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List & CSV Deduplicator

List & CSV Deduplicator

Remove duplicate entries from lists and CSV files by column — order-preserving, entirely in your browser

Input type

Options

Examples

Keyword list cleanup

Input
apple\nbanana\napple\n  cherry\nCherry
Output
3 unique: apple, banana, cherry · removed: apple ×1, cherry ×1

With trim + case-insensitive on; first-seen casing wins the output.

Customer CSV by email

Input
5,000 rows, key column: email
Output
e.g. 5,000 → 4,812 unique · 188 dropped

First row per email survives with all other columns intact; quoting round-trips.

About this tool

Two deduplication modes share one contract: keep the first occurrence, preserve original order, and report everything removed. Plain-list mode compares lines with optional trimming and case folding; CSV mode parses with full RFC 4180 quoting and dedupes by any column you choose.

Everything runs on a Set of normalized keys — linear time, comfortable with hundreds of thousands of rows — and nothing leaves the browser.

How to use

  1. Paste your data

    Plain list (one entry per line) or CSV with a header row.

  2. Choose options

    Trim, case-insensitive comparison, empty-line skipping; in CSV mode pick the key column.

  3. Review the report

    Summary counts plus a removed-duplicates list with repeat counts.

  4. Export

    Copy the clean output or download as .txt / .csv.

Use cases

Exported contacts

Collapse repeated email addresses while keeping the earliest row per contact.

ID list hygiene

Clean pasted user IDs or keywords from multiple log excerpts.

Modes

ModeDeduplicates by
Plain listWhole line (with optional trim / case folding / empty skip)
CSVAny single column you pick, with full quoting support

Common mistakes

Mistake:Deduping CSV on the whole row

Fix:Pick the key column — rows often differ in timestamps while being the same record.

Mistake:Expecting 'keep newest' behaviour

Fix:First occurrence wins by design; sort by date before pasting to keep the newest.

Frequently asked questions

References & standards