Compare Two Lists: Shared and Different Items
Paste two lists to see which items are in both and which are in only one of them.
Your result
Paste both lists to see the shared and different items.
In both lists
Only in the first 0
Only in the second 0
How to use it
- Paste the first list and the second list, one item per line.
- Turn on the Arabic option if names are written in more than one way.
- Read the result in three groups, each with its count.
- Press “Copy” next to the group you want.
Examples
- Shared and differentFirst: apple, banana — Second: banana, grape In both lists: banana — Only in the first: apple — Only in the second: grape
- Letter caseApple and apple One shared item, unless you treat capitals as different
- Close Arabic spellingsأحمد and احمد Different, and shared once hamza forms are ignored
Tool details and privacy
A free tool that compares two lists line by line. It shows the items in both lists, the items only in the first and the items only in the second, with a count for each group.
Useful for matching name sheets, order numbers and email addresses, and for finding what is missing or extra between two versions of a list.
Options
- Ignore Arabic diacritics, hamza forms and digit shapes: أحمد and احمد, or ١٢ and 12, count as one item.
- Treat capital and small letters as different.
- A separate copy button for each group.
Limits
- Up to 20,000 characters for both lists together.
- Whole lines are compared, after trimming spaces at both ends and collapsing repeated spaces inside the line.
- A line repeated inside the same list is counted once, and blank lines are ignored.
- A shared item is shown as it is written in the first list, and items keep their first-seen order.
Privacy
The lists are compared inside your browser. They are not sent to any server and are not stored.
Questions
How do I find the names that are in one list but not the other?
Paste both lists, then look at “Only in the first” or “Only in the second”. The number of items appears next to each heading.
Can I compare two Excel columns?
Yes. Copy the first column and paste it as the first list, then the second column as the second list. Each cell becomes a line.
Are Apple and apple the same item?
Yes, unless you tick “Treat capital and small letters as different”.
Does the order of items change?
No. Items appear in the order they first occur in their own list.