What is Unique Values Extractor?
Unique Values Extractor (the list-unique-values tool) removes duplicate lines from a pasted list while keeping the first occurrence of each value and the original order of everything else. It is the dedupe step in list cleanup workflows: paste messy data, get a clean unique list.
Matching is case-insensitive by default — lines are compared in lowercase, so "Apple" and "APPLE" collapse to whichever appeared first. Enabling the Case sensitive checkbox makes "Apple" and "apple" distinct values. Comparison is by whole line, including any leading or trailing spaces.
The result appears in a second read-only text area, leaving your input untouched for comparison.
How to use it
- Paste your list into the box labeled Enter items..., one value per line.
- Leave Case sensitive unchecked to treat "Apple" and "apple" as duplicates, or tick it to keep them separate.
- Click Get Unique.
- Copy the deduplicated list from the read-only result box below.
Why use this over alternatives
Spreadsheet dedupe features reorder your data or demand a file upload; this page keeps your order, works on pasted text directly, and offers the case-sensitivity choice up front. The tool runs locally in your browser using client-side JavaScript. The tool does not intentionally send your list to our servers.