Column Extractor: Pull Specific Columns from Text Data

Need to extract a specific column from tabular text data? Our Column Extractor splits your text by delimiter and pulls out the column you need.

How to Use

1. Paste your delimited text into the input
2. Select the delimiter (tab, comma, pipe, or space)
3. Choose the column number to extract
4. Copy the extracted column with one click

Common Use Cases

• Log parsing: Extract specific fields from log files
• CSV processing: Pull a single column from CSV data
• Data cleanup: Isolate specific data from mixed-format text
• Quick filtering: Get just the data you need without a spreadsheet

Frequently Asked Questions

What delimiters are supported? Tab, comma, pipe (|), and space delimiters are all supported.

What if lines have different column counts? Lines without the requested column will output as empty in the result.

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