Question 1

How does the Text Column Maker work?

Accepted Answer

Paste your text list (one item per line), choose the number of columns, and the tool distributes items evenly across columns. You can then copy the formatted result.

Question 2

What delimiter does it use for columns?

Accepted Answer

You can choose between tab-separated, space-padded, or custom delimiter. Tab-separated works great for pasting into spreadsheets.

Question 3

Can I use it for spreadsheet data?

Accepted Answer

Yes! Use tab-separated output and paste directly into Excel or Google Sheets. Each column will land in its own spreadsheet column.

Question 4

Is there a limit on how many lines I can process?

Accepted Answer

No hard limit — processing happens entirely in your browser. Very large lists (10,000+ lines) may take a moment but work fine.

Question 5

Does it handle empty lines?

Accepted Answer

Yes, there's an option to skip empty lines. Enable it to clean up your list before columnizing.

Question 6

Can I sort the items before splitting into columns?

Accepted Answer

Yes, there's a sort option that alphabetizes all items before distributing them into columns.

Question 7

What's the difference between row-major and column-major order?

Accepted Answer

Row-major fills columns left to right, then wraps to next row. Column-major fills top to bottom in the first column, then moves to the next column.

Question 8

Can I copy the result directly?

Accepted Answer

Yes, click the Copy button to copy the entire multi-column layout to your clipboard. You can also select and copy individual columns.

📝 Text Column Maker

Input Text (one item per line)

Output

📝 Text Column Maker

Input Text (one item per line)

Output

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