URL · ENCODE · DECODE
URL Encode Decode Online
Encode and decode URLs, query strings, and percent-escaped text locally in your browser.
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How to encode or decode URLs
Use this for the quick job: paste input, get output, copy the result, and leave without signing up for another tiny software prison.
- Choose encodeURIComponent or decodeURIComponent.
- Paste the URL, query string, or text fragment.
- Copy the encoded or decoded result into docs, tests, links, or debugging notes.
Best use cases
- Debugging query parameters and callback URLs.
- Preparing test links with spaces, symbols, and special characters.
- Reading percent-encoded strings from logs or analytics exports.
Privacy and limits
- Runs client-side in your browser.
- No account or login required.
- No upload step for the text you paste into the tool.
- Encoding a URL does not make it safe, private, or authenticated. It just makes characters URL-compatible.
- Malformed percent-encoding may fail to decode until the broken sequence is fixed.
When the free tool is not enough
The free page is for one-off paste-and-copy work. If you are converting files repeatedly, use VXRGE Batch Tools: the paid offline bundle for local batch CSV, JSON, YAML, line cleanup, and Base64 file work.
FAQ
What is URL encoding?
URL encoding converts special characters into percent-encoded sequences that can safely appear in URLs.
Is anything uploaded?
No. It runs in your browser.
Should I encode the whole URL or only a component?
Usually encode query parameter values/components, not an already complete URL, unless you know why.