# Text Sorter

> Sort lines alphabetically, reverse, by length or in random order, with optional de-duplication. Free, instant, nothing uploaded.

- URL: https://farvixo.com/tools/text/text-sorter
- Category: Text Tools (https://farvixo.com/tools/text)
- Price: Free
- Last reviewed: 7 August 2026
- Publisher: Farvixo Technologies

## What is Text Sorter?

Text Sorter is a free online text tool from Farvixo that lets you sort lines A→Z, Z→A, by length or randomly. It updates as you type and runs entirely in your browser, so the text is never transmitted. There is no length limit imposed by a server, no account and no cost — use it as often as you need.

## Specifications

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tool | Text Sorter — Text Tools |
| Purpose | Sort lines A→Z, Z→A, by length or randomly |
| Input | Text or values you enter directly |
| Output | Transformed text, ready to copy or download |
| Processing | In your browser — files are never uploaded to a server |
| Price | Free, unlimited, no account required |
| Limitations | Bounded by your device's memory and CPU rather than a server quota |

## How to use Text Sorter

1. **Paste your text** — Paste or type into Text Sorter. Nothing is sent anywhere — the text stays in your browser.
2. **Choose how to transform it** — Pick the options you want. Text Sorter updates the output as you type, so you can see the effect immediately.
3. **Copy or download** — Take the result to your clipboard or save it as a file. Unlimited use, no account needed.

## Use cases

- Writers and students checking length against a word or character limit
- Cleaning up text pasted out of a PDF, email or spreadsheet
- Reformatting a list or block of copy before publishing it
- Comparing two drafts to see exactly what changed

## Tips

- Text pasted from Word or a PDF often carries invisible characters; clean it before counting or comparing.
- Character counts differ between platforms — some count emoji as one character, others as two.
- The result updates live, so you can adjust the input and watch the output rather than re-running the tool.

## Common problems

- **The count does not match another tool** — Tools differ on whether line breaks, trailing spaces and emoji count. Check which rule the platform you are targeting applies.
- **Formatting was lost on paste** — This is a plain-text tool by design. Apply formatting after transforming the text in your editor.
- **Strange symbols appear in the output** — The source contained smart quotes, non-breaking spaces or zero-width characters. Strip them first, then re-run.

## FAQ

### Why did my numbered list sort in the wrong order?

Alphabetical sorting treats numbers as text, so 10 comes before 2 — because "1" precedes "2" character by character. Use numeric sorting for lists of numbers, or pad them with leading zeros.

### Is sorting case-sensitive?

By default uppercase sorts before lowercase, which is how character codes are ordered. Enable case-insensitive sorting for a list of names or words, which is almost always what you actually want.

### Can I sort and remove duplicates at once?

Yes. De-duplication can be applied during the sort, which is the usual combination when tidying an exported list of emails, tags or keywords.

### What is random sort for?

Shuffling a list — picking a running order, randomising questions, drawing names. It uses a proper random source rather than a weak shuffle, so the result is genuinely unbiased.

### Does it handle non-English text?

Sorting uses locale-aware comparison, so accented characters and non-Latin scripts sort sensibly rather than by raw character code, which would place them all after Z.

## Related tools

- [Case Converter](https://farvixo.com/tools/text/case-converter): UPPER, lower, Title, camelCase, snake_case & more
- [Text Compare](https://farvixo.com/tools/text/text-compare): Compare two texts and highlight differences
- [Reverse Text](https://farvixo.com/tools/text/reverse-text): Reverse text, words or lines
- [Word Counter](https://farvixo.com/tools/text/word-counter): Count words, characters, sentences and reading time
- [Character Counter](https://farvixo.com/tools/text/character-counter): Live character count with and without spaces
- [Remove Duplicate Lines](https://farvixo.com/tools/text/remove-duplicate-lines): De-duplicate lines in any text list

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