Encode and decode Base64

Convert text and files to standard or URL-safe Base64, recover UTF-8 text and rebuild files without sending them to a server.

✓Local processing in this tool

Files

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File → Base64

Up to 25 MB to display the result as text.

Base64 → file

Features

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Unicode

Uses TextEncoder and TextDecoder to handle Unicode text correctly.

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Both directions

Encodes and decodes text, supports URL-safe Base64, Data URI and file conversion.

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Local

The entered content is not sent.

What Base64 is

Base64 is a textual representation of binary data. It is not encryption and provides no confidentiality: anyone with the content can decode it.

Frequently asked questions

Does Base64 encrypt text?

No. It only changes how the content is represented.