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Free online tool
Encode or decode URL text when working with query strings and percent-encoded values.
Tool workspace
Paste or enter the data you want to process, then run the tool.
Debugging links, API parameters, query-string values and URL construction.
Encode individual parameter values when building URLs instead of blindly encoding an entire URL twice.
Encoding does not make an unsafe URL trustworthy and does not validate server-side behavior.
How to use it
Use the controls above, check the result, then copy or download it when available.
No. URL encoding changes representation; it is not encryption.
Use this tool whenever you need: Debugging links, API parameters, query-string values and URL construction. It offers a fast, client-side workflow without sign-ups, installation or complex software.
Yes. All processing executes locally in your browser using client-side JavaScript. Your inputs, files and calculations remain private and are never uploaded to our servers.
Encode individual parameter values when building URLs instead of blindly encoding an entire URL twice. Important note: Encoding does not make an unsafe URL trustworthy and does not validate server-side behavior.
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1. Choose an action
Encode plain text for a URL, or decode percent-encoded text back.
Ready when you are
This tool uses the browser's standard URI component encoding. It does not send or store your text.