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List sorter

World's simplest list tool
This is a super simple browser-based application that sorts items in a list and arranges them in increasing or decreasing order. You can sort the items alphabetically, numerically, or by their length. You can also remove duplicate and empty items, as well as trim individual items that have whitespace around them. You can use any separator character to separate the input list items or alternatively use a regular expression to separate them. Additionally, you can create a new delimiter for the sorted output list. Created by list geeks from team Browserling.
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Input Item Separator
Delimit input list items with a character.
Delimit input list items with a regular expression.
Set a delimiting symbol or regular expression.
Sort Method
Select a sorting method.
Select sorting order.
Sort uppercase and lowercase items separately. Capital letters precede lowercase letters in an ascending list. (Works only in alphabetical sorting mode.)
Sorted Item Properties
Use this symbol as a joiner between items in a sorted list.
Delete duplicate list items.
Delete no-character list items.
Remove spaces around items.

What is a list sorter?

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This online tool changes the order of all list items so that they are sorted. When it rearranges the items, they can go either in ascending or descending order. Since lists can contain anything, including letters and numbers, and items can have different lengths, you can switch between four sorting methods: alphabetical, numerical, sorting by length, and sorting by complexity. The alphabetical method rearranges all the items according to the positions of characters in the ASCII/Unicode table. If the "Case Sensitive Sort" option is enabled, then in the ascending sort order, all items that start with a capital letter will go first, and only then all lowercase letter items will follow. If you turn this option off, the program will consider uppercase and lowercase letters to be the same and will sort the items together, regardless of their case. The numerical method sorts numbers based on their magnitude. If there are also letters or characters when the numerical method is used, then they are sorted in alphanumerical order. The sorting by length method counts the number of characters in each item and puts them either from the shortest to longest item, or from the longest to shortest item. The sort-by-complexity method measures the entropy of each item in the list. The item's entropy is a measure of its randomness and predictability based on characters in it. For example, an item "aaaaa" is very predictable and its entropy is zero, but an item "hjKl4" isn't predictable at all and its entropy is infinite. Therefore, the sort-by-complexity method displays the list items in order from the simplest (most predictable) to the most complex (most random and unpredictable). You can switch between these sorting methods in the options as well as select the sort order of items there. Sometimes items in the list may contain whitespaces around them, so we also added an option to get rid of them and trim them. Additionally, you may remove duplicate and empty list items from the sorted list. When working with lists, they may have various formats (for example, comma-separated, bar-separated, tab-separated, or a single vertical column), so we made this program as generic as possible and it supports all possible list formats. When you load your list, you just have to tell this program how to split it into items. To do that, you just have to specify a list item delimiter character in the "Use a Symbol Separator" option or enter a regular expression that matches multiple delimiter variations in the "Use a Regex Separator" mode. Last but not least, you can specify a custom item delimiter for the output list. If you need to sort a list in random order, then you can use our Randomize a List tool. Also, coming soon, you'll be able to sort a list in a shape of a pyramid, inverse pyramid, or an hourglass. Listabulous!

List sorter examples

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Numeric List Sorting
In this example, we sort a list of perfect numbers in descending order. As all the input items are numbers, we choose the numerical sorting mode. This way, the program compares the numbers by their magnitude and puts them in order from the largest number to the smallest. Perfect numbers are listed in a column, so we separate them with a newline character, and we also use the same newline in the sorted list.
6 28 496 8128 33550336 8589869056 137438691328 2305843008139952128 2658455991569831744654692615953842176
2658455991569831744654692615953842176 2305843008139952128 137438691328 8589869056 33550336 8128 496 28 6
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Delimit input list items with a character.
Set a delimiting symbol or regular expression.
Select a sorting method.
Select sorting order.
Sort uppercase and lowercase items separately. Capital letters precede lowercase letters in an ascending list. (Works only in alphabetical sorting mode.)
Use this symbol as a joiner between items in a sorted list.
Delete duplicate list items.
Delete no-character list items.
Remove spaces around items.
Sort Words Alphabetically
In this example, we sort all words in a tongue twister alphabetically. To define words as individual elements of the list, we match them by the regular expression "/ +/", which separates them by the whitespace characters. We select the ascending sorting order (from "a" to "z") and remove all duplicate words. As a result, we get a list of all unique words in alphabetical order that are then separated by em dashes.
give papa a cup of proper coffee in a copper coffee cup
a — coffee — copper — cup — give — in — of — papa — proper
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Delimit input list items with a regular expression.
