecutive non-blank lines into paragraphs
  • Preserves intentional paragraph breaks (blank lines)
  • Configurable minimum line length for merging
  • Download as .txt file
  • Browser-only

How to use it

  1. Paste your line-broken transcript into the input.
  2. Adjust the merge threshold if needed.
  3. Merged paragraphs appear in the output.
  4. Copy or download as .txt.

Use cases

  • Cleaning Otter.ai, Rev, or Whisper transcript exports
  • Formatting fragmented transcripts for publication
  • Reducing whitespace in long meeting transcripts before editing

Limitations

  • Speaker-labelled lines are treated as regular lines. Use Remove Speaker Labels first if you want to merge across speakers.
Questions & answers

Frequently asked

What counts as a paragraph break?

Two or more consecutive blank lines are treated as intentional paragraph separators. Single blank lines between lines are treated as the same paragraph.