With the Free & Online URL Decoder tool, you can effortlessly decode the encoded URL into a human-readable format or encode the decoded URL.
URL Decode online tool takes a URL encoded string and converts it into a regular URL string by decoding special characters.
The standard URL can be encoded using the PHP url_encode function, Javascript, or our Online URL Encode function.
The encoded URL contains only those characters that can be quickly passed via the query string to avoid confusing browsers with query string data and URL.
What is URL decoding, and how it works?
URL decoding is the reverse operation of the URL encoding process.
URL decoding is merely converting the encoded URL string into its standard or readable form. It replaces a set of percent (%) and hexadecimal values (that are done for the encoding process) to convert it into a standard or regular representation.
How can a Free & Online URL Decode tool decode the URL?
To decode the URL. Perform the following steps.
- Open the Free & Online URL Decode Tool.
- Enter the URL, or use the "Load from URL" or "Browse" option to get the encoded URL.
- Click on the "URL Decode" button to decode the encoded URL.
- Click on the "URL Encode" button to encode the decoded URL.
- The result will be shown in the upper section.
- Please copy the output and paste it into the desired location.
How to use the Load Sample Data option in the URL Decode tool?
Checking the result using the sample data is beneficial because it not only shows you the output but also removes any ambiguity that you may have.
To use that option, do the following steps.
- Click on the "Load Sample Data" button.
- It will show you the encoded URL in the upper section. For example, the encoded URL looks like this: http%3A%2F%2Furl-decode.com%2Ftool%2Furl-decode.
- Click on the "URL Decode" button to decode the encoded URL. The result will be in the form of https://url-decode.com.
- Suppose you want to encode that decoded URL again. Click on the "URL Encode" button. The result will be the same encoded URL that first appeared when you clicked on the "Load Sample Data" button.
- You can even type the special characters like the "$" sign and see what value you will get by encoding it. In the "$" case, its encoded value is %24.
Note: You can encode and decode the same URL several times.