How Does It Work?
- Paste your listOne item per line. Names, tasks, keywords, file names, numbers.
- Choose an orderAlphabetical is the default. Numeric sorting reads the first number in each line, so "item 10" comes after "item 9".
- Copy the sorted listUse it straight away, or feed the result back in to apply a second pass.
What Is It Used For?
Sorting in a spreadsheet means opening one, pasting, sorting, copying back. For a quick list this page is faster, and its natural ordering handles the case that plain alphabetical sorting always gets wrong: numbers inside text, where "Chapter 10" would otherwise land between "Chapter 1" and "Chapter 2".
- Alphabetising a list of names, tags or references.
- Ordering file names or version numbers naturally.
- Sorting numbers pasted out of a report.
- Reversing a list you already have in order.
- Shuffling a list to pick a random order, for example a running order or a draw.
Examples
| Input | Mode | Result |
|---|---|---|
| banana, apple, cherry | A → Z | apple, banana, cherry |
| item 2, item 10, item 1 | A → Z (natural) | item 1, item 2, item 10 |
| 30, 4, 200 | Numeric, smallest first | 4, 30, 200 |
| aaa, b, cc | Shortest first | b, cc, aaa |