Shuffle Lines

Shuffling lines puts the lines of your text into a random order. It is handy for randomising a list of names for a draw, mixing quiz questions, sampling, or breaking an accidental order. Every line is kept exactly; only their order changes.

The shuffle uses your browser built-in randomness, so each run gives a different order. The number of lines and their content stay the same - the result is always a true reordering (a permutation) of the input lines.

Everything runs entirely locally in your browser (no upload, even offline) - your text never leaves your device. Because the order is random, running it again reshuffles; keep a copy if you need to reproduce a specific order. Typical uses include raffles, bingo draws, seating plans, turn orders, tournament pairings, or fairly assigning tasks across a team.

For a draw, shuffle the list and simply take the top N lines - that is fair because every line lands at every position with equal probability. Worth knowing: there is deliberately no stored seed; if you want to keep a result, save the shuffled list, because the same run cannot be repeated.

Specifications

In 3 steps

1. Paste your text.
2. The lines are put into a random order.
3. Download the shuffled text.

Limitations: Randomly reorders the lines (a permutation); every line is kept and the count is unchanged. The order is random, so each run differs. Pure text in, pure text out.

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