Sort & Dedupe Lines
Guide: How to Clean Up Text Copied From PDFs and Websites
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How to use
- 1Paste your list into the box, one item per line.
- 2Choose whether sorting is case sensitive and whether numbers sort naturally.
- 3Click an action: sort A to Z, sort Z to A, reverse, remove duplicates, trim or remove empty lines.
- 4Click Copy, or Undo if you want to go back one step.
Frequently asked questions
What is natural number order?
It sorts numbers inside text by value, so "item2" comes before "item10" instead of after it.
Does removing duplicates keep the original order?
Yes. The first time a line appears it is kept, later copies are removed, and the order is unchanged. Duplicates are matched ignoring case unless "Case sensitive" is on.
Can I combine actions?
Yes. Each action works on the current text, so you can trim, then remove duplicates, then sort. Undo steps back one action.
Is there a limit on list size?
There is no fixed limit. Lists of tens of thousands of lines work fine, depending on your device.
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