how to decode base64 encoded text:
1. type "data:text/plain;base64," into your browser address bar
2. add the base64 encoded text to the end
3. hit enter
Shark Blackle
how to decode base64 encoded text: 1. type "data:text/plain;base64," into your browser address bar 7 comments
kaip :xmpp: :archlinux:
@SuricrasiaOnline If you're on Linux you can simply use `base64 -d` in your terminal. (CTRL-D will send end of input as usual.)
Robby
@SuricrasiaOnline you can also use the base64 command with the -d flag like so:
aschmitz
@SuricrasiaOnline https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/ is also worth a bookmark in case you need to do anything further with it, despite the tool's origins.
osmodia
@samgai @SuricrasiaOnline Look at your browser console after loading CyberChef - nice challenge to learn about hex, base64, urlencoding etc |
@SuricrasiaOnline yes! data URIs are really handy!