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Convert

Convert lists between every common format - CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, Markdown, HTML, Excel and more.

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Convert CSV Columns to List Flatten CSV columns into a list. Convert CSV to List Flatten CSV rows into a list. Convert Excel to List Parse an Excel paste (TSV) into a list. Convert HTML to List Extract list items from HTML markup. Convert JSON to List Flatten JSON into a list. Convert List to CSV Turn a list into CSV rows. Convert List to Columns Reshape list into columns. Convert List to HTML Wrap list items as <ul>/<ol>. Convert List to JSON Turn a list into a JSON array. Convert List to Markdown Output markdown bullet list. Convert List to Rows Break items into rows. Convert List to Sentence Join into a natural sentence. Convert List to TSV Tab-separated values. Convert List to XML Wrap list items in XML tags. Convert List to YAML Turn a list into YAML array.
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Sort

Reorder list items with precise control - alphabetical, numeric, length, random shuffle.

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Pick a Random Item Return one random item. Reverse a List Flip the order of items. Rotate a List Shift items N places. Shuffle a List Randomise the order. Sort List Lines Sort every line of a list. Sort List Words Sort individual words in a list. Sort List by Length Sort items shortest to longest. Sort Numeric Values Numeric-aware sort. Sort a List Alphabetical or numeric sort. Create a Random Order Return a fresh shuffled order. Reverse List Items Reverse each item in place. Reverse Paragraph List Reverse a paragraph list. Reverse Sentence List Reverse a sentence list. Rotate Randomly Rotate by a random offset. Shift Elements Shift items one position.
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Count

Measure and summarise any list - length, unique items, duplicate counts, word frequency.

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Count List Item Occurrences Count how many times each item appears. Find Duplicate Items Show only items that repeat. Find List Length Count items in a list. Find Most Popular Items Rank items by frequency. Find Top Words Most common words in the list. Find Unique Items Return only items that appear once. Find Unique Words Unique words across list items. List Analysis Full statistics for any list. Print List Statistics Length, unique, duplicates at a glance. Check if Sorted Report whether items are ordered. Detect Numbers & Text Split numeric vs text counts. Duplicate Words Show words that appear more than once. Find Empty Items Count blank or whitespace-only lines. Find Repeating Items Items that appear consecutively. Longest & Shortest Find the extremes by length.
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Filter

Keep only what you need - filter, search, find items by text, regex, or pattern.

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Filter List Lines Keep or drop lines by match. Filter List Words Match words inside items. Filter Numbers Match or exclude numbers. Find Emails in List Extract email addresses. Find List Items Find items containing a term. Find Patterns Regex match against items. Find URLs in List Extract URLs. Grep a List grep-style line filter. Delete List Items Drop specific items by match. Extract Fragment Take a slice between two indexes. Extract Sublist by Range Range-based sublist extraction. Filter Paragraphs Filter a paragraph-per-entry list. Find Cities in List Match known cities. Group List Items Group N items per row. Head of a List Keep only the first N items.
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Clean

Strip whitespace, remove duplicates and empty lines, normalise formatting in one click.

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Add Quotes Wrap every item in quotes. Change Separator Swap separator characters. Dedupe, keep order Dedupe without re-sorting. Normalize Separators Unify list separators. Remove Bullets Strip bullet markers. Remove Empty Items Drop blank lines. Remove Extra Spaces Trim leading/trailing whitespace (not internal spaces). Remove Prefixes Strip a prefix from items. Remove Repeating Items Delete repeating items. Remove Suffixes Strip a suffix from items. Replace List Items Find-and-replace across items. Trim List Items Strip leading/trailing whitespace. Add Bullets Prefix each item with a bullet. Add Item Counters Prefix each item with 1. 2. 3. Add Line Breaks Insert blank line between items.
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Compare

Diff lists side by side - find common items, unique-to-each, or differences between two or more lists.

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Compare Two Lists Side-by-side diff. Find Common Items Items in every list. Find Distinct Items Items unique to one list. Subtract List Remove one list from another. Compare Three Lists 3-way list comparison. Merge Lists Combine multiple lists. Three-way Diff 3-way difference finder. Zip Two Lists Interleave two lists into pairs.
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