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UUID/GUID Generator

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About UUID/GUID Generator

Use this free UUID/GUID Generator to create UUID v4, UUID v7, GUID-style values, bulk UUID lists, and inspect UUIDs locally in your browser.

Tool details and FAQUse cases, limits, privacy, and related tools

Overview

Generate UUID v4 random identifiers or UUID v7 time-ordered identifiers for APIs, databases, events, logs, fixtures, and mock data. You can copy standard, uppercase, or no-hyphen formats, generate small bulk lists, and inspect a pasted UUID without sending it to a server after the page loads.

Best for

  • Generating UUID v4 random IDs.
  • Generating UUID v7 timestamp-ordered IDs.
  • Copying GUID-style identifiers for .NET or database examples.
  • Creating a small bulk list for test data or fixtures.
  • Inspecting UUID version, variant, canonical form, and UUID v7 timestamp.

Not for

  • Secret tokens, license keys, authentication credentials, centralized ID services, or proving that an ID is unused in your database.
  • Hiding creation time when UUID v7 is selected.

How it works

  1. Choose UUID v4 or UUID v7.
  2. Choose how many values to generate and the output format.
  3. Copy the generated UUID list or paste a UUID to inspect it.

Limits and privacy

UUID values are generated with browser crypto and formatted as text. The tool cannot reserve IDs, check database existence, prove uniqueness, create secure secrets, or validate your production ID architecture. UUID v7 embeds an approximate millisecond timestamp.

Common uses

  • Create database row IDs for a local fixture file.
  • Generate API resource IDs for docs or test payloads.
  • Create sortable UUID v7 event IDs for a prototype.
  • Convert a copied GUID into canonical UUID information.
  • Build a small newline-separated UUID list for tests.

Useful facts

  • Tiny Work Tools UUID/GUID Generator runs locally in the browser.
  • UUID v4 is random and UUID v7 is timestamp ordered.
  • UUID v7 can reveal approximate creation time.

FAQ

What is the difference between UUID v4 and UUID v7?

UUID v4 is random. UUID v7 combines a timestamp with random bits, so values sort roughly by creation time.

Is a GUID the same as a UUID?

In common developer usage, GUID and UUID refer to the same 128-bit identifier format.

Are generated UUIDs uploaded?

No. Generation and inspection are designed to run locally in your browser after the page loads.