🔍 Filtering

Filter Lines Containing a Word

Need every keyword that mentions “boots” out of a 20,000-line export? Type the word, and only the matching lines are left.

  • 100% free, no limits
  • No sign-up
  • Your data never leaves your browser
  • Results in under a second

Free tool Paste your list — the Filter Lines Containing a Word tool does the rest

The example below is already loaded, so you can see exactly what you get. Replace it with your own list and the result updates as you type.

Got a bigger job? The full Notepad runs the same engine on lists of any size — chain this with dedupe, sort and filter, undo any step, and save the whole routine as a recipe for next time.

Example Filter Lines Containing a Word tool: before and after

Before
best running shoes
cheap trainers
best hiking boots
After
best running shoes
best hiking boots

How it works What the Filter Lines Containing a Word tool does

Keeps only the lines that contain your chosen word or phrase and deletes everything else — effectively a focused search-and-extract.

3 steps How to use the Filter Lines Containing a Word tool

  1. Paste your list into the box above — one item per line. Keyword exports, crawl exports and spreadsheet columns all work.
  2. Check the settings and adjust them to your job — the result updates as you type.
  3. Copy the result and paste it wherever it needs to go. Nothing is uploaded, so client and confidential data stay on your machine.

Use it to When to use the Filter Lines Containing a Word tool

  • Isolate every blog URL from a mixed sitemap export
  • Pull out only the keywords containing a specific product name
  • Filter a backlink report down to links from one referring domain

FAQ Filter Lines Containing a Word tool questions

Is this tool free to use?

Yes. Keep Lines Containing runs entirely in your browser below, with no sign-up, no limits, and nothing sent to a server.

Can I match multiple words at once?

This tool matches one phrase at a time. For multiple conditions, chain it with the full Notepad tool using Use as Input.

Pairs well with More Filtering tools, all free

Stop fixing lists by hand

The Filter Lines Containing a Word tool is one of the free tools inside Seowolf’s Notepad. Paste a list once, then dedupe, filter, sort, compare and format it in seconds — every step undoable, nothing uploaded, no account.

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