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TSV Column Deleter

World's Simplest TSV Tool

Simple and free online TSV column deleter. Just paste a TSV table and choose which columns to remove. You can specify a single column, multiple columns, or an entire range of columns by number, or enter the text headers of the columns you want to remove. You can also clean the TSV by skipping empty rows and commented rows. Created by programmers from team Browserling.

TSV Column Deleter

World's Simplest TSV Tool

Simple and free online TSV column deleter. Just paste a TSV table and choose which columns to remove. You can specify a single column, multiple columns, or an entire range of columns by number, or enter the text headers of the columns you want to remove. You can also clean the TSV by skipping empty rows and commented rows. Created by programmers from team Browserling.

Tool Options

Delete TSV Columns

Enter column numbers or ranges to delete. Try "2", "1, 4", "2-5", or "-1".
Enter column headers to delete, for example "name", "city", or "age". Use one header per line.

Removal Behavior

When the selected TSV header appears several times, remove each matching column.
Clear the selected column values but keep empty fields in their original positions.

Input Row Cleanup

Remove TSV rows that have no visible field values.
Remove rows that begin with the comment marker below.
Enter a TSV comment marker.

What Is a TSV Column Deleter?

This online tool removes unwanted columns from Tab Separated Values (TSV) files. When a column is deleted, the tool removes all values in that column, starting from the header cell (if the table has headers) and continuing through all rows below it. You can delete a single column by entering its number, such as "3", or remove several columns by entering multiple numbers, such as "1, 4, 6". You can also delete a full range of columns with a value such as "2-5", which removes columns 2 and 5, and all columns between them, or you can combine individual columns and ranges, such as "1, 3-5, 8". Negative numbers are supported too, so "-1" means the last column in a TSV, "-2" means the second column from the end, and so on. If your TSV file has a header row, you can switch to header matching and enter one or more header names, each on a separate line. For example, you can enter "name", "age", or "city" to delete columns with these titles. When the same header appears in multiple columns, the tool can delete only the first matching column or remove every column with that header. By default, deleted columns are removed from the table completely, so the remaining columns move left and the output TSV becomes narrower. If you prefer to preserve the original table width, you can keep empty column slots instead, so the deleted values become blank fields. The tool can also clean the input while deleting columns: it can skip empty rows and remove comment rows that begin with a marker such as "#" or "//". Tsv-abulous!

What Is a TSV Column Deleter?

This online tool removes unwanted columns from Tab Separated Values (TSV) files. When a column is deleted, the tool removes all values in that column, starting from the header cell (if the table has headers) and continuing through all rows below it. You can delete a single column by entering its number, such as "3", or remove several columns by entering multiple numbers, such as "1, 4, 6". You can also delete a full range of columns with a value such as "2-5", which removes columns 2 and 5, and all columns between them, or you can combine individual columns and ranges, such as "1, 3-5, 8". Negative numbers are supported too, so "-1" means the last column in a TSV, "-2" means the second column from the end, and so on. If your TSV file has a header row, you can switch to header matching and enter one or more header names, each on a separate line. For example, you can enter "name", "age", or "city" to delete columns with these titles. When the same header appears in multiple columns, the tool can delete only the first matching column or remove every column with that header. By default, deleted columns are removed from the table completely, so the remaining columns move left and the output TSV becomes narrower. If you prefer to preserve the original table width, you can keep empty column slots instead, so the deleted values become blank fields. The tool can also clean the input while deleting columns: it can skip empty rows and remove comment rows that begin with a marker such as "#" or "//". Tsv-abulous!


TSV Column Deleter Examples

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Delete the Third TSV Column

In this example, we remove the third column from a TSV asset table. This column stores internal asset IDs, so the tool deletes it across the whole table, including the header and all values below it. The remaining TSV keeps only the device name, owner, and status fields.

device owner asset_id status Laptop Mira LT-204 active Scanner Noah SC-188 retired Router Ivy RT-011 active
device owner status Laptop Mira active Scanner Noah retired Router Ivy active
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Enter column numbers or ranges to delete. Try "2", "1, 4", "2-5", or "-1".
Enter column headers to delete, for example "name", "city", or "age". Use one header per line.
When the selected TSV header appears several times, remove each matching column.
Clear the selected column values but keep empty fields in their original positions.
Remove TSV rows that have no visible field values.
Remove rows that begin with the comment marker below.
Enter a TSV comment marker.
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Delete Repeated Header Columns

