Base64 Converter
Encode and decode Base64 strings with our free online Base64 converter tool. Perfect for data encoding, web development, and secure data transmission.
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How Base64 Encoding Works
Understanding the Base64 encoding and decoding process
What is Base64?
Base64 is a binary-to-text encoding scheme that represents binary data in ASCII format. It uses 64 characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, +, /) to encode data, making it safe for transmission over text-based protocols.
Encoding Process
Text is converted to binary, then grouped into 6-bit chunks. Each chunk maps to one of 64 characters. Padding (=) is added if needed to make the output length a multiple of 4.
Common Uses
Email attachments, embedding images in HTML/CSS, API authentication tokens, data URLs, and transmitting binary data over text-based protocols like HTTP and JSON.
Size Increase
Base64 encoding increases data size by approximately 33%. This is the trade-off for making binary data safe for text-based transmission and storage systems.
How to Use the Base64 Converter
Simple steps to convert data instantly and accurately
Input Data
Enter your data in the converter form. All input fields are clearly labeled for easy understanding and quick conversion.
Convert
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Get Results
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Why Choose Our Base64 Converter?
Advanced features designed for accuracy and ease of use
Encode text to Base64 format
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Decode Base64 to original text
Email attachment encoding
File upload support
URL safe encoding
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When to Use the Base64 Converter
Perfect for various scenarios and applications
Email attachment encoding
Perfect for email attachment encoding with accurate and reliable conversion results that you can trust.
Web API data transmission
Perfect for web api data transmission with accurate and reliable conversion results that you can trust.
Database BLOB storage
Perfect for database blob storage with accurate and reliable conversion results that you can trust.
URL parameter encoding
Perfect for url parameter encoding with accurate and reliable conversion results that you can trust.
Image data embedding
Perfect for image data embedding with accurate and reliable conversion results that you can trust.
Configuration file encoding
Perfect for configuration file encoding with accurate and reliable conversion results that you can trust.
Security token generation
Perfect for security token generation with accurate and reliable conversion results that you can trust.
Data obfuscation
Perfect for data obfuscation with accurate and reliable conversion results that you can trust.
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Senior Software Engineer with 20+ years in data encoding systems
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