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List length changer

World's simplest list tool
This is a super simple browser-based application that changes the length of a list and adds or removes items to/from it to get the exact number of items in the final list. You can load any list in the input, separate its items by any character (or a regular expression), and set the required number of items in the options. You can specify one or more items to add to the list (if it's too short) and specify the side where these items will be added. You can also remove items from either side to make it shorter. Created by list geeks from team Browserling.
Split Input List into Items
Use a symbol delimiter if items
in the input have a constant
symbol between them.
Use a regex separator when
multiple characters appear
between list items.
Splitting symbol or regular
expression.
New List Length
Set the length of the new list.
New item(s) to add to the list.
(When its size is increased.)
Add/remove items to/from the
right side of the list.
Add/remove items to/from the
left side of the list.
Join Items in Output List
Use this symbol to concatenate
list items in the output.
Exclude those items from
the list that do not contain
any visible symbols.

What is a list length changer?

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This online utility changes list's size by either adding new items to it (if the size is increased) or removing existing items from it (if the size is decreased). In the options, there's a field where you can set the total number of items that the list should have. For example, if you have a list with 25 items, you can extend it to have 100 items, or if you have a list with 77 items, then you can contract it to have only 50 items. You can also start with an empty list and create a list with exactly 200 items in it (or any other number). Regardless of the length of the initial input list, you'll get a new list with exactly the specified number of items in the output. To make the program correctly identify items in the list and calculate the initial number of items, when you load your list into the input field, you have to indicate what separator is used between its items. It can be a simple character (which is specified in the character delimiter mode) or it can be several changing characters (which are specified in the regular expression mode). If the current item count is greater than the desired list length, then the program will truncate the list to the desired length. If the current number of items is less than the desired length of the list, then the program will pad the list with items specified in the new-items option. You can extend the list with a single item that's duplicated multiple times or enter several items (one per line) and they will be cycled through and repeatedly appended to the list. You can add items to the list both on the left side (beginning of the list) and on the right side (end of the list). Technically speaking, when the items are added at the beginning of the list, this operation is called left padding, and when the items are added at the end of the list, the operation is called right padding. Also, you can remove empty items and specify the connection symbol for the items in the output. Listabulous!

