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Normalize messy dates in yourCSV

Detect date columns automatically, parse mixed formats, and rewrite every cell to one clean standard — ISO, US, EU, or Unix.

01 · How it works

Three steps, then done.

Upload a CSV, pick the date columns (or let the tool find them), choose an output format, and download a file where every date follows one consistent pattern.

1

Load your CSV

Drop in any file with date columns. Parsing happens in your browser, so nothing is uploaded to a server.

2

Choose columns and format

Select the date columns to convert — or leave the picker empty to auto-detect them — then pick ISO 8601, US, EU, or Unix output.

3

Download clean dates

Every parseable date is rewritten to your chosen format; values that aren't dates are left exactly as they were. Export the cleaned CSV.

02 · Why ours

Why normalize datesbefore analysis

Mixed date formats break sorting, joins, and downstream tools. One consistent standard makes every later step reliable.

  • 01

    Sorting that works

    ISO 8601 dates sort correctly as plain text, so chronological order survives spreadsheets and scripts that treat columns as strings.

  • 02

    Clean joins and merges

    When two files agree on date format, keys line up and rows match instead of silently dropping out of joins.

  • 03

    Tool compatibility

    Databases, BI tools, and pipelines expect predictable formats. Normalizing up front avoids import errors and ambiguous M/D/Y guesses.

  • 04

    Private by default

    All parsing and reformatting run client-side. Sensitive timestamps and records never leave your browser.

"One file, one date format — sortable, joinable, and ready for every tool downstream."
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03 · FAQ

normalize dates questions.

Which input date formats are recognized?
The parser handles common patterns — ISO (YYYY-MM-DD), US (MM/DD/YYYY), EU (DD/MM/YYYY), Unix timestamps, and many month-name and slash- or dash-separated variants. Each cell is parsed individually, so a column with mixed styles still normalizes.
Anything the parser can't read as a date is left untouched. Blank cells stay blank, and non-date text passes through unchanged, so you never lose data.
Yes. Leave the column picker empty and the tool detects columns that are typed as dates or whose values mostly parse as dates, then normalizes just those.
ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD), US (MM/DD/YYYY), EU (DD/MM/YYYY), and Unix timestamps in seconds. ISO is the default because it sorts correctly as text.
No. The entire transform runs in your browser using client-side JavaScript. Your CSV is never sent to a server or stored anywhere.