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Convert text or any file to Base64 — or decode Base64 back to readable data. Everything runs locally. Your data never leaves your browser.

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About Base64

What is Base64?

Base64 is an encoding scheme that converts binary data into ASCII text using 64 printable characters. It is used to safely transmit binary content — such as images or files — over systems that only support plain text, like email or JSON APIs.

Common Uses

  • Embedding images in HTML or CSS
  • Encoding email attachments (MIME)
  • API authentication tokens (JWT)
  • Storing binary data in JSON or XML
  • Data URIs for web assets

Is Base64 Encryption?

No. Base64 is encoding, not encryption. Anyone can decode a Base64 string instantly — it offers no security. Use it only for data formatting and transmission, never to protect sensitive information.

Privacy First

All encoding and decoding runs entirely inside your browser. Your text and files are never sent to any server — they never leave your device. This tool works fully offline once the page loads.

What characters does Base64 use?

Base64 uses A–Z, a–z, 0–9, + and / (64 characters total), plus = as padding. URL-safe Base64 replaces + with − and / with _.

Why is Base64 output larger than the input?

Base64 encodes every 3 bytes of binary input into 4 ASCII characters, making the output roughly 33% larger than the original data.

Can I encode any file type to Base64?

Yes. Base64 can encode any binary file — images, PDFs, audio, video, executables — as long as your browser has enough memory to process it.

What is the difference between encode and decode?

Encoding converts plain text or binary data into a Base64 string. Decoding reverses the process, converting a Base64 string back into the original readable text or binary data.