Text Sorter

The text sorter treats each line of input as a separate item. It then sorts those lines according to the selected mode — alphabetically, by length, randomly, or in reverse order.

When case insensitive is enabled, "Apple" and "apple" are sorted as if they are the same word (both treated as "apple"). Without it, uppercase letters sort before lowercase in ASCII order.

When "Remove duplicates" is enabled, any line that appears more than once is deduplicated — only the first occurrence is kept. Combined with case insensitive, "Apple" and "apple" are treated as the same duplicate.

Yes. Paste each list item on a separate line. For numbered lists like "1. Apple\n2. Banana", alphabetical sort will sort by the number prefix, which may not be what you want — remove the numbers first for a clean alphabetical sort.

Shuffle uses the Fisher-Yates algorithm (via Math.random()) to randomly rearrange all lines. Click "Re-shuffle" to get a new random order without re-entering your text.

There is no hard limit. The tool runs in your browser and handles thousands of lines quickly. Sorting very large datasets (100,000+ lines) may take a second on older devices.

Common uses include: sorting keyword lists alphabetically, deduplicating email addresses, randomising quiz questions, alphabetising bibliography entries, and sorting to-do lists.

Yes. When trim is enabled, leading and trailing spaces are removed from each line before comparison and output. This prevents " apple" and "apple" from being treated as different items.