Text Arranger - Sort & Organize Lines Alphabetically

Free Text Arranger & Line Sorter Tool

Sort and organize text lines instantly with multiple sorting methods. Arrange alphabetically (A-Z), numerically (123), by line length, reverse order, shuffle randomly, or remove duplicate lines. Perfect for organizing lists, cleaning data, sorting names, arranging URLs, and managing text files. Free online text arranger with real-time processing.

Key Features

🔤 Sort Methods

Alphabetical A-Z sorting
Numerical 123 sorting
Sort by line length
Reverse line order
Shuffle random order
Remove duplicate lines

⚙️ Sorting Options

Ascending/descending order
Case-sensitive sorting
Case-insensitive sorting
Remove empty lines
Preserve empty lines
Natural number sorting

⚡ Real-Time Processing

Instant results as you type
Auto-arrange on changes
Live statistics display
Input/output line count
Removed lines tracking

💾 Export Options

Copy to clipboard
Download as TXT file
Swap input/output
Sample text loading
One-click clearing

📊 Statistics

Input line count
Output line count
Removed lines count
Duplicate detection
Real-time updates

🔒 Privacy & Speed

Browser-based processing
No data uploaded
Instant sorting
No registration required
Works offline

Why Use Our Text Arranger?

Multiple Sorting Methods: Choose from 6 different sorting methods - alphabetical, numerical, by length, reverse, shuffle, or remove duplicates.

Instant Results: Real-time processing shows results as you type. No need to click buttons or wait for processing.

Flexible Options: Control sorting with ascending/descending, case-sensitive/insensitive, and empty line handling options.

Duplicate Removal: Automatically detect and remove duplicate lines with case-sensitive or case-insensitive matching.

Privacy First: All text processing happens in your browser. No data uploaded to servers. Your text remains private.

100% Free: Unlimited text sorting with no registration, ads, or restrictions. Handle any text size.

How to Arrange Text Lines

Paste Text: Copy and paste your text into the input area. Each line will be sorted independently.
Choose Sort Method: Select sorting type - Alphabetical, Numerical, Length, Reverse, Shuffle, or Unique.
Set Options: Toggle ascending/descending, case sensitivity, and empty line removal as needed.
View Results: See instantly arranged text in the output area with line count statistics.
Copy or Download: Copy arranged text to clipboard or download as TXT file for later use.
Swap if Needed: Click swap to move output back to input for further processing.

Sorting Methods Explained

🔤 Alphabetical Sorting (A-Z)

Sorts lines in alphabetical order from A to Z (ascending) or Z to A (descending). Uses locale-aware comparison for proper international character handling. Case-insensitive by default (Apple = apple) but can be set to case-sensitive (Apple comes before apple). Perfect for names, words, titles, and general text lists.

🔢 Numerical Sorting (123)

Sorts lines by numeric value from smallest to largest (ascending) or largest to smallest (descending). Extracts numbers from beginning of each line. Non-numeric lines treated as 0. Example: 1, 2, 10, 100 sorts correctly (not 1, 10, 100, 2). Ideal for numbered lists, prices, quantities, IDs, and data files.

📏 Sort by Length

Arranges lines by character length. Ascending: shortest lines first (e.g., "a", "abc", "abcdef"). Descending: longest lines first. Useful for finding shortest/longest entries, organizing by detail level, or analyzing text structure. Works with any characters including spaces.

🔄 Reverse Order

Reverses the current line order without any sorting. First line becomes last, last becomes first. Simple flip of the entire list. Useful for inverting sorted data, reading backwards, or undoing accidental sorting. No comparison or calculation involved.

🎲 Shuffle Random

Randomizes line order using Fisher-Yates shuffle algorithm. Each line appears exactly once in unpredictable position. Creates truly random arrangement. Perfect for randomizing quiz questions, lottery draws, team assignments, blind testing, or creating variety. Results differ each time.

