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Line Sorter

Sort lines in 7 modes: alphabetical, reverse, numeric, random, by length, case-insensitive, and natural order. Remove duplicates and blank lines too.

7 Sort Modes
Numeric & Natural Sort
Remove Duplicates
Remove Blanks
Browser-only

Sort order

Case-sensitiveRemove duplicatesRemove blank lines

Input (1 lines)

Sorted output

Paste lines and click Sort Lines

Sort text lines

Line sorting organizes newline-separated data without changing each line’s contents. Alphabetical modes use locale-aware comparison, numeric modes compare leading numeric values, and length modes compare character counts.

Sort modes

Mode	Typical use
A to Z / Z to A	Word lists and names
Numeric ascending / descending	IDs and measurements
Shortest / longest	Prioritizing text
Random shuffle	Sampling and test data

Optional duplicate removal preserves the first occurrence, while blank-line removal filters whitespace-only lines. Case-sensitive comparison distinguishes uppercase and lowercase; insensitive comparison groups them.

banana
apple
cherry

The result is generated in the browser, making the tool suitable for configuration snippets, import lists, tags, and text cleanup.

Frequently Asked Questions

What sort orders are supported?: The tool supports: Alphabetical A→Z, Reverse alphabetical Z→A, Numerical ascending, Numerical descending, By line length (shortest first), By line length (longest first), and Random shuffle.
Is sorting case-sensitive?: By default, sorting is case-insensitive so that 'Apple' and 'apple' sort together. Enable case-sensitive mode if you need strict ASCII/Unicode sort order where uppercase letters come before lowercase.
Can I remove blank lines and duplicates while sorting?: Yes. The tool provides options to remove blank lines and remove duplicate lines before sorting, letting you produce a clean sorted unique list in one step.
What is the numerical sort mode?: Numerical sort extracts the leading number from each line (if any) and sorts by that number rather than alphabetically. This means '2. item' comes before '10. item', whereas alphabetical sort would put '10' before '2'.

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Sort text lines

Sort modes

Mode

Typical use

A to Z / Z to A

Word lists and names

Numeric ascending / descending

IDs and measurements

Shortest / longest

Prioritizing text

Random shuffle

Sampling and test data

banana apple cherry

The result is generated in the browser, making the tool suitable for configuration snippets, import lists, tags, and text cleanup.

Frequently Asked Questions

What sort orders are supported?

The tool supports: Alphabetical A→Z, Reverse alphabetical Z→A, Numerical ascending, Numerical descending, By line length (shortest first), By line length (longest first), and Random shuffle.

Is sorting case-sensitive?

By default, sorting is case-insensitive so that 'Apple' and 'apple' sort together. Enable case-sensitive mode if you need strict ASCII/Unicode sort order where uppercase letters come before lowercase.

Can I remove blank lines and duplicates while sorting?

Yes. The tool provides options to remove blank lines and remove duplicate lines before sorting, letting you produce a clean sorted unique list in one step.

What is the numerical sort mode?

Numerical sort extracts the leading number from each line (if any) and sorts by that number rather than alphabetically. This means '2. item' comes before '10. item', whereas alphabetical sort would put '10' before '2'.

Disclaimer

Some tools may use AI, automated processing, third-party services, or server-side processing. Do not rely on these tools as a substitute for professional advice.