Base64 Toolkit#

A comprehensive Base64 encoding and decoding tool for developers.

Features#

• Encode - Convert text to Base64
• Decode - Convert Base64 back to text
• URL-Safe - URL-safe Base64 encoding (+/- instead of /+)
• Image to Base64 - Convert images to Base64 data URI

Usage#

bash

python3 skills/base64-toolkit/scripts/base64_toolkit.py <action> [options]

Actions#

ActionDescriptionencodeEncode text to Base64decodeDecode Base64 to textencode-urlURL-safe Base64 encodingdecode-urlURL-safe Base64 decodingimage-encodeConvert image to Base64 data URI

Options#

OptionTypeDefaultDescription--inputstring-Input string or file path--fileboolfalseTreat input as file path

Examples#

bash

# Encode text
python3 skills/base64-toolkit/scripts/base64_toolkit.py encode --input "Hello, World!"

# Decode Base64
python3 skills/base64-toolkit/scripts/base64_toolkit.py decode --input "SGVsbG8sIFdvcmxkIQ=="

# URL-safe encode
python3 skills/base64-toolkit/scripts/base64_toolkit.py encode-url --input "Hello+World?"

# URL-safe decode
python3 skills/base64-toolkit/scripts/base64_toolkit.py decode-url --input "SGVsbG8rV29ybGQ_"

# Image to Base64
python3 skills/base64-toolkit/scripts/base64_toolkit.py image-encode --input /path/to/image.png

Use Cases#

1. API authentication - Encode credentials for Basic Auth
2. Data transmission - Safely transmit binary data as text
3. URL parameters - Use URL-safe Base64 in URLs
4. Image embedding - Embed images in HTML/CSS as data URIs
5. JWT tokens - Decode and inspect JWT payload

Current Status#

Ready for testing.