Thread splitter for Threads

How the splitter works

Paste a long text and the splitter turns it into parts that each fit in one Threads post (500 characters, counted the way Threads counts them, with emoji as their UTF-8 bytes — see the character counter for why that matters).

It looks for the most natural place to break, in this order:

1. Between paragraphs. A blank line is the best place to end a part.
2. Between sentences. If a paragraph is too long, it breaks after a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.
3. Between words. Only if a single sentence is longer than a whole post.
4. Inside a word, as a last resort for something like a very long link — never in the middle of an emoji.

It's the same splitting the Govir editor uses for its Auto-split button, so what you see here is what you'd get there.

Part numbers

Numbers like 1/5 tell readers how long the thread is and that there's more to come. You can put them at the end of each part, at the start, or leave them out. The splitter keeps room for the number in every part, so adding numbers never pushes a part over the limit. A single post never gets a number.

How long should a thread be?

There's no official best length. A few practical points:

• Each part should make sense on its own. People often see one part in their feed before they open the thread.
• Put the hook in part 1. The first part decides whether anyone opens the rest.
• End with something to do: a question, a summary or where to find more.
• Long isn't always better. If the splitter gives you twenty parts, consider cutting, or posting the long version as a text attachment (up to 10,000 characters in the Threads app) with a short post on top.

Govir's editor holds up to 25 parts in one thread.

Posting your thread

In the Threads app, you post a thread by writing the first post and adding the next parts to it before you publish. Copy each part from the list above, or use Copy all to get every part separated by a blank line.

If you write threads often, a scheduler saves the copying: Govir publishes every part of a thread in order at the time you choose, and keeps the parts' numbers right when you add or remove one.

Questions

Does it change my text? No. It only decides where to break, and adds part numbers if you choose them. It trims spaces at the edges of each part.

Can I control where it breaks? Yes: put a blank line where you want a part to end, and keep paragraphs short.

Is my text sent anywhere? No. The splitting runs in your browser; nothing you paste is sent to Govir.