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 itemswith a character.
Delimit input list itemswith a regular expression.
Set a delimiting symbol orregular expression.
Sort Method
Select a sorting method.
Select sorting order.
Delete duplicate list items.
Delete no-character list items.
Remove spaces around items.
Sorted Item Separator
Use this symbol as a joinerbetween items in a sorted list.
List sorter tool What is a list sorter?
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 three sorting methods: alphabetical, numerical, and sorting by length. The alphabetical method rearranges all the items according to the positions of characters in the ASCII/Unicode table. 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. 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. Listabulous!
List sorter examples Click to use
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.
628496812833550336858986905613743869132823058430081399521282658455991569831744654692615953842176
265845599156983174465469261595384217623058430081399521281374386913288589869056335503368128496286
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Delimit input list itemswith a character.
Set a delimiting symbol orregular expression.
Select a sorting method.
Select sorting order.
Delete duplicate list items.
Delete no-character list items.
Remove spaces around items.
Use this symbol as a joinerbetween items in a sorted list.
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 itemswith a regular expression.
Set a delimiting symbol orregular expression.
Select a sorting method.
Select sorting order.
Delete duplicate list items.
Delete no-character list items.
Remove spaces around items.
Use this symbol as a joinerbetween items in a sorted list.
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 – $21000BMW – $30000Ford – $15000KIA – $16000Tesla – $22000Toyota – $25000VW – $23000Volvo – $18000
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Delimit input list itemswith a regular expression.
Set a delimiting symbol orregular expression.
Select a sorting method.
Select sorting order.
Delete duplicate list items.
Delete no-character list items.
Remove spaces around items.
Use this symbol as a joinerbetween items in a sorted list.
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 11 6 15 20 15 6 111 9 36 84 126 126 84 36 9 11 2 11 8 28 56 70 56 28 8 11 3 3 11 11 7 21 35 35 21 7 11 4 6 4 1
11 11 2 11 3 3 11 4 6 4 11 5 10 10 5 11 6 15 20 15 6 11 7 21 35 35 21 7 11 8 28 56 70 56 28 8 11 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 itemswith a character.
Set a delimiting symbol orregular expression.
Select a sorting method.
Select sorting order.
Delete duplicate list items.
Delete no-character list items.
Remove spaces around items.
Use this symbol as a joinerbetween items in a sorted list.
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
LightningFreezingRainbowThunderAuroraVortexCloudHailSnowRainWind
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Delimit input list itemswith a character.
Set a delimiting symbol orregular expression.
Select a sorting method.
Select sorting order.
Delete duplicate list items.
Delete no-character list items.
Remove spaces around items.
Use this symbol as a joinerbetween items in a sorted list.
Pro tips Master online list tools
You can pass input to this tool via
?inputquery 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
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Find Unique List Items
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.
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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Edit a List
View and edit lists in a neat browser-based list editor.
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.
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.
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).
Reduce a List
Run the reduce function on a list.
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 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 the Empty List
Generate a list with no items.
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.
Let Zalgo Destroy a List
Let Zalgo loose on a list and create list-chaos.
FAQs
Is there a program that will alphabetize a list? ›
The Alphabetizer is a free tool to alphabetize lists. Use it to sort any list of text online, using your computer or mobile device.
Which list method is used to sort a list? ›The list. sort() method sorts the elements of a list in ascending or descending order using the default < comparisons operator between items.
How do I sort a list in AZ? ›- Select the list you want to sort.
- Go to Home > Sort.
- Set Sort by to Paragraphs and Text.
- Choose Ascending (A to Z) or Descending (Z to A).
- Select OK.
Python lists have a built-in list. sort() method that modifies the list in-place. There is also a sorted() built-in function that builds a new sorted list from an iterable.
What is the fastest way to sort a list? ›But since it has the upper hand in the average cases for most inputs, Quicksort is generally considered the “fastest” sorting algorithm.
What is the most efficient way to sort a list? ›Quicksort. Quicksort is one of the most efficient sorting algorithms, and this makes of it one of the most used as well. The first thing to do is to select a pivot number, this number will separate the data, on its left are the numbers smaller than it and the greater numbers on the right.