Set a delimiting symbol or regular expression.
Select a sorting method.
Select sorting order.
Sort uppercase and lowercase items separately. Capital letters precede lowercase letters in an ascending list. (Works only in alphabetical sorting mode.)
Use this symbol as a joiner between items in a sorted list.
Delete duplicate list items.
Delete no-character list items.
Remove spaces around items.
Sort a Car Price List
In this example, we rearrange the names of cars with their cost in alphabetic order. The list of cars has two columns that are separated by commas and semicolons. To find the items of the input list, we use the regular expression "/,|;/". This regular expression matches either a comma or a semicolon. We trim list items, remove empty elements, sort the car brands in ascending order, and return a much simpler and easier to read version price list.
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;Ford – $15000, Volvo – $18000; ;Tesla – $22000, BMW – $30000; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;VW – $23000, Toyota – $25000; ;KIA – $16000, Audi – $21000; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
Audi – $21000 BMW – $30000 Ford – $15000 KIA – $16000 Tesla – $22000 Toyota – $25000 VW – $23000 Volvo – $18000
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Delimit input list items with a regular expression.
Set a delimiting symbol or regular expression.
Select a sorting method.
Select sorting order.
Sort uppercase and lowercase items separately. Capital letters precede lowercase letters in an ascending list. (Works only in alphabetical sorting mode.)
Use this symbol as a joiner between items in a sorted list.
Delete duplicate list items.
Delete no-character list items.
Remove spaces around items.
Sort Rows of Pascal's Triangle
In this example, we load a data list that contains rows of binomial coefficients. Unfortunately, our cat walked across the keyboard and broke the order of the rows. To fix the problem, we treat the rows as list items, and to put the rows of Pascal's triangle back in the correct order, we sort the list by the length of items. We select the ascending sort order and get the correct triangle with one number at the vertex and 10 numbers at the base.
1 5 10 10 5 1 1 6 15 20 15 6 1 1 1 9 36 84 126 126 84 36 9 1 1 2 1 1 8 28 56 70 56 28 8 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 7 21 35 35 21 7 1 1 4 6 4 1
1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 6 4 1 1 5 10 10 5 1 1 6 15 20 15 6 1 1 7 21 35 35 21 7 1 1 8 28 56 70 56 28 8 1 1 9 36 84 126 126 84 36 9 1
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Delimit input list items with a character.
Set a delimiting symbol or regular expression.
Select a sorting method.
Select sorting order.
Sort uppercase and lowercase items separately. Capital letters precede lowercase letters in an ascending list. (Works only in alphabetical sorting mode.)
Use this symbol as a joiner between items in a sorted list.
Delete duplicate list items.
Delete no-character list items.
Remove spaces around items.
Sort a List of Phenomena by Length
In this example, we sort a list of natural phenomena by the length of its items. We display the list in descending order, which means that the longest words come first and the shortest ones at the end. We split the input list by the comma character and put a newline as a delimiter in the output.
Thunder, Lightning, Wind, Vortex, Rain, Rainbow, Cloud, Freezing, Snow, Hail, Aurora
Lightning Freezing Rainbow Thunder Aurora Vortex Cloud Hail Snow Rain Wind
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Delimit input list items with a character.
Set a delimiting symbol or regular expression.
Select a sorting method.
Select sorting order.
Sort uppercase and lowercase items separately. Capital letters precede lowercase letters in an ascending list. (Works only in alphabetical sorting mode.)
Use this symbol as a joiner between items in a sorted list.
Delete duplicate list items.
Delete no-character list items.
Remove spaces around items.
Sort Phone Numbers by Complexity
In this example, we want to pick an easy-to-remember phone number for our customer support line. To do this, we load a list of phone numbers that are available as the input and set the sorting method to be by item complexity. The program measures how random the digits in each phone number are and displays the simplest phones at the top of the sorted list, followed by numbers that are hard to remember.
+1 505-423-7866 +1 223-590-5555 +1 541-782-3609 +1 505-105-0105 +1 505-277-0025 +1 320-003-0002 +1 505-403-7384 +1 505-505-5050 +1 301-931-5346 +1 500-000-0000 +1 223-627-8639
+1 500-000-0000 +1 505-505-5050 +1 505-105-0105 +1 320-003-0002 +1 223-590-5555 +1 505-277-0025 +1 301-931-5346 +1 223-627-8639 +1 505-403-7384 +1 505-423-7866 +1 541-782-3609
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Delimit input list items with a character.
