Extract first word
Pull out the first word from each line instantly.
Extract first word
Extract the first word from every line in your text with a single click. This free online tool processes each line and pulls out the first word — defined as the first unbroken run of non-whitespace characters. Blank lines remain blank, preserving your original line structure, so the output stays aligned with your input layout. The extraction runs entirely in your browser with no uploads or server processing, meaning your data stays completely private and secure on your device.
This is especially useful for cleaning tabular data where you need only the first column, extracting headers or labels from lists, or quickly isolating the key term from each line of structured text. For example, if you have "apple red fruit" on one line and "banana yellow berry" on another, the tool produces "apple" and "banana" respectively. Empty or whitespace-only lines remain untouched — no phantom words are added to pad the output.
The live tally beneath your result displays the total number of lines in your input, how many words were successfully extracted, and the character count of the generated output. Copy the extracted words, download them as a plain text file, or pass them directly to another TextArray tool when finished.