Sort a List A to Z Online — Free List Sorter Tool
Updated: May 2026
Sorting a list from A to Z takes one second with the right tool. Whether your list contains names, URLs, keywords, countries, file names, or code identifiers, a browser-based line sorter processes it instantly without sending a single character to a server.
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Types of lists that sort A to Z well
A to Z sorting is appropriate for almost any list where the content is textual and the intended consumer is human. Some lists need extra consideration before sorting.
- Names and people — sort A to Z by surname for directories; use "Last, First" format if sorting by last name
- Country and city names — straightforward A-Z sort; locales with accented characters are handled correctly by locale-aware collation
- Keywords and tags — enable "Remove duplicates" to produce a clean, deduplicated sorted keyword set
- URLs — sort A to Z to group URLs by domain or by path structure; protocol (https://) is included in the comparison
- Product names or SKUs — if SKUs contain numbers (SKU-1 through SKU-100), use natural sort instead of standard A-Z
- Programming identifiers — import lists, CSS properties, JSON keys; sort A to Z with case-sensitive mode for identifiers where case matters
Options that change the sort result
Three options have the most impact on the A to Z sort result and are worth understanding before you sort.
Case insensitive (recommended for most lists): "Apple", "apple", and "APPLE" all sort to the same position. The original capitalization is preserved in the output. Without this option, all uppercase lines sort before all lowercase lines.
Trim whitespace (recommended): Strips leading and trailing spaces from each line before sorting. A line " apple " (with spaces) and a line "apple" would be placed at different positions without trimming, because the space character sorts before the letter A.
Remove duplicates: Removes repeated lines after applying case normalization (if case insensitive is enabled) and whitespace trimming. Useful when compiling lists from multiple sources.
For a clean, human-readable A to Z list, enable all three options: case insensitive, trim whitespace, and remove duplicates. This combination handles almost all data quality issues in one step.
Sorting URLs A to Z
URLs include a protocol, domain, path, and sometimes query parameters. A standard A to Z sort on URLs compares the full string from the beginning, so all https:// URLs sort together and all http:// URLs sort separately. Within the same protocol, URLs sort by domain first, then by path.
If you want to sort URLs by domain only (ignoring the path), you would need to strip the path before sorting — this requires preprocessing. For a quick sort on the full URL string, the standard A to Z sort works correctly and produces a consistent, predictable order.
Frequently asked questions
How many items can I sort at once?
There is no limit. The sort runs in your browser using JavaScript and can handle lists of thousands of items in milliseconds. Very large lists (hundreds of thousands of lines) are limited only by your browser's available memory.
Can I sort a numbered list (1. item, 2. item)?
Yes, but the number prefix will affect the sort order. The lines will sort by the number prefix first. If you want to sort by the item content ignoring the number prefix, remove the numbering before sorting, sort, then add numbering back using the "Number lines in output" option.
Can I download the sorted list?
Yes. Click "Download .txt" to save the sorted output as a plain text file. Each line becomes one line in the file.