Decode a URL
Turn percent-encoded text back into readable text, one layer at a time.
The text is read in this browser tab and is not sent anywhere. Nothing is opened, fetched or stored.
URL Transform
Paste encoded text here
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How it works
Three steps, all in your browser
- Step 1Paste the encoded textA link, a parameter value or part of one
- Step 2One layer is decoded%20 becomes a space, %26 becomes &
- Step 3Decode again if neededOffered only when another layer is there
Good to know
The honest limits, before you spend time on it
One layer at a time
Text is sometimes encoded more than once — %2520 is an encoded %20. AMGlide decodes one layer, says when another is there, and decodes the next only when you ask, up to 5 layers.
Broken escapes are left alone
A % that isn't followed by two hex digits is left exactly as written and counted, not guessed at. Text with no percent-escapes in it is refused: there's nothing to decode.
A + can mean a space
In a query value a + often stands for a space. Reading it that way is a choice in the tool — Read + as a space — and it is off unless you tick it, so a real + stays a +.
Limits
Up to 65,536 characters at a time. To go the other way, use the URL encoder.
Beyond this one task
Give AMGlide the link. It works out the rest.
Smart Drop reads what you brought and suggests what fits — then carries it into the next step without asking for it again.