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Alphabetical Sorter

Sort a list of lines A→Z or Z→A. Case-sensitive, case-insensitive, natural or by length.

What is the Alphabetical Sorter?

The Alphabetical Sorter takes a list of lines and reorders them alphabetically — A→Z or Z→A. You can choose case-sensitive, case-insensitive, natural (so 2 comes before 10) or by length. Combine that with de-duplication and trimming to clean up any messy list in one step.

From class rosters and reading lists to CSV rows and log lines, ordering data alphabetically is one of the most common data-cleanup tasks. Manual sorting is slow and error-prone for anything over a dozen items; a spreadsheet is overkill for a quick job.

Sorting is a pure client-side operation, so the tool is safe for private lists like employee names, customer emails or exam candidates.

How to use the Alphabetical Sorter

  1. 1Paste or type your list into the input box — one item per line.
  2. 2Pick the sort key: alphabetical, natural or by length.
  3. 3Pick the direction: ascending (A→Z) or descending (Z→A).
  4. 4Optionally toggle "Trim lines" and "Remove duplicates" for a cleanup pass.
  5. 5Read the sorted output on the right.
  6. 6Copy the result or click "Apply to input" to overwrite the input.

Key features

  • Case-sensitive and case-insensitive modes
  • Natural sort (treats numbers inside strings like numbers)
  • Sort by length
  • Ascending / descending toggle
  • Deduplicate and trim options
  • Runs completely offline

Examples

Class roster

Input
David
Alice
Charlie
Bob
Output
Alice
Bob
Charlie
David

File versions

Natural sort produces v1, v2, v10, v20 — instead of v1, v10, v2, v20 that plain alphabetical sort gives.

Why use this tool

  • One-click order for any list
  • Multiple sort options in one screen
  • Cleans and sorts in a single pass
  • Handles thousands of lines
  • Nothing uploaded — private lists stay private

Common use cases

  • Sorting employee or student rosters
  • Alphabetising bibliographies
  • Sorting keyword lists for SEO research
  • Ordering environment variables
  • Preparing dropdown options alphabetically
  • Cleaning up copy-pasted CSV columns

Frequently asked questions

What is natural sort?

It sorts numbers inside strings the way humans expect — "file2" comes before "file10", not after.

Does the tool preserve accented characters?

Yes, and it sorts them via localeCompare so é sits near e.

Can I sort by length only?

Yes — choose "Length" as the sort key.

Is my data uploaded?

No — everything runs in your browser.

What if my list uses commas, not new lines?

Replace commas with new lines first (use our Remove Extra Spaces or Case Converter to help), then sort.