Line Arrange – Obsidian Plugin

Overview

Line Arrange is an Obsidian plugin that lets you rearrange lines, blocks, or headings in different ways: sorting, reversing, and shuffling. Sorting can be done alphabetically or by visual width (how wide the text looks on screen).

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Features

Line Operations

Operate on a flat selection of lines. Hierarchy is ignored; each line is treated individually.

• Sort lines by width – order by rendered text width

  

• Sort lines lexically – order alphabetically (A → Z)

  

• Shuffle lines – randomize order

  

• Reverse lines – flip order top-to-bottom

  

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Block Operations

Operate on paragraphs, lists, or sections. Block hierarchy (headings, indentation) is preserved.

• Sort blocks by width – order blocks by their widest line

  

• Sort blocks lexically – alphabetical order by first line of block

  

• Shuffle blocks – randomize block order while keeping sub-blocks grouped

  

• Reverse blocks – flip sibling blocks while preserving nesting

  

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How Block Sorting Works

A block = a top-level line together with all its indented children.

When rearranging blocks:

• Indented or nested items always stay attached to their parent.
• Sorting, shuffling, and reversing happen independently at each indentation level.
• Blank lines within a block selection are discarded.
• Numbered lists are automatically renumbered after reordering.

Blocks are treated as hierarchical units defined by indentation. The tree structure is preserved — only sibling order changes.

Limitations: Complex elements (horizontal rules, tables, code blocks, deeply nested structures) may not behave as expected.

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Heading Operations

Operate only on top-level headings in your selection. The heading itself determines the order; everything beneath each heading (subheadings, paragraphs, lists) stays attached.

• Sort headings by width – order by rendered heading width
• Sort headings lexically – alphabetical order by heading text
• Shuffle headings – randomize heading order
• Reverse headings – flip heading order

Subheadings and content remain intact under their parent heading. These commands only affect the selected heading level (shallowest).

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Usage

1. Select the lines or blocks you want to arrange.

2. Run a command using one of the following methods:

Command Palette (Ctrl/Cmd + P)

Open the command palette and run a command such as:

• Sort lines – arranges lines by visual width.

Editor Context Menu (Right-Click)

You can also right-click the editor and choose:

Line Arrange >

Then select the desired operation.

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List of Commands

Lines

• Lexisort lines – alphabetically sorts selected lines
• Reverse lines – reverses line order
• Sort lines – sorts lines by visual width
• Shuffle lines – randomizes line order

Headings

• Lexisort headings – alphabetically sorts top-level headings
• Reverse headings – reverses heading order
• Sort headings – sorts headings by visual width
• Shuffle headings – randomizes heading order

Blocks

• Lexisort blocks – alphabetically sorts text blocks
• Reverse blocks – reverses sibling block order
• Sort blocks – sorts blocks by visual width
• Shuffle blocks – randomizes block order

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Installation

From within Obsidian

1. Open Settings → Community plugins.
2. Search for Line Arrange.
3. Click Install, then Enable.

Manual installation

1. Download the latest release from GitHub Releases.
2. Extract into your vault at:

YourVault/.obsidian/plugins/lineArrange

3. Enable the plugin in Obsidian settings.

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Notes

• Works best in source mode or when selections are clean.
• Supports configurable locales for lexical sorting (so A–Z order respects your language/region).

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Contributing

If you find a bug or have a feature request, open an issue on GitHub.