Base64 Encoder & Decoder
📁 Drag & drop a file here or click to upload (Text, Image, etc. to convert to Base64)
What is Base64 Encoding?
Base64 is a binary-to-text encoding scheme that translates binary data into a set of 64 ASCII characters. This design allows binary content (like files, images, or raw keys) to be safely transferred across networks that natively handle only plain text formats, without characters getting stripped or modified during transit.
Standard vs. URL-Safe Base64
Standard Base64 encoding utilizes the characters + and /, which have specific semantic meanings in URLs, file paths, and database identifiers. URL-Safe Base64 addresses this limitation by replacing + with - (hyphen) and / with _ (underscore), making it safe for query parameters and URL paths.