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Generate UUID and encode as Base58

UUIDs are 36 characters with hyphens; Base58 encoding strips the hyphens and uses a compact alphabet (no 0, O, I, l) that avoids copy-paste confusion. This chain generates a v4 UUID and then Base58-encodes its bytes, yielding a shorter identifier ideal for shareable links or public-facing IDs.

What it solves

Generate a random UUID and encode it as Base58 for a shorter, URL-friendly identifier.

Input → Output

UUID / ULID Generator input → Base58 Encoder output across 2 steps.

Runs in

2–3 minutes · fully local in your browser.

Before you start

  • No input required — the generator produces a fresh UUID

The pipeline

  1. 1 UUID / ULID Generator uuid-generator

    Generate UUID v1, v4, v5, and ULID identifiers. Free, private, and 100% client-side.

    Params: version=uuid-v5

  2. 2 Base58 Encoder base58-encode

    Encode text to Base58 (Bitcoin alphabet) online. Free, private, and 100% client-side.

Open in Toolchain

Runs locally in your browser. The recipe defines the pipeline only — your input never leaves this tab.

▶Run this workflow

Enter your input below and click Run. All processing happens locally in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

Pipeline progress

  1. UUID / ULID Generatoruuid-generator
  2. Base58 Encoderbase58-encode

Sample input

test

Expected output

Q567JS9vX5VCbcBWTeqL4ZwQavosWuUyyjAHyBgjdqvZNyz5h

This pair is executed against the real tools at build time (tests/unit/recipes.test.ts) — the expected output is verified, not illustrative.

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