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Converters Utility
On-Device • Files are processed in your browser
URL Encoder & Decoder
ToolKloud's URL Encoder & Decoder makes query string formatting safe for web transmission. Easily convert special characters into percent-encoded ASCII values and inspect URL parameters.
Input Raw Text / URL
Output Encoded Result
Parsed URL Inspector
Protocol
https:
Hostname
example.com
Path
/search
Fragment / Hash
#top
Query Parameters (2):
query:hello world
tags:web,tools
How it works
- 1
Paste your raw string or encoded URL.
- 2
Choose Encode or Decode mode.
- 3
Copy the formatted result or inspect parsed URL parameters below.
Key advantages & benefits
Component vs Full URI Modes
Choose strict encodeURIComponent for query parameters or encodeURI to preserve standard URL protocol and path slashes.
Integrated URL Inspector
Automatically breaks down pasted URLs into protocol, domain, path, and parsed query parameter tables.
Frequently asked questions
Why do URLs need percent-encoding?
URLs can only be sent over the Internet using the standard ASCII character set. Characters like spaces, ampersands, and non-ASCII symbols must be encoded into %HEX format.