Text Column Extractor
Pull one column from delimited text by delimiter and column number.
Grab one column from a list
Delimited text — names and values separated by commas or tabs — often holds one column you actually want. This extractor splits each line and pulls just the column you choose, giving a clean single-column list.
From lines like “Alice,30,London”, choosing the comma delimiter and column 1 returns Alice, Bob, and Carol; column 3 returns the cities. It is the quick way to isolate a field without a spreadsheet.
Handy and private
It splits on your delimiter and keeps the chosen position in your browser, so pasted data is never uploaded.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does it work?
Each line is split on your chosen delimiter, and the tool keeps the value at the column position you pick, giving you a clean single-column list.
What delimiters can I use?
Comma, tab, space, pipe, or a semicolon — whatever separates your columns. Tab is handy for data copied from spreadsheets.
What if a line has fewer columns?
That line contributes nothing for the missing column, so the output stays aligned with the columns that exist.
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