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Compare Two Lists

Find what is unique and what is shared. Paste one item per line; your lists stay in your browser.

How to compare two lists

Paste one item per line, choose your matching options, then select Compare lists. Copy or download each group as a plain-text file with one item per line. Results contain no repeated items.

Input limits and order

Use up to 5 MB per input. Empty and whitespace-only lines are ignored. Only A and In Both follow list A’s order; Only B follows list B’s order. Empty inputs are valid and produce empty groups where appropriate.

Compare two lists example

List A

Apple
Banana
Apple
Cherry

List B

Banana
Date
Cherry
Date

Only A

Apple

Only B

Date

In Both

Banana
Cherry

Frequently asked questions

What does Ignore Case change?: When enabled, values such as Apple and apple match. The first spelling is retained, and In Both uses the spelling from list A. Ignore Case is off by default.
Does Trim Whitespace change the output?: Yes. It removes leading and trailing whitespace before matching and from the output. It is on by default. When off, surrounding spaces remain significant; whitespace-only lines are always ignored.
Are CSV cells or repeated lines treated specially?: Each non-blank line is one item, including any commas or quotes. Repeated items are reduced to their first occurrence under your matching options. Use a CSV tool to compare structured records instead.