What Is a Text Sorter?
A text sorter organizes lines of text in alphabetical, numeric, or custom order. It is useful for sorting lists of names, URLs, data entries, configuration values, or any line-separated content. Additional options include removing duplicates, blank lines, and trimming whitespace.
How to Use This Text Sorter
- Paste your list into the input area (one item per line).
- Select a sort mode: alphabetical, reverse, numeric, by length, or random shuffle.
- Toggle options to remove duplicates, blank lines, or trim whitespace.
- Click Sort to process the list.
- Use the Copy button to copy the sorted result.
Key Concepts
Alphabetical sort uses locale-aware string comparison for correct ordering across languages. Numeric sort parses each line as a number, placing non-numeric values at the end. The deduplication option performs case-sensitive comparison, keeping only the first occurrence of each unique line. Shuffling uses the Fisher-Yates algorithm for unbiased randomization.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the alphabetical sort case-sensitive?
The sort uses locale-aware comparison which treats uppercase and lowercase as equivalent for ordering. “Apple” and “apple” appear next to each other. The duplicate removal is case-sensitive, so they count as different entries.
Can I sort CSV or tab-separated data?
This tool sorts whole lines. For sorting by a specific column in structured data, first extract the column, sort it here, then reassemble. For column-based sorting, consider a dedicated CSV tool.