✨ Remove Duplicates (Unique)

Removes duplicate lines keeping only first occurrence of each unique line. Case-insensitive by default ("Apple" and "apple" considered duplicates) but can be case-sensitive. Maintains original order of first appearances. Shows removed count in statistics. Essential for data cleaning, deduplication, and list consolidation.

Common Use Cases

Organizing Lists: Sort names alphabetically (attendee lists, contact lists, member rosters). Arrange items in order. Create organized inventories. Alphabetize product catalogs.

Data Cleaning: Remove duplicate entries from datasets. Eliminate repeated lines in CSV files. Clean up imported data. Deduplicate email lists, phone numbers, or IDs.

Code & Development: Sort import statements alphabetically. Organize CSS properties. Arrange configuration entries. Clean up package.json dependencies. Sort environment variables.

URL Management: Alphabetize URL lists. Sort bookmark exports. Organize sitemap entries. Arrange redirect rules. Clean duplicate URLs.

File Organization: Sort file names alphabetically. Arrange directory listings. Order file paths. Organize batch rename lists.

Number Lists: Sort invoice numbers, IDs, or order numbers numerically. Arrange version numbers. Order product SKUs. Sort serial numbers.

Randomization: Shuffle quiz questions. Randomize team assignments. Create random seating charts. Lottery/raffle draws. A/B test variations.

Text Analysis: Sort by length to find shortest/longest entries. Identify outliers. Analyze text structure. Find verbose entries.

Perfect For

Data analysts
Software developers
Content writers & editors
Office administrators
Teachers & educators
Project managers

Database administrators
SEO specialists
Researchers
List organizers
Students
Anyone managing text lists

Sorting Options Guide

Ascending vs Descending: Ascending (▲): A-Z, 0-9, shortest-to-longest. Descending (▼): Z-A, 9-0, longest-to-shortest. Switch anytime for opposite order. Most common is ascending.

Case Sensitive: When OFF (default): "Apple", "apple", "APPLE" sorted together as same word. When ON: uppercase letters sorted before lowercase ("Apple" before "apple"). Use case-sensitive for code, exact matching, or when capitalization matters.

Remove Empty Lines: When ON (default): Blank lines automatically removed from output. When OFF: Empty lines preserved and sorted (typically appear first). Enable to clean up data, disable to maintain formatting.

Pro Tips for Text Arranging

Multi-Step Sorting: Sort alphabetically first, then use swap to move result to input and sort by length. Combine methods for complex arrangements.
Clean Before Sorting: Enable "Remove Empty Lines" to eliminate blank lines before sorting for cleaner results.
Case Matters for Duplicates: Turn OFF case-sensitive when removing duplicates to catch "Apple" and "apple" as same. Turn ON for exact matching.
Number Sorting: For proper numerical order, use Numerical sort. Alphabetical treats "10" as before "2".
Save Intermediate Results: Download output after each step if doing multi-stage processing. Use swap to continue.
Shuffle Multiple Times: Each shuffle creates different random order. Click swap and shuffle again for new arrangement.
Compare Sorted vs Original: Use swap to compare original input with sorted output. Helps verify changes.
Batch Processing: Process multiple lists by sorting one, downloading, clearing, and repeating with next list.
Check Statistics: Monitor removed count when deduplicating to see how many duplicates were found.
Line-by-Line Data: Tool works line-by-line. Each line treated as independent unit. Doesn't sort words within lines.

Alphabetical Sorting Deep Dive

Locale-Aware Sorting: Uses JavaScript's localeCompare for proper international character handling. Correctly sorts accented characters (é, ñ, ü). Handles multiple languages properly. Better than simple ASCII comparison.

Case-Insensitive Default: By default, "Apple", "apple", "APPLE" grouped together. Sorted by first letter regardless of capitalization. Most intuitive for general use. Natural for names and regular text.

Case-Sensitive Mode: When enabled, sorts by actual character codes. Uppercase letters (A-Z) come before lowercase (a-z). "Apple" appears before "apple" which appears before "banana". Important for programming, exact sorting, or technical data.

Special Characters: Numbers come before letters. Special characters (!@#$%^&*) typically come before numbers. Spaces come first. Empty lines (if preserved) appear at top.

