How do I remove duplicate lines from text?

Paste your text above and toggle 'Remove duplicates'. All repeated lines are removed, keeping only the first occurrence. Combine this with alphabetical sorting to produce a clean, deduplicated list.

How do I shuffle a list randomly?

Paste your list and click Shuffle. Each click produces a new random order — useful for randomising quiz questions, prize draws, or playlist orders.

Can I sort lines by length?

Yes. Click 'Shortest first' to sort from shortest to longest line, or 'Longest first' for the reverse. Useful for finding outlier entries in a list.

Text Line Sorter

Sort lines alphabetically, by length, reverse, shuffle, remove duplicates and more

Runs locally in your browser🆓Free — no sign-up🔒100% Private

Sorting lists of items is one of the most repetitive manual tasks in text processing: alphabetising a list of country names for a select menu, sorting URLs or file names into order, ranking items by line length, or cleaning a data list by removing blank lines and duplicates before importing to a database. This text sorter processes one item per line, with support for ascending alphabetical sort, descending reverse alphabetical sort, numerical sort for lists of numbers, sort by line length, and randomise order. A duplicate removal option strips identical lines before or after sorting, producing a clean, deduplicated list ready for further use. A front-end developer building a dropdown might paste in a hundred unsorted city or product names gathered from a spreadsheet, sort them alphabetically in seconds, then paste the result straight into their HTML or JSON config. A data analyst preparing a CSV import might receive a column of email addresses with duplicates scattered throughout, and need a clean, sorted, unique list before loading it into a database or mail platform. A content writer compiling a reference list of keyword phrases might want to reorder them by length to check for awkward short entries at a glance, then randomise the final set to avoid any unintended ordering bias in their output. Developers, data analysts, writers, and anyone who regularly works with structured text lists will find this tool saves considerable time over sorting manually in a spreadsheet or writing a one-off script. All processing happens entirely in your browser — your text is never uploaded to any server, so sensitive lists such as customer data, internal URLs, or private identifiers remain completely private. Simply paste your list, choose your sort mode, optionally enable duplicate removal, and copy the clean result in one click.

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How to use Text Line Sorter

1.Paste your list of lines into the input — one item per line.
2.Choose a sort action: A–Z, Z–A, by line length (shortest first or longest first), or random shuffle.
3.Toggle 'Remove duplicates' to eliminate repeated lines in one click.
4.Toggle 'Trim whitespace' to clean up leading or trailing spaces from each line.
5.Click 'Copy result' to copy the sorted list to your clipboard.

Key Features

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Multiple sort modes — Sort A–Z, Z–A, by line length, or shuffle randomly.

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Duplicate removal — Remove repeated lines with one click — essential for cleaning up lists.

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Whitespace trimming — Strip leading and trailing spaces from each line automatically.

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Instant results — Sorted output appears immediately — copy it or paste into the editor for further operations.

Frequently Asked Questions about Text Line Sorter

Paste your list (one item per line) into the input above and click A→Z to sort alphabetically. Click Z→A for reverse order. The sorted result appears instantly.