# Keep-sorted: lists and tables that stay sorted on their own

**URL:** <https://forum.obsidian.md/t/keep-sorted-lists-and-tables-that-stay-sorted-on-their-own/119985>\
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**Created:** [October 29, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/keep-sorted-lists-and-tables-that-stay-sorted-on-their-own/119985 "2026-10-29T18:06:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![torazaburo](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/torazaburo/32/36658_2.png) [@torazaburo](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/torazaburo)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/keep-sorted-lists-and-tables-that-stay-sorted-on-their-own/119985/1 "2026-10-29T18:06:38Z")

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## Disclaimer

> Is this plugin **open source**? Yes  
> Is this plugin completely **free**? Yes  
> Is this plugin **vibe-coded** beyond the author’s ability to comprehend how it works? No  
> Community Directory: [Keep Sorted](https://community.obsidian.md/plugins/keep-sorted)

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I have a lot of notes that are basically lists: plants in the yard, vendors, glossaries. I got tired of putting new items in the right place by hand, so I wrote a plugin that does it.

Wrap a list in markers:

```auto
%% keep-sorted start %%
- Dog
- Cat
- Bird
%% keep-sorted end %%

```

and it stays sorted. Sorting happens after the note has gone five seconds without changes, so lines don’t jump around while you type.

A few details:

- It sorts by the text you see, ignoring list markers, link syntax and formatting, so `[[file|Display]]` sorts as “Display.”
- Multi-line items (indented continuation lines) move as a unit.
- Tables work too; the header rows stay on top.
- Options on the start marker: `order=desc`, `case=no`, `numeric=yes` (so 2 comes before 10), and `skip_lines` to pin lines at the top or bottom.
- Commands: mark the current selection, or re-sort every block in the vault.

The markers and options come from Google’s [keep-sorted](https://github.com/google/keep-sorted) tool for code, so if you already use that, the syntax will be familiar.

Install it from Community plugins (search “Keep Sorted”). Source and issues: [GitHub - rtm/obsidian-keep-sorted: An Obsidian plug-in to keep lines in a code block sorted · GitHub](https://github.com/rtm/obsidian-keep-sorted)

Feedback and bug reports welcome.