Base64 Converter
This two-way Base64 converter encodes and decodes on the same page. Type or paste plain text into the left box and press Encode, or paste a Base64 string into the right box and press Decode. With Convert as I type switched on, results appear instantly.
How to use the Base64 Converter tool
- Enter text in the Text field, or a Base64 value in the Base64 field.
- Click Encode text to Base64 or Decode Base64 to text.
- Use copy, download or clear above each field.
More specialised Base64 converters
This converter uses the standard Base64 alphabet (RFC 4648) and UTF-8. If you need other variants such as MIME line breaks, Base64URL, or different character encodings, or you want to convert files, images and media, use the dedicated encoders and decoders listed below.
Base64 converter, translator or encoder?
People search for a "Base64 translator", "Base64 encoder/decoder" or "Base64 converter", but they all mean the same tool. Technically, turning data into Base64 is encoding and the reverse is decoding. Base64 is not encryption: anyone can decode it, so never use it to protect passwords or secrets.
All Base64 encoders
- Text to Base64
- File to Base64
- Image to Base64
- PNG to Base64
- JPG to Base64
- GIF to Base64
- BMP to Base64
- ICO to Base64
- SVG to Base64
- WebP to Base64
- AVIF to Base64
- Audio to Base64
- MP3 to Base64
- WAV to Base64
- Ogg to Base64
- FLAC to Base64
- WMA to Base64
- Video to Base64
- PDF to Base64
- Hex to Base64
- HTML to Base64
- CSS to Base64
- JSON to Base64
- URL to Base64
All Base64 decoders
Frequently asked questions
What is a Base64 converter?
A Base64 converter transforms binary data or text into a string made only of 64 safe ASCII characters (A–Z, a–z, 0–9, + and /) and back. It is used to send data through text-only channels like JSON, XML, e-mail and URLs.
Is this Base64 converter free and private?
Yes. It is completely free and runs in your browser, so your text is never sent to a server.
Why does the decoded text look garbled?
The data may not be text (for example an image or PDF), or it may use a different character set. Try the Base64 decoder with automatic charset detection, or the Base64 to file decoder.
Is Base64 encryption?
No. Base64 is a reversible encoding with no key. Anyone can decode it instantly, so it provides no security.
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