Base64 Encoder & Decoder

Translate string contents in your sandbox browser. Supports standard Base64, URL-Safe Base64 formats, and automatic padding rules.

Plaintext String
Base64 Result Output
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What is Base64?

Base64 is a binary-to-text encoding scheme. It translates binary structures into 64 safe ASCII characters, making binary media transmittable across text-bound protocols (like HTTP or XML) without data corruption.

Standard vs URL-Safe

  • Standard format: Employs + and /, which can break web queries when placed in URL endpoints.
  • URL-Safe format: Swaps + to -, and / to _. This is optimal for cookies and API tokens.

🔐 Sandbox Guarded

Since all encodes and decodes run strictly locally inside client javascript threads, sensitive values (like passwords or API tokens) never risk exposure to cloud logs.

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