JSON Formatter and Validator
Format, validate, minify, and inspect JSON directly in your browser with error location details and copy-safe output.
Developer tool - Base64 Encoder and Decoder
Convert text safely, decode unknown payloads quickly, and generate URL-safe Base64 variants without installing local utilities.
Base64 Encoder and Decoder
Keyboard: Ctrl/Cmd + Enter runs encode/decode based on input.
Input size: 0 bytes
Output size: 0 bytes
Enter text or Base64 and choose an action.
Practical Base64 guidance for product teams
Base64 is common in APIs, auth flows, and binary transport, but it is easy to misuse. This page gives quick conversion capability while keeping the boundaries clear: Base64 is transport-friendly encoding, not a security mechanism.
When this tool is most useful
- Debugging webhook payloads or API fixtures that include encoded content.
- Generating URL-safe Base64 for tokens and query-string experiments.
- Verifying whether padding or character substitutions are causing decode failures across services.
FAQ
How do I tell if a Base64 string should be URL-safe?
Use URL-safe output when values will be embedded in query strings, route params, or places where + and / can break parsing.
Should I strip Base64 padding by default?
Strip padding only when your integration requires it. Most decoders still accept padded strings, so keeping padding is usually safer.
Why does decode fail for some valid inputs?
Base64 may include whitespace or partial segments in some tool exports. This decoder normalizes the most common URL-safe and missing-padding variants before decoding.
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