What is alphabetical sorting?

Alphabetical sorting arranges lines in A-Z order (ascending) or Z-A order (descending) based on the characters in each line.

What is numeric sorting?

Numeric sorting treats lines as numbers and sorts them by value. This ensures "10" comes after "2" instead of before it (as in alphabetical sorting).

What is natural sorting?

Natural sorting handles mixed text and numbers intelligently. For example, "file2" comes before "file10" because 2 < 10, even though "1" comes before "2" alphabetically.

Yes! All sorting happens entirely in your browser. Your data never leaves your device or gets sent to any server.

What is case-sensitive sorting?

In case-sensitive mode, uppercase letters sort before lowercase (A-Z before a-z). In case-insensitive mode, "Apple" and "apple" are treated equally.

Can I sort in reverse order?

Yes! Use the descending option to sort from Z-A or from highest to lowest number.

Can I remove duplicates while sorting?

Yes! Enable the "Remove duplicates" option to keep only unique lines in the sorted output.

How are empty lines handled?

By default, empty lines are sorted to the top. You can enable "Remove empty lines" to exclude them from the output.

Can I sort by a specific column?

Yes! For delimited data (like CSV), you can specify which column to sort by and what delimiter separates the columns.

What is the maximum number of lines?

The tool can handle thousands of lines efficiently. Very large files (over 100,000 lines) may slow down your browser.

What is alphabetical sorting?

Alphabetical sorting arranges lines in A-Z order (ascending) or Z-A order (descending) based on the characters in each line.

What is numeric sorting?

Numeric sorting treats lines as numbers and sorts them by value. This ensures "10" comes after "2" instead of before it (as in alphabetical sorting).

What is natural sorting?

Natural sorting handles mixed text and numbers intelligently. For example, "file2" comes before "file10" because 2 < 10, even though "1" comes before "2" alphabetically.

Yes! All sorting happens entirely in your browser. Your data never leaves your device or gets sent to any server.

What is case-sensitive sorting?

In case-sensitive mode, uppercase letters sort before lowercase (A-Z before a-z). In case-insensitive mode, "Apple" and "apple" are treated equally.

Can I sort in reverse order?

Yes! Use the descending option to sort from Z-A or from highest to lowest number.

Can I remove duplicates while sorting?

Yes! Enable the "Remove duplicates" option to keep only unique lines in the sorted output.

How are empty lines handled?

By default, empty lines are sorted to the top. You can enable "Remove empty lines" to exclude them from the output.

Can I sort by a specific column?

Yes! For delimited data (like CSV), you can specify which column to sort by and what delimiter separates the columns.

What is the maximum number of lines?

The tool can handle thousands of lines efficiently. Very large files (over 100,000 lines) may slow down your browser.

Sort Lines

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Sort lines alphabetically, numerically, or naturally (human-friendly). Supports ascending/descending order, case-sensitive sorting, reverse sort, and random shuffle for lists and data.

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How to Use

1Paste lines to sort
2Choose sort type and direction
3Optionally remove duplicates
4Copy sorted output

Examples

Alphabetical Sort

Input

banana
apple
cherry
date
elderberry

Output

apple
banana
cherry
date
elderberry

Numeric Sort

Input

Output

Natural Sort (Files)

Input

file10.txt
file2.txt
file1.txt
file20.txt
file3.txt

Output

file1.txt
file2.txt
file3.txt
file10.txt
file20.txt

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