Free online tool

Text encoding converter

Read UTF-8, UTF-16, EUC-KR or Shift_JIS and export UTF-8 or UTF-16LE.

Browser-basedFree

Your workspace

On-device processing

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Your files and text are processed in this browser. They are not uploaded to our server. Closing or refreshing the page clears your work.

A closer look

Read UTF-8, UTF-16, EUC-KR or Shift_JIS and export UTF-8 or UTF-16LE.

A practical example

Example input / task: EUC-KR text file → UTF-8

Common questions

What does this tool support?

ZIP: up to 20 MB input, 40 MB expanded total, 16 MB per entry, 2,000 entries, one file per download. Encrypted/ZIP64/unsafe paths or unsupported filename encodings are rejected. Text: up to 2 MB, explicit input encoding and UTF-8 or UTF-16LE output. Binary files are not text; wrong encoding may corrupt characters.

Does this tool send my input to another service?

No. Your input is processed in this browser. Required libraries are served by asdftools; input files, text and decoded links are not uploaded or opened automatically.

How to use this tool

  1. Enter text or choose a supported file. Everything is processed in this browser.
  2. Read UTF-8, UTF-16, EUC-KR or Shift_JIS and export UTF-8 or UTF-16LE.
  3. Set the options, run, review the result and download or copy it. Keep your original.

Before you start

ZIP: up to 20 MB input, 40 MB expanded total, 16 MB per entry, 2,000 entries, one file per download. Encrypted/ZIP64/unsafe paths or unsupported filename encodings are rejected. Text: up to 2 MB, explicit input encoding and UTF-8 or UTF-16LE output. Binary files are not text; wrong encoding may corrupt characters.

Quick answers

Does this tool send my input to a server?

No. Your input is processed in this browser. Download the result before closing the page; your workspace is not saved to an account.

What should I check before using the result?

Keep the original. Check the output’s content, layout, quality and format before sharing it or using it for important work. Review the limitations above for details.

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