Sort Lines

What it's for

Sort a list in whatever order you need: alphabetically, naturally (so item 2 comes before item 10), by number, length, word count or date, by last word, reversed or shuffled.

• When you’re putting a list of names in order by surname.
• When you’re sorting file names or version numbers that contain numbers.
• When you’re shuffling a list to pick a random order for a draw or a rota.

How to use it

Paste text, choose a Sort order and what the items are: lines, comma-separated items, or words. The result updates straight away. Options let you ignore case, ignore “The”, “A” and “An” at the start, remove duplicates and blanks, and trim spaces. Use as input sorts the result again, and Shuffle again gives a new random order.

Example

Paste this:

item 10
item 2
Item 1
item 20

A–Z gives Item 1, item 10, item 2, item 20, because it compares character by character. Natural A–Z gives Item 1, item 2, item 10, item 20, the order a person would expect.

Good to know

Number sorts use the first number in each item (such as -3.5, 1,200 or 2e6), and items with none go last. Date sorts read most written dates, such as 2026-10-02 and 2 Oct 2026. Items that tie keep their original order.