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Filter a List

ListIn-browserChainable

Keep only the items that match a rule.

Runs in your browser — input never leaves your device

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Input

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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 Filter a List

Filter a 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
4 configurable
Examples
1 in the catalog

Benefits

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

Step by step

How to use Filter a 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 4 tool options — Case sensitive, Match, Pattern, Trim items.

  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 copy it with one click, 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 Filter a 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 copy it with one click, download it as a file.

Configuration

  • Case sensitive

    boolean · default false

  • Match

    select · default contains

  • Pattern

    text · default

  • Trim items

    boolean · default true

Examples

Examples and use cases

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

Keep fruit

Runnable above

Keep fruit

Input

apple banana cherry

Expected result

banana
  • Match: contains
  • Pattern: an

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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

What input does Filter a 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 copy it with one click, download it as a file.

Can I chain Filter a 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 Filter a List need any configuration?

Yes — the tool options panel above exposes 4 settings: Case sensitive, Match, Pattern, Trim items.

Do I need an account?

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

What is included with Filter a List?

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

Get started

Start using Filter a 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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