Text Sorter

Each sort mode answers a different need. Ties are kept in their original order, so sorting is stable and predictable.

A plain alphabetical sort compares text character by character, so item 10 comes before item 2 because the character 1 comes before 2. That is how many simple tools and old file managers sort, and it often looks wrong. Natural order reads groups of digits as whole numbers, so item 2 comes before item 10, chapter 9 before chapter 11, and photo 100 after photo 99. Use Natural for file names, version lists and anything numbered.

If each line holds several values, such as name, city and age from a spreadsheet, choose the column to sort by and how the columns are separated: comma, tab, semicolon, pipe or spaces. The whole line moves, only the chosen column decides the order. Copying cells from Excel or Google Sheets gives tab-separated lines, so choose Tab for pasted spreadsheet data. For more complex CSV files with quoted values, convert them with CSV to JSON first.

With Ignore case on, Apple and apple are treated as the same word, so lists mix naturally. With it off, capital letters come before small ones when the words are otherwise equal. Accented letters such as é, ü or ñ sort next to their base letter instead of after z, following the rules of your browser's language. Ignore case also applies to Remove duplicates, so Apple and apple count as one line.

Random uses the Fisher–Yates shuffle with numbers from your browser's cryptographic random generator, so every possible order is equally likely and the result cannot be predicted. That makes it suitable for picking winners, shuffling quiz questions, creating random teams or deciding a running order. Click Shuffle again for a new order.