Decode percent-encoded URL components back to readable text. Handles UTF-8 and special characters.
URL Decoder: Decode percent-encoded URL components back to readable text. Handles UTF-8 and special characters. Reveals the original content hidden behind encoding — essential when debugging data that passed through multiple transformations. Designed for sensitive data — no server round-trips, no storage, no third-party calls. Ships with the URL tools on HttpStatus.com.
Run the decoder once per encoding layer. If data was encoded twice, decode it twice.
Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge — any modern browser. No plugins needed.
Yes — free for personal, educational, and commercial use. No attribution required.