Question 1

My downloaded TXT novel has messy formatting — what issues can this tool fix?

Accepted Answer

Fixes 7 common web-novel TXT problems: paragraphs broken into short lines, extra blank lines at paragraph ends, chapter headings missing line breaks, missing paragraph indentation, ad lines mixed in, inconsistent full-width/half-width spaces, and mixed Traditional/Simplified characters. Works for browser copy-paste, Word-exported TXT, fanfic compilations, and more. Check the rules you need and batch-fix in one pass; each rule can also be enabled individually. Supports novels of 3 million+ characters without slowdown.

Question 2

Will the tool accidentally delete actual story content or dialogue? How does duplicate detection work?

Accepted Answer

Duplicate detection only targets content that appears identically on 3 or more consecutive lines (e.g. a repeated ad like "First published at xxx"). Short character responses like "Yes" or "Mm" in the body text are never removed, because the algorithm detects consecutive repetition, not single-line duplicates. Back up the original before processing; a body word-count change of less than 5% after processing confirms safety. Chapter splitting uses regex to match patterns like "Chapter X", "Chapter X", "X." and similar common formats.

Question 3

Can the formatted TXT be used directly with Kindle, FBReader, and other e-readers? Are chapter tables of contents generated automatically?

Accepted Answer

Processed TXT meets the format requirements of Kindle (push email), FBReader, and other readers. Enabling "Chapter Split" adds a blank line before each chapter so Kindle can auto-generate a table of contents. TTS users can enable "Remove Duplicate Lines" and "Junk Filter" to avoid the reader speaking ad content.

Novel Text Formatter

Novel Text Formatter