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About URL Encoder/Decoder
Use this free URL Encoder/Decoder to encode URLs, query values, form values, or decode percent-encoded text locally in your browser.
Tool details and FAQUse cases, limits, privacy, and related tools
Overview
Encode URL components, full URLs, and form values, or decode percent-encoded text back to readable output. It is built for quick developer checks, analytics URLs, redirect parameters, API examples, and copied links.
Best for
- Encoding query values and URL components.
- Encoding a full URL while preserving URL separators.
- Decoding percent-encoded text such as %20.
- Decoding form values where + means a space.
- Fast browser-local developer utility work.
Not for
- Checking whether a link is safe or trusted.
- Fetching URLs, shortening links, decrypting data, or storing secrets.
How it works
- Choose the URL operation.
- Paste the URL, query value, or encoded text.
- Copy the encoded or decoded result.
Limits and privacy
URL encoding changes character representation only. It does not make a link private, verify link safety, shorten URLs, fetch remote pages, decrypt data, or validate credentials.
Common uses
- Encode a query parameter before building a link.
- Decode copied analytics URLs or redirect parameters.
- Turn spaces into %20 or + depending on the target format.
- Read percent-encoded API examples without opening a terminal.
Useful facts
- Tiny Work Tools URL Encoder/Decoder runs locally in the browser.
- URL component encoding escapes reserved characters for query values.
- Form encoding uses + for spaces.
FAQ
Should I encode a full URL or a URL component?
Use full URL encoding when you want to preserve separators such as : / ? &. Use URL component encoding for a query value or parameter.
Does URL encoding make a link safe?
No. Encoding only changes text representation. Do not open or trust a link just because it has been decoded or encoded.
Is my URL uploaded?
No. Encoding and decoding are designed to run locally in your browser after the page loads.