Delimited Text Extractor
Extract one column from CSV, TSV, or any delimited text. Pick by column number or header name. RFC 4180 compliant.
How to use
- 1 Paste your CSV / TSV / pipe-separated text.
- 2 Pick the delimiter and indicate whether the first row is a header.
- 3 Choose by column number (1-indexed) or by header name.
- 4 Copy the one-value-per-line output.
Why use this tool
- RFC 4180 CSV parser handles quoted fields, escaped quotes, embedded newlines.
- Pick by header name — column position changes do not break your workflow.
- Custom delimiter for unusual separators (regex-free, plain string match).
- Output one value per line — ready to paste into another tool or spreadsheet column.
Frequently asked questions
Are columns 0-indexed or 1-indexed?
1-indexed — column 1 is the leftmost. This matches how non-programmers think about spreadsheets.
What if a row is missing the picked column?
You get a blank line in the output for that row, so positional alignment with the input is preserved.
Does header-name match care about case?
Yes — case- and whitespace-sensitive after a single trim on each side. Pick "by number" if your headers are inconsistent.
Related?
Use CSV to JSON Converter to keep all columns as structured data, or Deduplicate Lines / Sort Lines to clean up the extracted column.
Delimited Text Extractor is a free developer utility by Zerethon Tools. Extract one column from CSV, TSV, or any delimited text. Pick by column number or header name. RFC 4180 compliant. Runs entirely in the browser — no signup, no upload.
- Category
- Developer
- Pricing
- Free
- Privacy
- Browser-based
- Signup
- Not required
Privacy
Your data never leaves your browser unless explicitly stated. Delimited Text Extractor runs entirely client-side — no server upload, no logging, no tracking of your input.
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