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Compress List

ListIn-browserChainable

Run-length encode consecutive repeated items.

Runs in your browser — input never leaves your device

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Input

0 characters · 0 lines

Output

Output will appear here.

Tool options

Examples

🔒 Processed locally in your browser

Chain with…

These tools accept list output. Run this tool to enable one-click hand-off.

List

About Compress List

Compress List is a List tool that takes list input and returns list output. It runs entirely in your browser, so your input never leaves your device.

Input
list input
Output
list output
Where it runs
In your browser
Chainable
Yes
Options
2 configurable
Examples
1 in the catalog

Benefits

  • Processed locally in your browser
  • Accepts pasted text
  • Input can come straight from your clipboard
  • Download the result as a file
  • Chain the output directly into another tool

Step by step

How to use Compress List

5 steps, all from the panel above — nothing leaves your browser.

  1. Paste your input

    Type or paste your list into the input panel above — it keeps a running character and line count as you type.

  2. Set the options

    Adjust the 2 tool options — Repeat marker, Annotate repeats only.

  3. Run the tool

    Run it — the work happens in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.

  4. Collect the result

    The result appears in the output panel as list output. From there you can download it as a file.

  5. Chain it onward

    The chain panel lists tools that accept this output; sending the result opens the next tool with its input already filled in.

Formats

Supported formats

What Compress List accepts and what it hands back.

Accepts

Pasted list content; no file upload is involved.

Produces

Returned as list output; no specific file format is declared for it. From the output panel you can download it as a file.

Configuration

  • Repeat marker

    text · default x

  • Annotate repeats only

    boolean · default true

Examples

Examples and use cases

1 catalog example for Compress List. Runnable examples can be loaded from the examples panel above.

Example

Reference

Load a sample list and settings.

Input

a a a b c c

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Answers for Compress List, taken from the tool's own catalog definition.

Does Compress List run in my browser or on a server?

It runs entirely in your browser — the work happens on your device.

What input does Compress List accept?

list input.

What do I get back, and what can I do with it?

The result is list output. From the output panel you can download it as a file.

Can I chain Compress List into another tool?

Yes. After a run, the chain panel lists tools that accept list output (12 compatible tools in the catalog right now) and hands the result across with one click.

Does Compress List need any configuration?

Yes — the tool options panel above exposes 2 settings: Repeat marker, Annotate repeats only.

Do I need an account?

No. Accounts only add conveniences: favourites, recent-tool history and saved workflows.

What is included with Compress List?

Processed locally in your browser; Accepts pasted text; Input can come straight from your clipboard; Download the result as a file; Chain the output directly into another tool.

Get started

Start using Compress List

The tool is ready above — add your list and run it. It all happens in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.

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