diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f9270af..1e692bf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ To keep this library lean and compatible with different dependency trees, all de
 
 ## Optional dependencies
 
+TextUtils require commons-lang3
+
+    <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+        <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+
 Some services benefit from Spring cache framework, e.g. the model profile service:
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e47fdc3..11f44de 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<artifactId>lm-lib</artifactId>
 	<groupId>de.extio</groupId>
 	<name>lm-lib</name>
-	<version>1.6.3</version>
+	<version>1.6.4</version>
 	
 	<properties>
 		<java.version>21</java.version>
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 		<spring-boot.version>3.5.3</spring-boot.version>
 		<azureai.version>1.0.0-beta.5</azureai.version>
 		<jtokkit.version>1.1.0</jtokkit.version>
+		<commons-lang3.version>3.12.0</commons-lang3.version>
 	</properties>
 	
 	<repositories>
@@ -47,6 +48,13 @@
 	</dependencyManagement>
 	
 	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+			<artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
+			<version>${commons-lang3.version}</version>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-webflux</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/extio/lmlib/util/TextUtils.java b/src/main/java/de/extio/lmlib/util/TextUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c07c79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/extio/lmlib/util/TextUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+package de.extio.lmlib.util;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+public class TextUtils {
+	
+	private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(TextUtils.class);
+	
+	private static final List<String> PARAGRAPH_DELIMITERS = List.of("\n\n", "\n", ".", "!", "?");
+	
+	public static String normalizeText(final String text) {
+		String result = text;
+		
+		// Remove excessive newlines, spaces and tabs
+		int cnt = 0;
+		do {
+			cnt = result.length();
+			result = result.replace("\r", "\n");
+			result = result.replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n");
+			result = result.replace("\t", "");
+			result = result.replace("  ", " ");
+			result = result.replace(" .", ".");
+			result = result.replace(".  ", ". ");
+			result = result.replace("\n.", ".");
+			result = result.replace(" !", "!");
+			result = result.replace("!  ", "! ");
+			result = result.replace("\n!", "!");
+			result = result.replace(" ?", "?");
+			result = result.replace("?  ", "? ");
+			result = result.replace("\n?", "?");
+			result = result.replace(" \n", "\n");
+		} while (result.length() != cnt);
+		
+		// Remove newlines mid of the sentence
+		final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(result);
+		for (int i = 1; i < sb.length(); i++) {
+			final char c = sb.charAt(i);
+			if (c == '\n' && sb.charAt(i - 1) != '.' && sb.charAt(i - 1) != '?' && sb.charAt(i - 1) != '!' && sb.charAt(i - 1) != '\n') {
+				sb.setCharAt(i, ' ');
+			}
+		}
+		result = sb.toString();
+		
+		LOGGER.info("Normalizer stats: Before: {} After {}", text.length(), result.length());
+		
+		return result;
+	}
+	
+	public static String normalizeModelResponse(final String response, final boolean removePreamble) {
+		var result = StringUtils.replace(response, "\r", "");
+		
+		if (removePreamble) {
+			final int colon = result.indexOf(':');
+			if (colon > -1 && colon < result.length() - 2 && (colon < 50 || result.charAt(colon + 1) == '\n')) {
+				result = result.substring(colon + 1);
+			}
+		}
+		
+		result = StringUtils.trim(result);
+		result = StringUtils.strip(result, "*#´`'“”„‟«»\"\n");
+		result = StringUtils.trim(result);
+		
+		return result;
+	}
+	
+	public static List<String> splitParagraphs(final String text, final int chunks_norm, final int chunks_var, final boolean slidingWindows) {
+		final int CHUNKS_MIN = chunks_norm - chunks_var;
+		final int CHUNKS_MAX = chunks_norm + chunks_var;
+		
+		if (text.length() <= CHUNKS_MAX) {
+			return Collections.singletonList(text);
+		}
+		
+		final List<String> splits = new ArrayList<>();
+		
+		int pos = 0;
+		do {
+			int next = -1;
+			int delLength = 1;
+			if (text.length() - pos > CHUNKS_MAX) {
+				for (final String delimiter : PARAGRAPH_DELIMITERS) {
+					final int oForw = text.substring(Math.min(pos + chunks_norm, text.length()), Math.min(pos + CHUNKS_MAX, text.length())).indexOf(delimiter);
+					final int oBack = text.substring(Math.min(pos + CHUNKS_MIN, text.length()), Math.min(pos + chunks_norm, text.length())).lastIndexOf(delimiter);
+					int o = -1;
+					if (oForw > -1 && oBack == -1) {
+						o = pos + chunks_norm + oForw;
+					}
+					else if (oForw == -1 && oBack > -1) {
+						o = pos + CHUNKS_MIN + oBack;
+					}
+					else if (oForw > -1 && oBack > -1) {
+						o = oForw <= (chunks_var - oBack) ? pos + chunks_norm + oForw : pos + CHUNKS_MIN + oBack;
+					}
+					
+					if (o > -1) {
+						next = o;
+						delLength = delimiter.length();
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			if (next == -1) {
+				next = Math.min(pos + CHUNKS_MAX, text.length());
+			}
+			
+			if (slidingWindows && pos > chunks_var) {
+				for (final String delimiter : PARAGRAPH_DELIMITERS) {
+					final int o = text.indexOf(delimiter, pos - chunks_var);
+					if (o > -1 && o < pos - 10) {
+						pos = o + delimiter.length();
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			String split = text.substring(pos, next).trim();
+			if (!split.endsWith(".") && !split.endsWith("!") && !split.endsWith("?")) {
+				split = split + ".";
+			}
+			splits.add(split);
+			
+			pos = next + delLength;
+		} while (pos < text.length());
+		
+		LOGGER.info("Created {} splits", splits.size());
+		
+		return splits;
+	}
+	
+}