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Base85 Encoder / Decoder

Encode and decode ASCII85 (Adobe Base85) with <~ ~> delimiters.

About Base85 / ASCII85 encoding

Base85 (ASCII85) encodes binary data using 85 printable ASCII characters (codes 33–117), producing output that is ~25% shorter than Base64. Every 4 bytes of input map to 5 output characters. The Adobe/PostScript variant wraps the data in <~ and ~> delimiters and uses a special "z" shorthand for four zero bytes. It is used in PDF streams and PostScript files.

For Base64 encoding, see the Base64 Encoder / Decoder.

Private & free — this tool runs entirely in your browser.

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