📦 Formats & Sampling

Extract Lines by Line Number

Need rows 1,001 to 2,000? Type the range and get exactly those lines — no scrolling, no selecting.

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

Free tool Paste your list — the Extract Lines by Line Number 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 Extract Lines by Line Number tool: before and after

Before
one
two
three
four
five
After
two
three
four

Settings used: From line: 2 · To line (inclusive): 4

How it works What the Extract Lines by Line Number tool does

Keeps lines by position — e.g. lines 101 to 200 — counting from 1 and including blank lines, the way an editor numbers them.

Keeps lines by position: from line X to line Y, counting from 1. Use it to take a slice of a long list, such as rows 1,001 to 2,000, without selecting text by hand.

If the end is beyond the last line, it simply stops at the end of the list.

3 steps How to use the Extract Lines by Line Number 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 Extract Lines by Line Number tool

  • Process a big list in chunks of a fixed size
  • Remove a header block from the top of an export
  • Take the middle section of a ranked list

FAQ Extract Lines by Line Number tool questions

Is Keep a Range of Lines free to use?

Yes. Keep a Range of Lines runs entirely in your browser, on this page and in the full Notepad, with no sign-up, no limits, and nothing sent to a server.

Are blank lines counted?

Yes. Positions match the line numbers you see in the editor.

How do I split a list into equal parts?

Use Split into Batches, which does it in one step.

Pairs well with More Formats & Sampling tools, all free

Stop fixing lists by hand

The Extract Lines by Line Number 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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