Encoding tools
URL Decode
Decode percent-encoded URL text locally. Plus signs stay literal.
Runs locallyRuns locally in your browser
Guide
Read text that was encoded for a URL (Uniform Resource Locator, or web address). Choose the matching mode so the tool interprets spaces and plus signs the way the original address was constructed.
- Add your text
Paste into Input, choose an example or select Open file. You can also drop one UTF-8 text file into Input.
- Choose the URL mode
Use Component for one value, such as a search term. Choose Full URL to keep separators in a complete address.
- Keep the result
Use Copy output or Download above the fields. The main button runs the operation again. Clear removes the input.
On mobile, choose Output to read the result. Clear removes both fields.
Mode
- Component: decode a single encoded value, including encoded separators such as %2F.
- Full URL: decode an address while keeping encoded reserved separators, such as %2F, intact.
- A + stays a + in both modes; this is not form decoding.
Shortcuts
- Ctrl / Cmd + Enter — Run selected action
- Ctrl / Cmd + Shift + C — Copy output
- Ctrl / Cmd + S — Download output
- ? — Show shortcuts outside text fields
Shortcuts work while focus is in the workspace. Copy and download need valid output.
Common questions
- Is my text uploaded?
- No. Processing happens in a local browser worker. Your text and filenames are not uploaded or saved.
- How does this conversion work?
- Component decodes encoded separators such as %2F. Full URL preserves encoded reserved separators. A + stays a literal +. Invalid encoded text produces an error; no address is visited.
- What are the limits?
- Input: 1 MB of UTF-8 text. Output: 2 MB. Processing stops after five seconds. A limit produces an error, not a shortened result.
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