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Remove duplicate lines & sort

Paste a list and get it back tidied. Sorting is numeric-aware, so “item10” lands after “item9” rather than before it — the thing that makes a plain alphabetical sort useless for lists with numbers in them.

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About this tool

Paste a list and get it back tidied: duplicate lines removed, blank lines dropped, surrounding whitespace trimmed, and the whole thing sorted or reversed if you want. It is the quick fix for the messy lists that accumulate from copying, exporting and merging data.

The sorting is numeric-aware, which is the crucial detail. A plain alphabetical sort puts “item10” before “item9” because it compares character by character; this tool recognises the numbers and orders them naturally, so lists with numbers in them come out in the order a human expects.

It runs in your browser, so your data is not uploaded. Use it to deduplicate an email or keyword list, clean up log lines, or sort any list into a sensible order without wrestling with a spreadsheet.

Frequently asked questions

What does this tool clean up?
It removes duplicate and blank lines, trims whitespace, and can sort or reverse the list — turning a messy paste into a tidy list.
Why is “numeric-aware” sorting important?
A plain alphabetical sort orders “item10” before “item9” because it compares characters. Numeric-aware sorting reads the numbers so the list comes out in natural order.
Does it keep the first occurrence of a duplicate?
It removes repeated lines so each unique line appears once, giving you a deduplicated list.
Is my list uploaded?
No. Everything runs in your browser, so your data stays on your device.
Can it just remove blanks without sorting?
Yes. Cleaning duplicates, blanks and whitespace is independent of sorting, so you can tidy the list while keeping its order.

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