Generic delimited text uses pipes, semicolons, tabs or commas, and you sometimes need to swap one separator for another.
This converter does that with two modes: a CSV-aware default that protects quoted fields, and a plain split for simple text where quoting does not apply.
How to use Delimiter Converter
- Paste your delimited text into the left panel.
- Set the From and To delimiters, and turn on Plain split for non-CSV text.
- Copy the converted text from the right panel or download it.
What you can do with it
- Convert pipe-delimited text to commas.
- Switch semicolons to tabs in a data file.
- Re-delimit a simple log without CSV rules.
Good to know
A generic split is unsafe for quoted CSV, because it will break a value that contains the delimiter. Leave CSV-aware on for CSV data; switch on Plain split only when your text has no quoting.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between the modes?
CSV-aware parses quoted fields before re-delimiting, while Plain split simply replaces the delimiter for text with no quoting.
Can delimiters be more than one character?
Plain split accepts multi-character delimiters; CSV-aware uses a single delimiter character per field.
How do I type a tab delimiter?
Enter backslash t in the box and the tool treats it as a tab.