About the Reverse Line Order Tool
What does this tool do?
It flips a list upside down. Whatever you paste on the left comes back on the right with the order of the lines reversed — the last line moves to the top, the first drops to the bottom, and everything in between mirrors around the middle. It updates as you type, so there's no button to press.
If you need something a little different, switch the mode to reverse the characters within each line instead (turning "hello" into "olleh" while the lines stay put), or do both at once. You can also trim spare whitespace and drop blank lines along the way. It all runs in your browser, so even a long file stays private and the result is instant.
How to Use This Tool
- Paste your list. Drop your lines into the left box, drag in a
.txtor.csvfile, or hit Sample to see it work. - Choose what to reverse. Keep the default to flip the line order, or switch to reversing the characters in each line, or both.
- Tidy if needed. Optionally trim each line and remove empty lines — both are off by default so your text is preserved exactly.
- Take the result. The reversed list appears live on the right — copy it or download it as a text file.
Common Use Cases
Flipping the order of lines is handier than it sounds:
- Oldest-first to newest-first: Reverse a log or changelog so the most recent entry sits at the top, or the other way around.
- Undoing a sort: Flip a list back after it was ordered the wrong way.
- Reversing rankings: Turn a bottom-to-top list into top-to-bottom.
- Quick mirror text: Use the character mode to write words or lines backwards.
- Prepping data: Reorder exported rows before pasting them somewhere that expects the opposite order.
Want to reverse the characters of a whole block of text instead of line by line? Use our Text Reverser, or browse all our free text tools.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between reversing line order and reversing characters?
Reversing the line order keeps each line intact but flips their sequence, so a list of A, B, C becomes C, B, A. Reversing characters leaves the lines where they are but spells each one backwards, turning "hello" into "olleh". The Both option does the two together.
Does it change the text on each line?
Not in the default mode. Reversing the line order only moves whole lines around — the text on each line is untouched unless you switch on trimming or pick a character-reversing mode.
Will it keep my blank lines?
Yes, by default. Blank lines are treated as lines and are reversed along with the rest. If you'd rather drop them, turn on Remove empty lines and they'll be stripped before the order is flipped.
How is this different from the Text Reverser?
This tool works line by line, which is what you want for lists. The Text Reverser treats the whole input as one string and reverses every character end to end, ignoring line boundaries. Pick whichever matches the result you're after.
Is my data private?
Completely. Everything runs locally in your browser with JavaScript — nothing you paste is uploaded, stored, or logged, and the tool keeps working offline once the page has loaded.