List length changer examples

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Change the Length of a Goods List
In this example, the owner of a furniture store decided to go through the inventory and label all boxes of goods. She created a column list of labels for the first 9 boxes but as the remaining 3 boxes were sealed, she wasn't quite sure what was inside of them. To create a printable list of labels for all 12 boxes, she set the length of the new list to 12 items and filled the blank labels with the text "Unknown product".
Bed Lamp Armchair Cupboard Table Curbstone Dresser Nightstand Chair
Bed Lamp Armchair Cupboard Table Curbstone Dresser Nightstand Chair Unknown product Unknown product Unknown product
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Use a symbol delimiter if items
in the input have a constant
symbol between them.
Splitting symbol or regular
expression.
Set the length of the new list.
New item(s) to add to the list.
(When its size is increased.)
Add/remove items to/from the
right side of the list.
Use this symbol to concatenate
list items in the output.
Exclude those items from
the list that do not contain
any visible symbols.
Shorten a Christmas Playlist
In this example, we are preparing a playlist for Christmas. As we also have planned to watch a film in the evening, we decided to shorten the playlist to just six songs. To make the list of songs a fixed length, we paste it in the input, split the Christmas songs by a regexp "/[;,]\s*/" (matches commas and semicolons), and set the length of the output list to 6 items. Job done!
White Christmas; The Christmas Song; Frosty the Snowman; Sleigh Ride; Jingle Bells; Merry Christmas, Baby; Feliz Navidad, This Christmas; Christmas Wrapping; Last Christmas; Deck the Halls, Christmas in Hollis; Let It Snow; What's This?, 8 Days of Christmas; Believe; Joy to the World; Silent Night
White Christmas, The Christmas Song, Frosty the Snowman, Sleigh Ride, Jingle Bells, Merry Christmas
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Use a regex separator when
multiple characters appear
between list items.
Splitting symbol or regular
expression.
Set the length of the new list.
New item(s) to add to the list.
(When its size is increased.)
Add/remove items to/from the
right side of the list.
Use this symbol to concatenate
list items in the output.
Exclude those items from
the list that do not contain
any visible symbols.
Fill a List with Phone Numbers
In this example, we're changing the length of a list of phone numbers. There are only 8 phone numbers in the loaded list but for our purpose, we need it to have 15 items. We separate the input list items with a newline character and set the desired length of the output list to 15 items. To fill the list, we enter three random phone numbers in the new items list and repeatedly add them to the beginning of the list, until the list grows to 15 items.
(808)-780-8093 (292) 991-2438 1-555-760-0385 (761) 619-7513 (619)-862-4369 (763) 424-6568 1-312-556-4860 (500) 345-7914
(111)-111-1111 (222) 222-2222 3-333-333-3333 (111)-111-1111 (222) 222-2222 3-333-333-3333 (111)-111-1111 (808)-780-8093 (292) 991-2438 1-555-760-0385 (761) 619-7513 (619)-862-4369 (763) 424-6568 1-312-556-4860 (500) 345-7914
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Use a symbol delimiter if items
in the input have a constant
symbol between them.
Splitting symbol or regular
expression.
Set the length of the new list.
New item(s) to add to the list.
(When its size is increased.)
Add/remove items to/from the
left side of the list.
Use this symbol to concatenate
list items in the output.
Exclude those items from
the list that do not contain
any visible symbols.
Pro tips Master online list tools
You can pass input to this tool via ?input query argument and it will automatically compute output. Here's how to type it in your browser's address bar. Click to try!
https://onlinetools.com/list/change-list-length?input=Bed%0ALamp%0AArmchair%0ACupboard%0ATable%0ACurbstone%0ADresser%0ANightstand%0AChair&string-separator=true&input-separator=%255Cn&join-character=%255Cn&new-length=12&fill-items=Unknown%20product&change-from-end=true&skip-empty=false
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Quickly append a suffix after each list item.
Quickly delete any suffix from the end of all list items.
Quickly add or remove list items to make it a certain length.
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Quickly add new items at the beginning or end of a list.
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Generate the Powerlist
Create the powerlist of the given list.
Find the Car of a List
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Find the Cdr of a List
Extract all items except the first of a list.
Apply a Function on a List
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Reduce a List
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Find Certain List Items
Quickly find and print items that interest you in a list.
Find Repeating List Items
Quickly find and print items that repeat in a list.
Delete Unique List Items
Quickly find and remove items that are unique in a list.
Extract a Sublist from a List
Given start and stop indexes, extract a sublist from a list.
Shift List Items
Shift list items to the left or right (or up and down).
Indent List Items
Add indentation to all list items.
Skew List Items
Make a list go increasingly sideways (to the left or right).
Mirror a List
Quickly create a mirror copy of a list.
Invert a List
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Convert a List to Rows
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Convert a List to Excel
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Convert a List to PDF
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Convert a Text List to a LaTeX List
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Convert a Text List to a HTML List
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Convert a Text List to a Markdown List
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Compare Two Lists
Find the difference between two lists.
Compare Three Lists
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Remove One List from Another
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Find Common Items in Lists
Find items that are shared between two or more lists.
Find Distinct Items in Lists
Find items that are unique in two or more lists.
Zip Two Lists
Join two or more lists together item by item.
Unzip Two Lists
Split an interleaved list into two or more separate lists.
Merge Two Lists
Append a second list at the end of the first list.
Pair List Items
Create pairs from all list items.
Pop List Items
Remove list items at certain index positions.
Push List Items
Add new items at the end of a list.
Splice a List
Modify a list in-place by adding, replacing, or removing items.
Flatten a List
Remove all indentation levels from a list and make it flat.
Make List Items Bold
Quickly apply the bold effect to all list items.
Make List Items Italic
Quickly apply the italic effect to all list items.
Make List Items Cursive
Quickly rewrite all list items in cursive.
Change List Item Font
Quickly change the font of all list items.
Add an Underscore to List Items
Quickly add an underscore to all list items.
Add a Strikethrough to List Items
Quickly add a strikethrough to all list items.
Make List Items Title Case
Quickly change the letter case of all items to title case.
Make List Items Proper Case
Quickly change the letter case of all items to proper case.
Make List Items Random Case
Quickly randomly change the letter case of all items.
Make List Items Lowercase
Quickly change the letter case of all items to small letters.
Make List Items Uppercase
Quickly change the letter case of all items to capital letters.
Remove List Item Counter
Quickly remove any numeration from a list of items.
Create an Empty List
Generate a list with no items (just bullet points).
Visualize a List
Quickly create a graphical representation of a list.
Create a List Cloud
Create an image with a cloud of list items.
Create a Spiral List
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Create a ZigZag List
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Add Errors to a List
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Base64-encode a List
Convert any list to base64 encoding.
Base64-decode a List
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URL-encode a List
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URL-decode a List
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Convert a List to JSON
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Convert JSON to a List
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Convert a List to XML
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Convert XML to a List
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Convert a List to YAML
Create a YAML file from a list.
Convert YAML to a List
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Convert a Text List to a Binary List
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Convert a Binary List to a Text List
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Compress a List
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Scroll a List
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