Why PasteTidy exists
Copy-paste work often falls between a full spreadsheet, a code editor, and a one-off script. PasteTidy provides focused browser utilities for those jobs without requiring an account or sending the working content to an application server.
Product principles
- One clear primary job per focused tool
- Explicit options instead of hidden cleanup rules
- Useful HTML navigation and documentation before JavaScript runs
- Local processing for tool input, files, and output
- Documented limits instead of exaggerated guarantees
How tools are tested
Processing engines have unit tests for examples, edge cases, invalid input, and large inputs. Browser tests cover interactive flows, keyboard access, copy and download behavior, responsive layouts, analytics consent, and console errors. Production releases also run type checking, linting, static builds, internal-link validation, and performance checks.
Maintenance and accountability
PasteTidy is maintained through the arnsite/pastetidy repository. Bugs and feature requests can be reported through the project’s public issue tracker; sensitive security reports have a separate private path.
Verify critical results
Every tool can have limits, and browser or Unicode behavior can vary. Review results before using them for legal, financial, security-sensitive, medical, production, or other critical workflows.