About
Urlescent is a fast, private way to encode, decode, and inspect URLs right on your iPhone and iPad.
Type or paste anything and see the result instantly. Switch between encoding modes with a tap, copy the output, and move on. No menus to dig through, no waiting.
WHAT MAKES URLESCENT DIFFERENT
- Encode & decode instantly. Percent-encode a single component or a whole URL, plus Base64 and URL-safe Base64 — all live as you type.
- Inspect any URL. Break a URL into scheme, host, port, path, query, and fragment, with every query parameter already decoded.
- Built for speed. Live results as you type, with one-tap copy, paste, share, and clear, plus locally saved recent conversions.
- Private by design. Everything happens on-device — no accounts, no sign-up, no network, no tracking.
PRICING
Urlescent is free, with no account and no subscription. Everything runs on-device, and there's nothing to unlock.
FEEDBACK
Made by a small indie team. Email obeliskclubclub@gmail.com with feedback, bug reports, or feature requests.
Made for developers, testers, and anyone who works with links, query strings, and APIs.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://obelisk.club/urlencoder/terms
Core Capabilities
Encode and decode URLs the moment you type
Percent-encode a single component or a whole URL
Base64 and URL-safe Base64 in the same place
Frequently Asked Questions
- What does URL encoding (percent encoding) actually do?
- URLs can only contain a limited character set, so reserved or unsafe characters are written as a percent sign plus their hex code — a space becomes %20, an ampersand becomes %26 — which keeps them from being mistaken for URL structure. Urlescent encodes and decodes live as you type, and can percent-encode either a single component or a whole URL with its structure preserved.
- Why does my URL break when a query parameter contains & or = ?
- In a query string, & separates parameters and = separates keys from values, so an unencoded & or = inside a value gets parsed as structure and splits your parameter apart. The fix is to percent-encode the value itself; Urlescent has a dedicated mode for encoding a single component like a query value, so only the characters inside the value are escaped.
- Is it safe to decode tokens or URLs with sensitive data in an online tool?
- URLs and Base64 tokens often carry session IDs, API keys, or personal data, and a web-based encoder sends all of it to a third-party server. Urlescent does everything on your device — no accounts, no network, no tracking — so the text you encode or decode never leaves your iPhone or iPad.
- What is URL-safe Base64 and how is it different from regular Base64?
- Standard Base64 uses + and /, which have special meanings in URLs, so the URL-safe variant swaps them for - and _ — that's why a JWT segment won't always decode as plain Base64. Urlescent handles both Base64 and URL-safe Base64 in the same place, and can decode any Base64 or percent-encoded string back to readable text.
- How can I see all the query parameters in a long URL?
- Urlescent's inspector breaks any URL into its scheme, host, port, path, query, and fragment, and lists every query parameter with its value already decoded, so you don't have to eyeball a wall of %-escapes. Tap any part to copy just that piece, and recent conversions are saved locally for reuse.
Interface
High Fidelity UI
High Fidelity UI
High Fidelity UI
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