Text to List Converter

Text to List Converter transforms plain text into neatly formatted lists in any format you need. Whether you're converting lines into HTML markup, building a Markdown checklist, generating a JSON array from a column of data, or creating an SQL IN clause from a list of IDs — paste your text and pick a format.

The tool handles any input delimiter (lines, commas, tabs, custom) and outputs to 12 different list formats with options for sorting, deduplication, trimming, quoting, and custom prefixes. Everything runs locally in your browser.

• 12 output formats: Bullet, dash, numbered, HTML ul, HTML ol, Markdown list, Markdown ordered, Markdown checklist, CSV, JSON array, SQL IN, custom prefix
• Flexible input splitting: By line, comma, space, tab, semicolon, pipe, or custom delimiter
• Sort items: Alphabetical A–Z or Z–A
• Remove duplicates: Deduplicate before converting
• Trim items: Strip whitespace from each entry
• Remove empty items: Skip blank entries
• Quote items: Wrap in single or double quotes
• Custom prefix: Define your own list marker or prefix string
• Reverse list: Flip item order
• Live stats: Input items, output items, duplicates removed

1. Paste your text: Enter text — one item per line, or delimited by commas/tabs/etc.
2. Choose split method: Select how to break the input into items (lines, comma, space, etc.).
3. Pick output format: Choose from bullet list, numbered, HTML, Markdown, JSON, CSV, SQL, or custom.
4. Set options: Toggle sort, deduplicate, trim, quote, or reverse as needed.
5. Click Convert: The formatted list appears instantly in the output.

Input: Apple\nBanana\nCherry

Bullet list: • Apple\n• Banana\n• Cherry

HTML ul: <ul>\n <li>Apple</li>\n <li>Banana</li>\n <li>Cherry</li>\n</ul>

JSON array: ["Apple", "Banana", "Cherry"]

SQL IN: ('Apple', 'Banana', 'Cherry')

Markdown checklist: - [ ] Apple\n- [ ] Banana\n- [ ] Cherry

• Save formatting time: Convert raw data to any list format in one click
• Developer-ready output: HTML, JSON, and SQL formats ready to paste into code
• Writer-friendly: Markdown and bullet formats for documentation and notes
• Data cleaning: Sort, deduplicate, trim, and filter before converting
• Any delimiter: Works with CSV, TSV, pipe-separated, or any custom format
• Free and private: No server processing, no data stored