Overview
What Reverse Lines does
Reverses every standard or rich-text line, including blank ones, normalizes line endings, and preserves whether the selection ended with a line break.
| Category | Text Editing & Formatting |
|---|---|
| Action type | JavaScript |
| Default result | Replace selected text by default |
| Internet | Not required |
Example
Action and outcome
| Action | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Reverse LinesSelected text: first second third | third second first |
Workflow
Use Reverse Lines
Follow these steps to reverse the order of selected lines with ActionClip.
- Select the text you want to use.
- Choose Reverse Lines from ActionClip.
- In editable text, ActionClip replaces the selection immediately. In read-only text, it opens the result for review and copying.
Before you add it
Requirements and privacy
- Before you start: No setup required.
- Your selected text: Runs locally in ActionClip’s JavaScript sandbox. Selected text does not leave your Mac.
Inspect before installing
Action script
The script below is included so you can inspect how the action works before downloading it.
JavaScript definition
function run(selected_text) {
const normalized = selected_text.replace(/\r\n|[\n\r\u000B\u000C\u0085\u2028\u2029]/g, "\n");
const hadTrailingNewline = normalized.endsWith("\n");
const lines = normalized.split("\n");
if (hadTrailingNewline) lines.pop();
return lines.reverse().join("\n") + (hadTrailingNewline ? "\n" : "");
}