Set a delimiting symbol or regular expression.
Select a sorting method.
Select sorting order.
Sort uppercase and lowercase items separately. Capital letters precede lowercase letters in an ascending list. (Works only in alphabetical sorting mode.)
Use this symbol as a joiner between items in a sorted list.
Delete duplicate list items.
Delete no-character list items.
Remove spaces around items.
Case-sensitive Alphabetical Sorting
In this example, we sort a list of items alphabetically using the "Case-sensitive Sort" mode. If you look closely, our list consists of two parts: celestial bodies (which have a capitalized letter format) and from places on the Earth (which use a small letter format). Once the case-sensitive option is turned on, items with uppercase letters and lowercase letters are sorted separately and in the output, we see all celestial bodies at the beginning of the list and only then follow the locations on the globe.
Sun Moons Meteor Earth Heliosphere country city continent region village
Earth Heliosphere Meteor Moons Sun city continent country region village
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Delimit input list items with a character.
Set a delimiting symbol or regular expression.
Select a sorting method.
Select sorting order.
Sort uppercase and lowercase items separately. Capital letters precede lowercase letters in an ascending list. (Works only in alphabetical sorting mode.)
Use this symbol as a joiner between items in a sorted list.
Delete duplicate list items.
Delete no-character list items.
Remove spaces around items.
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You can pass input to this tool via ?input query argument and it will automatically compute output. Here's how to type it in your browser's address bar. Click to try!
https://onlinelisttools.com/sort-list?input=6%0A28%0A496%0A8128%0A33550336%0A8589869056%0A137438691328%0A2305843008139952128%0A2658455991569831744654692615953842176&string-separator=true&input-separator=%5Cn&sort-method=numerically&sort-order=decreasing&remove-duplicates=false&remove-empty-items=false&trim-items=false&join-character=%5Cn&case-sensitive=true
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Quickly print all distinct items of a list.
Find Duplicate List Items
Quickly print all repeating items of a list.
Find the Length of a List
Quickly count the number of items in a list.
Color List Items
Quickly display list items in multiple colors.
Create a Custom List
Quickly generate a list of arbitrary length with arbitrary items.
Create a Random List
Quickly generate a random length list with random items.
Find List Items
Quickly find certain items in a list.
Find Most Popular List Items
Quickly find how many times each item appears in the list.
Replace List Items
Quickly replace certain items in a list with new items.
Delete List Items
Quickly remove items from a list that match a pattern.
Reverse a List
Quickly print all list items in reverse order.
Sort a List
Quickly sort list items alphabetically or numerically.
Randomize a List
Quickly shuffle list items and make it random.
Randomly Select a List Item
Quickly randomly pick one or more items from a list.
Convert a List to an Image
Quickly create a downloadable image from a list.
Change List Item Separator
Quickly set a new delimiter for items in a list.
Delete List Item Separators
Quickly remove the symbol that separates list items.
Normalize List Item Separators
Quickly change list item delimiters to the same symbol.
Truncate a List
Quickly remove items from the beginning or end of a list.
Join List Items
Quickly join all items of a list together.
Group List Items
Quickly create groups of multiple list items.
Slice a List
Quickly extract a part of a list.
Delete Empty List Items
Quickly remove all empty items from a list.
Trim List Items
Quickly remove whitespace characters around list items.
Duplicate a List
Quickly create multiple copies of a list.
Rotate a List
Quickly rotate list items to the left or right (or up and down).
Add a List Item Counter
Quickly enumerate list items and add a counter to them.
Add List Item Bullets
Quickly add bullet markers to all items in a list.
Remove List Item Bullets
Quickly remove all bullet markers from list items.
Quote List Items
Quickly wrap all list items in quotes.
Unquote List Items
Quickly remove all quotation marks from around list items.
Wrap Text Around Items
Quickly add text on the left and right sides of all list items.
Unwrap Items From Text
Quickly remove text from the left and right sides of all list items.
Add a List Item Prefix
Quickly prepend a prefix before each list item.
Remove a List Item Prefix
Quickly delete any prefix from the beginning of all list items.
Add a List Item Suffix
Quickly append a suffix after each list item.
Remove a List Item Suffix
Quickly delete any suffix from the end of all list items.
Change the Length of a List
Quickly add or remove list items to make it a certain length.
Convert a List to Columns
Quickly create multiple columns from a single list.
Create a Symmetric List
Quickly create a palindromic list from the given list.
