Text Sorter

Organize lists and text lines into alphabetical or numerical order.

How to Use the Text Sorter

  1. Input Your Text: Type or paste your list of items into the text area. Each line break will separate an item.
  2. Choose a Sort Option:
    • Sort A-Z: Sorts the lines alphabetically from A to Z.
    • Sort Z-A: Sorts the lines in reverse alphabetical order.
    • Sort Numerically: Sorts lines based on the numbers they contain, correctly ordering `2` before `10`.
  3. Get Sorted Text: The text in the box will be instantly rearranged according to your chosen sort order.
  4. Copy or Clear: Use the utility buttons to copy the sorted list or clear the text area to start again.

About Our Text Sorter Tool

Whether you have a list of names, a set of URLs, a grocery list, or lines from a log file, organizing them can make them much easier to read and analyze. Our Text Sorter tool is designed to bring order to your chaos with a single click. It takes any text with line breaks and rearranges the lines based on your specified criteria.

The tool offers standard alphabetical sorting (A-Z), reverse alphabetical sorting (Z-A), and a smart numerical sort. The numerical sort is particularly useful as it understands the value of numbers, correctly placing "2" before "10", which a standard alphabetical sort would fail to do. It's a simple but indispensable utility for anyone who works with lists.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How does numerical sorting differ from alphabetical?

Alphabetical sorting treats all characters, including digits, as text. This means it would sort a list like `1, 10, 2` as `1, 10, 2`. Numerical sorting, however, intelligently recognizes numbers within the text and sorts them by their actual value, resulting in the correct order: `1, 2, 10`. This is crucial for sorting lists containing numbers.

Is the sorting case-sensitive?

The standard alphabetical sort is typically case-insensitive to provide a more natural ordering (i.e., 'Apple' and 'apple' are treated the same). This ensures that words are grouped together regardless of their initial capitalization.

What happens to empty lines?

Any empty lines in your input text will be removed during the sorting process to provide a clean, compact, and properly ordered list in the output.