#487 · Developer Tool

Quoted Printable Decoder

Decode a quoted-printable MIME body into UTF-8, remove soft line breaks, and flag malformed or truncated hexadecimal escape sequences. Processing stays in the browser, so the input is not sent to a conversion service.

Developer Input

Quoted-printable body
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How to use this developer tool

  1. Paste quoted-printable body or load the sample.
  2. Choose any format-specific option shown above the run button.
  3. Select Decode Quoted-Printable or press Ctrl/Cmd + Enter.
  4. Review the summary and download the result if it matches your target format.

What this developer tool does

Hex escapes become bytes, while equals signs followed by a line break are removed as transport wrapping.

=HH yields one byte. = followed by CRLF or LF is a soft break and contributes no output byte.

The decoder treats the result as UTF-8 and reports byte sequences that cannot be decoded strictly.

Example

Input

Caf=C3=A9=20menu=3A=20cr=C3=A8me=20br=C3=BBl=C3=A9e

Run the included sample to see the exact output and byte statistics produced by the current options.

Use cases

  • Check values copied from email, URLs, tokens, or configuration files.
  • Prepare deterministic test fixtures without a server-side dependency.
  • Inspect byte-level transformations before adding them to application code.

Tips for reliable output

  • Keep the original input beside the result while debugging.
  • Confirm the alphabet or MIME variant expected by the receiving system.
  • Use hexadecimal output when bytes are not valid text.
  • Test Unicode and empty-edge cases in your own integration.
  • Do not treat reversible encoding as a security control.

Processing details

Literal ASCII characters are converted to their byte values before the complete byte stream is decoded.

Encoded email headers such as =?UTF-8?Q?...?= should be handled by the MIME Encoded Word Decoder.

Frequently asked questions

What input does the Quoted Printable Decoder accept?

Quoted-printable body is accepted as plain text in the input area.

How does the Quoted Printable Decoder handle invalid data?

Encoded email headers such as =?UTF-8?Q?...?= should be handled by the MIME Encoded Word Decoder.

Is output from the Quoted Printable Decoder encrypted?

No. The transformation is an encoding or inspection operation, not encryption.

Can I use the Quoted Printable Decoder with Unicode text?

Yes. Text input is converted with UTF-8 where the format requires bytes.

What should I verify before using the result?

The decoder treats the result as UTF-8 and reports byte sequences that cannot be decoded strictly.

Format notes

PropertyValue
InputQuoted-printable body
RunsLocally in the browser

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