Append Items to a List
Quickly add new items at the beginning or end of a list.
Left-pad a List
Quickly left-pad a list with one or more items.
Right-pad a List
Quickly right-pad a list with one or more items.
Delete Repeating List Items
Quickly remove items that repeat in a list.
Filter a List
Quickly apply a filter on all list items (extract certain items).
Print List Statistics
Quickly analyze a list and print its item statistics.
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Split a List
Split list items into chunks.
Generate the Powerlist
Create the powerlist of the given list.
Find the Car of a List
Extract the first item from a list.
Find the Cdr of a List
Extract all items except the first of a list.
Apply a Function on a List
Run a JavaScript function on every list item (map function).
Reduce a List
Run the reduce function on a list.
Find Certain List Items
Quickly find and print items that interest you in a list.
Find Repeating List Items
Quickly find and print items that repeat in a list.
Delete Unique List Items
Quickly find and remove items that are unique in a list.
Extract a Sublist from a List
Given start and stop indexes, extract a sublist from a list.
Shift List Items
Shift list items to the left or right (or up and down).
Indent List Items
Add indentation to all list items.
Skew List Items
Make a list go increasingly sideways (to the left or right).
Mirror a List
Quickly create a mirror copy of a list.
Invert a List
Invert the order of items in a list (last becomes first, etc).
Convert a List to Rows
Create multiple rows from a single list.
Convert a List to Excel
Create an Excel (XLS/XLSX) file from a list.
Convert a List to PDF
Create a PDF file from a list.
Convert a Text List to a LaTeX List
Create a LaTeX list from a regular text list.
Convert a Text List to a HTML List
Create a HTML list from a regular text list.
Convert a Text List to a Markdown List
Create a Markdown list from a regular text list.
Compare Two Lists
Find the difference between two lists.
Compare Three Lists
Find the difference between three lists.
Remove One List from Another
Remove elements from a list that appear in the other list.
Find Common Items in Lists
Find items that are shared between two or more lists.
Find Distinct Items in Lists
Find items that are unique in two or more lists.
Zip Two Lists
Join two or more lists together item by item.
Unzip Two Lists
Split an interleaved list into two or more separate lists.
Merge Two Lists
Append a second list at the end of the first list.
Pair List Items
Create pairs from all list items.
Pop List Items
Remove list items at certain index positions.
Push List Items
Add new items at the end of a list.
Splice a List
Modify a list in-place by adding, replacing, or removing items.
Flatten a List
Remove all indentation levels from a list and make it flat.
Make List Items Bold
Quickly apply the bold effect to all list items.
Make List Items Italic
Quickly apply the italic effect to all list items.
Make List Items Cursive
Quickly rewrite all list items in cursive.
Change List Item Font
Quickly change the font of all list items.
Add an Underscore to List Items
Quickly add an underscore to all list items.
Add a Strikethrough to List Items
Quickly add a strikethrough to all list items.
Make List Items Title Case
Quickly change the letter case of all items to title case.
Make List Items Proper Case
Quickly change the letter case of all items to proper case.
Make List Items Random Case
Quickly randomly change the letter case of all items.
Make List Items Lowercase
Quickly change the letter case of all items to small letters.
Make List Items Uppercase
Quickly change the letter case of all items to capital letters.
Remove List Item Counter
Quickly remove any numeration from a list of items.
Create an Empty List
Generate a list with no items (just bullet points).
Visualize a List
Quickly create a graphical representation of a list.
Create a List Cloud
Create an image with a cloud of list items.
Create a Spiral List
Create an image with list items going in a spiral.
Create a ZigZag List
Make list items go in a zigzag.
Add Errors to a List
Add errors and corruption to a list.
Base64-encode a List
Convert any list to base64 encoding.
Base64-decode a List
Convert any list from base64 encoding back to a list.
URL-encode a List
Convert any list to URL encoding.
URL-decode a List
Convert any list from URL encoding back to a list.
Convert a List to JSON
Create a JSON array from a list.
Convert JSON to a List
Create a list from a JSON array.
Convert a List to XML
Create an XML document from a list.
Convert XML to a List
Create a list from an XML document.
Convert a List to YAML
Create a YAML file from a list.
Convert YAML to a List
Create a list from a YAML file.
Convert a Text List to a Binary List
Create a binary list from a text list.
Convert a Binary List to a Text List
Create a text list from a binary list.
Compress a List
Compress a list so it uses less space.
Scroll a List
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