URL Decoder
Turn percent-encoded escapes back into readable text.
Private by design. This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your input is processed on your own device and is not uploaded by DO101.
About the URL Decoder
Paste an encoded URL and read it in plain language, with the query parameters broken out into a table so you can see exactly what a link is carrying.
How to use it
- 1Paste the encoded URL.
- 2Read the decoded text.
- 3Inspect the parsed query parameters below.
What you get
- Handles double-encoded strings
- Query parameter table
- Clear error when the input is malformed
- Unicode safe
- Nothing is uploaded
Frequently asked questions
Why do I get a malformed URI error?
A stray % that is not followed by two hex digits makes the string undecodable. DO101 tells you where it is instead of throwing a raw exception.
What is double encoding?
When an already-encoded string is encoded again, %20 becomes %2520. Decode twice to get back to the original.
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