Base58 Encoder / Decoder
Convert Text to/from Base58
Encode and decode text using Base58 encoding, commonly used in Bitcoin addresses and other applications.
Input
0 characters
About Base58
Base58 is similar to Base64 but excludes ambiguous characters (0, O, I, l) to avoid confusion when reading. It's commonly used in Bitcoin addresses and other cryptocurrency applications.
Output
0 characters
Alphabet Characters
Bitcoin (Default):
123456789ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyz
Most common, excludes: 0, O, I, l
Ripple:
rpshnaf39wBUDNEGHJKLM4PQRST7VWXYZ2bcdeCg65jkm8oFqi1tuvAxyz
Used by Ripple cryptocurrency
Flickr:
123456789abcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZ
Used by Flickr for short URLs
Features
- Encode text to Base58
- Decode Base58 to text
- Three alphabet variants
- Handles leading zeros
- Copy input/output
- Swap encode/decode
- Character counter
- Error handling
Use Cases
- Bitcoin and cryptocurrency addresses
- IPFS content identifiers (CIDs)
- Short URLs and identifiers
- Data encoding for human readability
- Blockchain applications
- Distributed systems
- QR codes with text data
Why Base58?
Advantages:
- No ambiguous characters (0, O, I, l)
- Easier to read and transcribe
- Shorter than hexadecimal
- Double-click selects entire string
- Case-sensitive for more combinations
Excluded Characters:
0 (zero), O (capital o), I (capital i), l (lowercase L)
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