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Text Sorter

Sort lines of text alphabetically (A-Z or Z-A), numerically, remove duplicates, and organize your lists. Perfect for cleaning data, organizing lists, and preparing content.

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Free
5
Sort Types
Instant
Real-time

Text Sorter

Enter your text lines and choose sorting options

Real-time Sorting
7 lines • 43 characters
0 lines
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Total Lines
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Unique Lines
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Duplicates
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Empty Lines

Sorting Examples

Alphabetical Sort (A-Z)

Input:

Orange
Apple
Banana
Grape

Output:

Apple
Banana
Grape
Orange

Numerical Sort

Input:

100
25
5
50

Output:

5
25
50
100

Remove Duplicates

Input:

Apple
Banana
Apple
Cherry
Banana

Output:

Apple
Banana
Cherry

Reverse Sort (Z-A)

Input:

Alpha
Beta
Gamma
Delta

Output:

Gamma
Delta
Beta
Alpha

How to Use This Text Sorter

Step-by-Step Guide

1

Enter Your Text

Type or paste your text into the input box. Each line will be treated as a separate item.

2

Choose Sorting Options

Select sort type (A-Z, Z-A, numerical, etc.) and additional options like removing duplicates.

3

Sort Your Text

Click "Sort A-Z" or "Sort Z-A" to organize your text. Results appear instantly.

4

Copy or Download

Copy sorted text to clipboard or download as TXT/CSV file.

Common Use Cases

Data Cleaning

Organize and clean lists of names, emails, or keywords.

CSV Preparation

Prepare data for spreadsheets by sorting and removing duplicates.

Content Organization

Sort lists in documents, articles, or research papers.

Programming

Sort arrays or lists of data for programming projects.

Pro Tips

  • Use "Remove duplicates" to clean up mailing lists or inventory items
  • "Trim whitespace" removes extra spaces that can affect sorting
  • For case-sensitive sorting, uncheck "Ignore case"
  • Use "Natural sorting" for mixed alphanumeric data (File1, File2, File10)
  • Download as CSV for easy import into Excel or Google Sheets

Frequently Asked Questions

Alphabetical sorting sorts text character by character, which can lead to unexpected results with numbers. Natural sorting recognizes numbers within text and sorts them in human-friendly order.

Example:

Alphabetical: "File1, File10, File2, File20"

Natural: "File1, File2, File10, File20"

Yes! The text sorter handles special characters, accented letters, and Unicode characters properly. Sorting follows standard Unicode collation order.

  • Accented letters (é, ñ, ü) are sorted according to their base letter
  • Special characters (@, #, $) are sorted before letters and numbers
  • Emojis and symbols are also supported

There's no strict limit! However, for optimal performance:

  • For best performance, we recommend sorting up to 10,000 lines at once
  • The tool works efficiently with typical lists (100-1,000 lines)
  • If you experience slowdowns with very large lists, try breaking them into smaller chunks
  • All processing happens in your browser, so performance depends on your device

Yes! You can sort data from CSV or Excel files by following these steps:

  1. Open your CSV/Excel file
  2. Copy the column you want to sort
  3. Paste it into the Text Sorter
  4. Sort as needed
  5. Copy the sorted results back to your file

Tip: Use the "Download as CSV" option to get your sorted data in a format ready for Excel import.