Numerical Sorting Tips

Pure Numbers: Best for lists of numbers only: 1, 2, 10, 100, 1000 sorts correctly as expected (not 1, 10, 100, 1000, 2).

Numbers with Text: Extracts number from beginning of line. "100 apples", "200 oranges" sorts by 100, 200. Text after number ignored for sorting but preserved in output.

Decimal Numbers: Handles decimals: 1.5, 2.3, 10.8 sorts correctly. Negative numbers supported: -10, -5, 0, 5, 10.

Non-Numeric Lines: Lines without numbers treated as 0. Appear first (ascending) or last (descending). Consider removing or sorting alphabetically first.

Version Numbers: For version numbers like "1.0.1", "1.0.10", "1.0.2", numerical sort only looks at first number (1). Consider sorting alphabetically or manually handling versions.

Duplicate Detection Strategies

How It Works: Keeps first occurrence of each unique line. Subsequent duplicates removed. Order of first appearances preserved. Uses Set data structure for efficient duplicate detection.

Case-Insensitive (Default): "Apple", "apple", "APPLE" treated as same item. Only first occurrence kept. Best for names, general text, email lists where case doesn't matter.

Case-Sensitive: "Apple" and "apple" treated as different items. Both kept. Important for code, case-sensitive IDs, or when exact matching required.

Whitespace Handling: Leading/trailing spaces make lines different. "apple" ≠ " apple" ≠ "apple ". Consider trimming whitespace first using Text Space Editor tool.

Performance: Efficiently handles large lists (10,000+ lines). Real-time duplicate counting. Shows how many duplicates removed in statistics.

Working with Large Text Files

Browser Performance: Tool runs entirely in browser using JavaScript. Handles large files (10,000+ lines) efficiently. May slow down on very large files (100,000+ lines) depending on device.

Memory Considerations: Each line stored in memory twice (input and output). Very large files may consume significant RAM. Close other tabs if processing very large datasets.

Processing Strategy: For huge files, consider splitting into smaller chunks. Process each chunk separately. Combine results. Or use command-line tools (sort, uniq) for massive datasets.

Real-Time Updates: Sorting happens instantly as you type. For very large texts, this may cause brief lag. Tool remains responsive throughout.

CSV & Structured Data Sorting

Line-Based Sorting: Tool sorts entire lines as units. Perfect for CSV files where each line is a record. Maintains column structure within each line.

Header Row: CSV headers will be sorted along with data. To preserve headers, manually remove first line before sorting, then add back after.

First Column Sorting: Alphabetical sort works on entire line but effectively sorts by first column (first characters). Good for CSV sorted by first field.

Limitations: Cannot sort by specific column (e.g., 3rd column). Cannot handle multi-line CSV records. For complex CSV sorting, use spreadsheet software or dedicated CSV tools.

Command Line Alternative

Sort alphabetically: sort file.txt

Sort numerically: sort -n file.txt

Reverse sort: sort -r file.txt

Remove duplicates: sort file.txt | uniq

Sort and remove duplicates: sort -u file.txt

Our web tool is easier for quick tasks, visual work, and users unfamiliar with command line.

Export & Integration

Copy to Clipboard: Click copy button for instant clipboard copy. Paste into any application. Preserves line breaks and formatting. Works in all browsers.

Download as TXT: Downloads plain text file with .txt extension. Filename includes timestamp. Compatible with all text editors. No special formatting - pure text.

Swap Function: Moves output to input for further processing. Useful for multi-step sorting. Example: Sort alphabetically, swap, sort by length. Create complex arrangements.

Integration with Other Tools: Copy output to Text Case Converter for case changes. Use with Text Replacer for find/replace. Combine with Word Counter for analysis. Work with Prefix/Suffix tool for batch editing.

🔒 Privacy & Security

All text sorting and arranging happens entirely in your web browser using JavaScript. No text content is uploaded to our servers, transmitted to any third party, or stored anywhere. Your data remains completely private on your device. The tool works offline once loaded, requiring no internet connection for processing.

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