Base64 to Image Converter

Base64 to image, explained

A Base64 image string is just text that encodes an image's binary data. This decoder reverses the process: paste the string and the browser reconstructs the original picture, which you can preview and save back to a real file. The decoder identifies PNG, JPG, GIF, WebP and SVG from the decoded bytes, so it also works when a raw Base64 value has no MIME type. It's the counterpart to the image to Base64 encoder.

What you can paste

• A full data URI — data:image/png;base64,iVBOR.... This is the most reliable form because it names the exact format.
• A bare Base64 body — just the long string with no data: header. The decoder detects the format from its file signature.

How format detection works

PNG, JPG, GIF and WebP files begin with recognizable binary signatures. SVG is detected from its XML or <svg> markup. If the bytes do not match a supported image, the tool shows an error instead of downloading a file with a guessed extension.

Example Base64 image

A complete value starts like data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgo.... You may paste that entire data URI or only the part after the comma. Spaces and line breaks are ignored, and URL-safe Base64 is accepted.

Common uses

• Inspect a data URI you found in CSS, HTML or an API response.
• Recover an image that was stored as a Base64 string in a database or config file.
• Sanity-check the output of an encoder before shipping it.

Private by design

Decoding uses the browser's native image handling — the string is turned into an image element locally and never sent anywhere. Safe for confidential assets.