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URL Decoder Online

Decode URL-encoded strings (percent encoding like %20) back into plain text. This tool runs entirely in your browser — fast, private, and secure.

How to Use the URL Decoder

  1. Paste or type your URL-encoded text into the input editor
  2. Click the "Decode" button to convert it back into plain text
  3. View the decoded result in the output editor
  4. Use the copy button to copy the decoded text

💡 Pro Tip: URL decoding is useful when dealing with query strings, APIs, and encoded data in URLs.

What is a URL Decoder?

A URL Decoder is a tool that converts a URL-encoded string (also known as a percent-encoded string) back into its readable, original format. URL encoding replaces reserved characters (like spaces, `&`, or `/`) with a `%` followed by two hexadecimal digits, and a decoder reverses this process.

Why Use Our URL Decoder?

  • Readability: To make a long, encoded URL or query string readable by humans.
  • Debugging: To inspect the parameters and values in a URL that have been encoded for transmission.
  • Data Extraction: To extract and use data from a URL's query string that has been encoded.
  • API Testing: To ensure that the data you are receiving from or sending to an API is correctly formatted.

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