About our TOOL

Introduction

See, this Base64 thing… it’s basically a method, a way to take any kind of data you have – normal writing, maybe even one photo, or some file – and turn it into plain simple text. Only English letters (big and small), numbers, and two extra symbols (+ and /) it will use.

Why we need this? Sometimes, when sending things on the internet, or storing data in certain places, those systems only like plain text, you see? If you send a photo directly, it might get corrupted, spoiled. So, Base64 changes it into this safe text format first. Then anyone can read it, send it, store it, no problem.

Our tool? It does exactly this conversion job. Give it normal stuff, it gives you the Base64 text (that’s Encoding). Give it that Base64 text, it gives you back the original stuff (that’s Decoding). Simple funda!

Use Case Of Our Tool

You’ll be asking, “Okay, nice story, but when will I use this?”. Actually, it’s quite handy, especially if you do computer work!

For Developers

• Putting Small Pictures in Code: Sometimes you have a very small icon, no? Instead of making a separate file, you can encode it with this tool (use that ‘Data URI’ option!), copy the Base64 text, and paste it directly into your website code (CSS or HTML). Finish! Sometimes the page loads faster also.

• Sending Data Inside Text: Maybe you have some special data you need to send inside a text message, like those JSON things? If you send it directly, it might break. Encode it to Base64 first, then send. It will reach safely, guaranteed.

For Hiding Things (Just a Little Bit!)

• Careful, Not for Security! Listen, Base64 is not like a password lock, anyone can decode it back easily. But maybe you want to hide some small setting in a website address (URL) just so people don’t see it immediately? For that kind of small hiding purpose, it’s okay okay.

Working with Files

• Got a file you want to represent as just text? Upload it using our tool, it gives the Base64 string.

• Someone gave you a big Base64 string and said it’s a file? Paste it here, decode it, and download the original file! We even added option to give filename yourself.

So yeah, whenever you face a situation where your data needs to behave like simple text, this little tool will be very helpful for you. Give it a try!