Shuffle Lines

Shuffle lines; optional numeric seed for repeatable order.

Fisher–Yates shuffle. Leave seed blank for random; set a number to repeat.

What Shuffle Lines does

Fisher–Yates shuffle. Leave seed blank for random; set a number to repeat.

This URL is only for Shuffle Lines (shuffle lines). Shuffle lines; optional numeric seed for repeatable order. Other Text tools on Tool-You look similar in the chrome, so the job definition below is the part that belongs to Shuffle Lines alone: Fisher–Yates shuffle. Leave seed blank for random; set a number to repeat.

How to use Shuffle Lines

  1. Keep this tab on Shuffle Lines (/shuffle-lines). Pasting into the wrong Text tool (for example Sort Lines) changes the job.
  2. Paste or type the input Shuffle Lines expects. Path hint: shuffle lines. Shuffle lines; optional numeric seed for repeatable order.
  3. Apply the Shuffle Lines action only. Reverse Lines is a different transform (Flip the order of lines, not the letters.). Fisher–Yates shuffle. Leave seed blank for random; set a number to repeat.
  4. Copy the output of Shuffle Lines if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: Optional mulberry32 seed. Max size per text limits.
  5. If the text job is actually Sort lines A–Z, Z–A, or as numbers., leave Shuffle Lines and open Sort Lines.

When not to use Shuffle Lines

Skip Shuffle Lines when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Sort Lines or Reverse Lines — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Fisher–Yates shuffle. Leave seed blank for random; set a number to repeat.

Questions about Shuffle Lines

What does Shuffle Lines do that other Text pages on this site do not?
Fisher–Yates shuffle. Leave seed blank for random; set a number to repeat. Short version: Shuffle lines; optional numeric seed for repeatable order.
Does Shuffle Lines upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?
No. Shuffle Lines runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Optional mulberry32 seed. Max size per text limits.
Should I use Sort Lines instead of Shuffle Lines?
Use Shuffle Lines when you need Shuffle lines; optional numeric seed for repeatable order. Use Sort Lines when you need Sort lines A–Z, Z–A, or as numbers. They share a category (Text) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Shuffle Lines?
Optional mulberry32 seed. Max size per text limits. Also: Fisher–Yates shuffle. Leave seed blank for random; set a number to repeat.