How it works
The List Alphabetizer sorts a multi-line list of items in ascending or descending alphabetical order. It handles case-insensitive sorting, numeric sorting, reverse order, and randomization (shuffle) — all in one tool.
Sorted lists are easier to scan, compare, and maintain. Whether you're organizing a list of keywords, country names, product names, or configuration values, alphabetical order is the most universally readable sort. This tool removes the need to sort manually in a spreadsheet for simple text lists.
How to use it: paste your list (one item per line) into the input. Select your sort mode: A→Z, Z→A, numerical (for lists of numbers), or random shuffle. Toggle "Case sensitive" to control whether uppercase letters sort before lowercase. The sorted output appears instantly and updates as you change options.
Advanced options: the tool can also remove duplicates during sorting (giving you a sorted unique list in one step) and can sort by the last word in each line — useful for sorting a list of full names by last name.
Use cases: sorting keyword research lists before importing to a spreadsheet, alphabetizing country or city lists for dropdown menus, ordering configuration keys for easier code review, sorting CSV column headers, and organizing bullet point lists in documentation.
Frequently Asked Questions
- By default, sorting is case-insensitive (a and A are treated as equal). Enable 'Case sensitive' to sort uppercase letters before lowercase (standard ASCII order).
- Natural sort treats numeric sequences within strings as numbers. 'item10' comes after 'item9' in natural sort (correct), while standard alphabetical puts 'item10' before 'item2' (because '1' < '2' as characters).
- Yes. Enable 'Remove duplicates' alongside the sort option to produce a sorted, unique list in one step.
- Enable 'Sort by last word' to sort a list of full names ('First Last') by the last token. This is simpler than a full name parser and works for most standard 'First Last' formatted names.