File Encoding Converter

Features

• Encoding Conversion: Convert files between various character encodings, including UTF-8, UTF-16, GBK, and Big5.
• Encoding Detection: Automatically detect the character encoding of uploaded files.
• Local Processing: All operations are performed locally in your browser to ensure data privacy.
• Simple Interface: Upload a file, select the target encoding, and click a button to convert.

How to Use

Convert File Encoding

1. Upload File:

   • Click the file input button and select the text file you want to convert.

2. Select Target Encoding:

   • Choose the desired encoding from the dropdown list. Common options include:
     • UTF-8: Standard for web pages and modern systems.
     • GBK / GB2312: Used for Simplified Chinese.
     • Big5: Used for Traditional Chinese.
     • ISO-8859-1 (Latin-1): Common in older Western European systems.

3. Convert:

   • Click the "Convert" button. The tool will process the file and provide a download link for the converted version. The downloaded file will have a converted- prefix.

Detect File Encoding

1. Upload File:

   • Select the file whose encoding you want to identify.

2. Detect:

   • Click the "Detect" button. The tool will analyze the file content and display the most likely character encoding.

What is Character Encoding?

Character encoding is a system that assigns a unique numeric code to each character in a text file. Different encodings use different codes, which can lead to issues when a file saved in one encoding is opened with another. For example, a file saved in GBK may appear as gibberish when opened with UTF-8. This tool helps resolve such issues by correctly re-encoding the file content.

Example

File Encoding Conversion Example

Input File Content (UTF-8):

Hello, 世界

Converted File Content (GBK):

<binary content representing GBK encoding>