Paragraph Sorter
Sort blocks of text separated by blank lines alphabetically, by length, by word count or randomly, keeping each paragraph's line breaks intact.
What is the Paragraph Sorter?
Paragraph Sorter reorders whole paragraphs rather than individual lines. Text is split wherever a blank line appears, so a multi-line entry such as an address, a quote or a bullet group stays together and its internal line breaks are preserved exactly.
- Sorts whole paragraphs, keeping internal line breaks
- Alphabetical sorting with natural number ordering
- Sort by character length or by word count
- Fair Fisher–Yates random shuffle on demand
- Reverse any sort order with one checkbox
- Copy or download the reordered text
How to use the Paragraph Sorter
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Paste your text, separating each paragraph with a blank line.
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Choose to sort alphabetically, by character length, by word count, or randomly.
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Tick natural number order so numbered items sort 2 before 10, and reverse the order if you want.
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For a random order, press Shuffle — press it again for a different arrangement.
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Copy or download the sorted text.
About the Paragraph Sorter
Paragraph Sorter reorders whole paragraphs rather than individual lines. Text is split wherever a blank line appears, so a multi-line entry such as an address, a quote or a bullet group stays together and its internal line breaks are preserved exactly.
Sort alphabetically with natural number ordering, so Chapter 2 comes before Chapter 10 instead of after it. You can also sort by character length or word count to find your longest and shortest sections, reverse any order, or shuffle the paragraphs randomly with a fair Fisher–Yates shuffle.
All sorting runs in your browser and nothing is uploaded. Drafts, notes and client documents stay on your own device, and the tool works with no internet connection once the page has loaded. Sorting is done with a fixed English collator rather than your system locale, so the same text always produces the same order on any computer you open it on.
Frequently asked questions
How do I sort paragraphs instead of lines?
Separate each paragraph with a blank line and paste the text here. The tool treats every blank-line-delimited block as one unit, so multi-line entries are never split apart.
Why does Chapter 10 sort before Chapter 2 in other tools?
Plain alphabetical sorting compares character by character, so the 1 in 10 comes before the 2. Tick natural number order and numbers inside the text are compared by value instead.
Are the line breaks inside a paragraph preserved?
Yes. Only the blank lines between paragraphs are used to split the text, so single line breaks within a paragraph come through in the output exactly as you typed them.
Is the random shuffle really random?
It uses the Fisher–Yates algorithm, which gives every possible arrangement an equal chance. Press Shuffle again at any time for a completely fresh order.
Is my text sent anywhere?
No. Sorting happens entirely in your browser with JavaScript, so nothing is uploaded to a server and the tool works offline.
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