Sort Lines

What Sort Lines does

Sort Lines takes a pasted list and reorders it — alphabetically A→Z or Z→A, numerically, or shuffled into random order — without you having to sort it by hand in a spreadsheet. It's built for the quick list-ordering tasks that don't need a full spreadsheet program.

How to use it

1. Paste your list into the box, one item per line.
2. Choose a sort method: A → Z, Z → A, Numerically, or Shuffle Randomly.
3. Click Copy result to copy the sorted list.

Common uses

• Alphabetizing a guest list, contact list, or bibliography.
• Sorting a list of numbers (prices, scores, IDs) into ascending or descending order.
• Randomizing the order of entries for a fair drawing or shuffled quiz.
• Reordering a list of tasks or names before pasting into a document.
• Preparing a sorted keyword or tag list for content planning.

Good to know

Alphabetical sorting is case-sensitive by default in most implementations, which can put "Zebra" before "apple" — if your list mixes capitalization, running it through the Case Converter first can make the sort order match what you'd expect. Numeric sort only works cleanly if every line is a plain number; lines with extra text or currency symbols alongside the number may not sort as expected.

Sorting lists correctly matters more in professional and data contexts than it might seem — an incorrectly sorted list can make a report look unprofessional, or worse, cause a lookup or matching process downstream to fail if it assumes alphabetical order. For lists that mix text and numbers, it's worth checking the sorted output carefully, since "sort numerically" and "sort alphabetically" can produce very different orderings for the same data (alphabetical sort treats "10" as coming before "2", for example).