Yes. Every VersaTools tool is completely free — no account, no watermark, and no sign-up required.

Is my list sent to a server?

No. All sorting and cleaning happen locally in your browser, so your text never leaves your device.

How does numeric sort decide the order?

It reads the first number it finds in each line — including decimals and negatives — and sorts by that. Lines that contain no number sink to the bottom while keeping their relative order.

Does sorting keep equal items in place?

Yes. The sort is stable, so lines that compare equal stay in the order you pasted them. This makes the toggles predictable when values tie.

Will it remember which lines were duplicates?

Remove duplicates keeps the first occurrence of each line and drops later ones. With Case-insensitive on, entries that differ only in capitalization count as the same.

Sort a List

Text & Linguistics

Sort lines alphabetically, numerically, reversed, or by length.

Sort mode

Case-insensitiveTrim whitespaceRemove duplicatesRemove empty lines

Input

Sorted

Paste a list on the left, one item per line. Numeric sort uses the first number found in each line; lines without a number sink to the bottom.

Tool Overview & Guide

What is Sort a List?

Sort a List reorders any multi-line text — one item per line — alphabetically, numerically, by length, in reverse, or shuffled at random. Toggle case-insensitive matching, whitespace trimming, duplicate removal, and empty-line stripping to clean the list as you sort it. The result updates live and shows how many lines went in versus came out. It all runs in your browser, so your list is never uploaded.

Technical Specifications & Supported Formats

Processing Engine:Client-side Native JavaScript & WebAssembly

Privacy & Security:100% In-Browser (Zero File Upload)

Supported Formats:All Standard Formats & Code Text

Max File Limit:100 MB

How to use Sort a List

3 simple steps to complete your task directly in your browser:

Paste your list
Put one item per line in the Input box, or click Load sample to try a messy mixed example. The sorted result appears on the right immediately.
Pick a sort mode
Choose Alphabetical A-Z or Z-A, Numeric ascending or descending, Length (short to long), Reverse lines, or Shuffle. Numeric sort reads the first number in each line and sinks number-less lines to the bottom.
Clean the list with toggles
Enable Case-insensitive, Trim whitespace, Remove duplicates, and Remove empty lines in any combination. Sorting is stable, so equal items keep their original order.

Common uses

Alphabetize a list of names, tags, or imports
Rank numbers, prices, or scores that are buried in text lines
Remove duplicate entries from a pasted list
Clean up a list by trimming whitespace and dropping blank lines
Reverse the order of a log or changelog
Randomly shuffle a list to pick an order or draw names

Why choose VersaTools

100% private

Your files are processed inside your browser and are never uploaded to a server.

Free, no account

No sign-up, no watermark, no paywalled “premium” tier. Just open a tool and use it.

Instant

No upload, no queue, no server round-trip — work starts the moment you drop a file.

Runs in your browser

Built on open web standards. Works on any modern desktop browser, nothing to install.

No upload size caps

Nothing leaves your device, so there’s no server file-size limit — only your machine’s memory.

Yours to keep

Results download straight to your device in clean, standard file formats.