In this example, a TSV task list has two columns with the same "note" header. We switch to header matching and enter "note" as the column name to delete. Since the "Remove Every Header Match" option is enabled, both note columns are selected. We also preserve the TSV layout, so the removed note values are replaced with empty fields instead of shifting the remaining columns left.

task note name note status T1 urgent Mia call open T2 low Leo email done T3 new Ana check open
task name status T1 Mia open T2 Leo done T3 Ana open
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Enter column numbers or ranges to delete. Try "2", "1, 4", "2-5", or "-1".
Enter column headers to delete, for example "name", "city", or "age". Use one header per line.
When the selected TSV header appears several times, remove each matching column.
Clear the selected column values but keep empty fields in their original positions.
Remove TSV rows that have no visible field values.
Remove rows that begin with the comment marker below.
Enter a TSV comment marker.
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Delete the First and Last Columns

This example deletes the first and last columns from a TSV menu table by using the position list "1, -1". This leaves each data row with just two fields: the item name and the price. The tool also cleans the TSV by skipping the "# seasonal menu draft" comment row and removing the empty row.

code item price description # lunch menu only F1 Soup $5 hot F2 Salad $6 cold F3 Cake $4 sweet
item price Soup $5 Salad $6 Cake $4
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Enter column numbers or ranges to delete. Try "2", "1, 4", "2-5", or "-1".
Enter column headers to delete, for example "name", "city", or "age". Use one header per line.
When the selected TSV header appears several times, remove each matching column.
Clear the selected column values but keep empty fields in their original positions.
Remove TSV rows that have no visible field values.
Remove rows that begin with the comment marker below.
Enter a TSV comment marker.

Pro tips Master online tsv tools

You can pass input to this tool via ?input query argument and it will automatically compute output. Here's how to type it in your browser's address bar. Click to try!

https://onlinetools.com/tsv/delete-tsv-columns?input=device%09owner%09asset_id%09status%0ALaptop%09Mira%09LT-204%09active%0AScanner%09Noah%09SC-188%09retired%0ARouter%09Ivy%09RT-011%09active&use-column-number=true&column-number=3&column-name=asset_id&delete-all=true&preserve-column=false&remove-comments=true&comment-character=%2523&remove-empty-lines=true

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Quickly change the TSV delimiter to a different symbol.
Quickly generate random TSV data.
Quickly extract selected columns from a TSV file.
Quickly delete selected columns in a TSV file.
Quickly remove tabs that go between TSV columns and merge all data.
Quickly add quotes around TSV columns.
Quickly remove quotes that surround TSV columns.
Quickly swap columns in a TSV file.
Quickly sort TSV data by selected column values.
Quickly convert a TSV file to a JSON data structure.
Quickly convert a JSON data structure to TSV format.
Quickly convert a TSV file to XML markup.
Quickly convert XML markup to a TSV file.
Quickly convert a TSV file to YAML markup.
Quickly convert YAML data to a TSV file.
Quickly convert TSV data to CSV data.
Quickly convert CSV data to TSV data.
Quickly convert TSV data to nicely aligned text columns.
Quickly convert text columns to TSV columns.
Quickly convert TSV data to base64 encoding.
Quickly convert base64-encoded TSV data to TSV data.
Quickly convert a TSV file to URL-encoding.
Quickly convert a URL-encoded TSV file back to TSV.
Quickly add one or more columns before the first TSV column.
Quickly append new columns at the end of a TSV file.
Quickly insert new columns anywhere in a TSV file.
Quickly replace selected columns in a TSV file.
Quickly remove extra spaces around TSV columns.
Quickly truncate the contents of TSV cells to any length.
Quickly exchange TSV columns with rows.
Quickly exchange TSV rows with columns.
Quickly transpose a TSV file.
Quickly inspect the structure and contents of a TSV file.
Quickly check a TSV file for errors and report them.
Quickly test tab-separated data for row and field problems.
Quickly locate missing and blank cells in TSV data.
Quickly fill missing and blank cells in TSV data.

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Find the complexity of a TSV file.

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Create an abstract drawing that shows the structure of a TSV.

View and Edit TSV

Show a TSV file in a neat editor and allow easy editing.

