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Delimiter Converter

How to use

Changes the delimiter of any delimited text file, for example turning comma-separated values into pipe- or semicolon-separated values. Pick the source and target delimiter and convert.

Excel & CSVLocal only

Step 2 of 3: Delimiter

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Step 2 of 3 · Delimiter

Delimited text

Result

When to use this
  • Reformatting a TSV export into CSV for a system that only accepts comma-separated files
  • Converting pipe-delimited legacy data into a modern comma-separated format
  • Preparing a file for a tool with a strict, fixed delimiter requirement
  • Adjusting delimiter conventions to match a specific import template

Free and private. Everything runs on your own device, with no account and no uploads.

This tool swaps the delimiter used in a text file, so you can turn comma-separated data into pipe-separated, semicolon-separated, or tab-separated text and back again. It is useful when a downstream system expects a specific delimiter that differs from what your data currently uses. Conversion happens in your browser as you type or paste text, with no upload required.

Comma, tab, pipe, and semicolon are all supported as both source and target delimiters.

Yes, values containing the delimiter, quotes, or line breaks are automatically wrapped in quotes in the output, following standard CSV quoting rules.

Yes, set the source delimiter to tab and the target delimiter to comma.

Yes, though extremely large inputs depend on your browser's available memory to process smoothly.

How it works
  1. 1

    Paste your delimited text

    Enter the text data you want to convert.

  2. 2

    Choose the source delimiter

    Select the delimiter currently used in your data.

  3. 3

    Choose the target delimiter

    Select the delimiter you want the output to use.

  4. 4

    Copy or download the result

    Grab the converted text or save it as a file.

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Pro tips
  • ·If your data contains the target delimiter inside values, confirm the output quotes those fields correctly before importing.
  • ·Preview the result before downloading, a wrong source delimiter guess will produce a single broken column.
  • ·This only swaps the delimiter character; it does not otherwise validate or clean the data.