Clean Copied Text

Sort lines alphabetically

Sort any list from A to Z or Z to A. Clean Copied Text cleans empty lines, trims spaces and organizes your text quickly, with numeric-aware sorting so "item 2" comes before "item 10".

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Your text stays in your browser. Clean Copied Text does not upload or store what you paste.

What this tool fixes

  • Lines sorted ascending or descending
  • Case-insensitive ordering by default
  • Numeric-aware sort (2 before 10)
  • Empty lines removed before sorting

How to use it

  1. 1Paste your textDrop in the messy text you copied from anywhere.
  2. 2Click cleanClean Copied Text fixes the formatting instantly, in your browser.
  3. 3Copy the resultCopy the clean text or download it as a .txt file.

Common uses

Alphabetizing names, tags or keywordsOrganizing a glossary or indexSorting file names or IDsTidying any copied list

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Frequently asked questions

Can I sort Z to A?
Yes. Switch the direction to descending in the fine-tune options.
How are numbers handled?
Numeric-aware sorting is on by default, so 2 comes before 10 instead of being compared character by character.