Convert TSV to Double-TSV

Convert a TSV file to a double-TSV file.

Convert Double-TSV to TSV

Convert a double-TSV file to a regular TSV file.

Convert TSV to HTML Table

Convert a Tab Separated Values file to an HTML table.

Convert HTML Table to TSV

Convert an HTML table to a Tab Separated Values file.

Convert TSV to Markdown

Convert a TSV file to a Markdown table.

Convert Markdown to TSV

Convert a Markdown table to a TSV file.

Convert TSV to PDF

Convert a Tab Separated Values file to a PDF document.

Convert PDF to TSV

Convert a PDF document to a Tab Separated Values file.

Convert TSV to Image

Draw Tab Separated Values as a table and output it as an image.

Convert Image to TSV

Extract data in an image and format it as a TSV file.

Convert TSV to Excel

Convert a Tab Separated Values file to an Excel spreadsheet.

Convert Excel to TSV

Convert an Excel file to a Tab Separated Values file.

Convert TSV to LaTeX

Convert a TSV file to LaTeX code that generates a table.

Convert TSV to ASCII Table

Convert a Tab Separated Values file to a neat ASCII table.

Convert ASCII Table to TSV

Convert an ASCII table to a Tab Separated Values file.

Convert TSV to SQL

Convert a Tab Separated Values file to an SQL query.

Convert TSV to SQLite

Convert a Tab Separated Values file to an SQLite database.

Convert SQLite to TSV

Export tables from an SQLite database as TSV files.

Convert TSV to PSV

Convert a TSV file to a PSV (Pipe Separated Values) file.

Convert PSV to TSV

Convert a PSV (Pipe Separated Values) file to a TSV file.

Convert TSV to HSV

Convert a TSV file to a HSV (Hash Separated Values) file.

Convert HSV to TSV

Convert a HSV (Hash Separated Values) file to a TSV file.

Convert TSV to SSV

Convert a TSV file to a SSV (Semicolon Separated Values) file.

Convert SSV to TSV

Convert a SSV (Semicolon Separated Values) file to a TSV file.

Convert TSV to 0SV

Convert a TSV file to a 0SV (Null Separated Values) file.

Convert 0SV to TSV

Convert a 0SV (Null Separated Values) file to a TSV file.

Split a TSV File

Create multiple TSV files from the given TSV file.

Merge TSV Files

Merge together two Tab Separated Values files.

Delete Empty TSV Columns

Remove columns that have no values in a TSV file.

Delete Empty TSV Rows

Remove rows that have no values in a TSV file.

Delete Empty TSV Lines

Remove lines in a TSV file that are blank.

Delete TSV Comments

Delete TSV lines that are comments.

Filter TSV Data

Filter rows and columns that match a pattern.

Find Values in TSV

Find certain values in TSV cells.

Find Duplicate TSV Rows

Extract repeated rows in a TSV file.

Merge Duplicate TSV Rows

Combine duplicate rows in a TSV file.

Deduplicate TSV Rows

Remove repeated rows from a TSV file.

Delete Duplicate TSV Rows

Delete duplicate rows from a TSV file.

Compress TSV

Minify a TSV file and remove extra spaces and indentation.

Compare Two TSV Files

Diff two TSV files and visually display the differences.

Rotate TSV Columns

Rotate TSV columns to the left or right.

Rotate TSV Rows

Rotate TSV rows up or down.

Cut a TSV File

Cut a fragment from a TSV file.

Slice a TSV File

Extract a slice (rows/columns/cells) of a TSV file.

Randomize TSV Values

Shuffle all data values in a TSV file.

Randomize TSV Columns

Shuffle the order of TSV columns.

Randomize TSV Rows

Shuffle the order of TSV rows.

Sort TSV Rows

Sort values in a TSV rows.

Count TSV Columns

Find how many columns there are in the given TSV data.

Count TSV Rows

Find how many rows there are in the given TSV data.

Count TSV Entries

Find how many total entries there are in a TSV file.

Color a TSV File

Add colors to TSV data for easy visual overview of the file.

Add Errors to TSV

Create random errors in a TSV file for fuzz testing.

Create a Custom TSV

Generate a custom TSV with n rows and m columns.

Open a TSV File

Open a TSV file directly in your browser.


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