Base64 to Image

Decode Base64-encoded strings back into viewable and downloadable images. This reverse process is essential when images arrive as encoded data in APIs, databases, or HTML.

Data URL format understanding

Base64-encoded images often arrive with data URL prefixes like data:image/png;base64,. This tool accepts both the complete data URL and raw Base64 strings. Paste either format and the tool correctly identifies the content.

API and database integration

When APIs return images as Base64 in JSON responses, you can't display them as image tags directly. Decode them here to get downloadable image files. This workflow is common in serverless applications where image storage and transmission use Base64 encoding.

Email and messaging

Emails sometimes embed images as Base64 within the message body. Extracting and decoding these embedded images into standalone files simplifies image management and viewing.

Format detection

The tool automatically detects image format from the Base64 data or MIME type prefix. Supports JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, SVG, and other Base64-encoded image formats.

Decode to download

View the decoded image instantly in your browser, then download as a standard image file. This approach is faster than writing decoded bytes to disk manually.

Common use cases

Extract images from JSON API responses, convert database BLOB data back to viewable images, decode email-embedded images, recover images from clipboard Base64 data, and convert archived Base64 image backups to standard files.