Text tools

Remove duplicate lines and sort a list

Remove duplicate lines and optionally trim, filter and sort text.

Processed locally

Up to 1,000,000 characters and 10,000 lines. Content and digit systems are preserved; no Unicode normalization or number conversion.

More optionsSort order: Keep orderTrim line edges: NoRemove empty lines: NoCase sensitive: YesCurrent settings — expand to change.

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Help and method

Each line is one item. Exact deduplication retains the first occurrence. Trimming, empty-line removal and case-insensitive comparison are optional. Sorting uses the selected interface language.

Methods and reliability

Worked example

An example you can try or adapt to your own values.

Input
β α β
Remove duplicates
Yes
Sort order
Keep order
Trim line edges
No
Remove empty lines
No
Case sensitive
Yes

Result

β α