Delete Repeating List Items

Remove all repeating items from your list in seconds. This tool checks for duplicates, keeps only the first occurrence, and gives you clean results instantly. You can ignore case, trim lines before comparing, and skip empty ones. Live preview, copy, export, and file import are all built in.

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Supported file types: .txt, .csv, .tsv, .log, .json, .xml, .md, .ini, .yaml, .yml, .html, .htm, .css
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Options
Ignore case
Trim lines before matching
Ignore empty lines

How to Use:

  1. Paste your list into the input box on the left.
  2. Under Options, toggle settings like case sensitivity or line trimming.
  3. The cleaned output shows up live on the right.
  4. Use Copy Output or Export to File to save the result.
  5. To start fresh, click Clear All.

What the Delete Repeating List Items Tool can do:

This tool scans your list line by line and removes any repeated entries while keeping the first version of each one. It gives you options to compare lines while ignoring case, trimming whitespace, or skipping blank entries. It’s useful for cleaning up messy lists quickly and includes a counter so you know how many unique items remain.

Example:

Input:

apple
banana
apple
carrot
banana

Options:

  • Ignore case: On
  • Trim lines: On
  • Ignore empty lines: Off

Output:

apple
banana
carrot

Common Use Cases:

Perfect when you’re dealing with duplicated data in lists from surveys, exports, logs, or inputs from users. It helps you clean up a list fast and make sure you’re only keeping what’s needed without having to sort or manually check for repeats.

Useful Tools & Suggestions:

Once you’ve deleted repeating items, Find Unique List Items can help confirm what’s left is truly distinct. And if you want to tidy things up further, Normalize List Item Separators ensures the formatting stays consistent after the cleanup.

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