# Text Encoder (ASCII Converter)

> Easily convert text between different bases and encoding types.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.undermined.android.textencoder](https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.undermined.android.textencoder)

## Overview

- **ID:** `org.undermined.android.textencoder`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** SimpleRemix
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 36,317
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (250 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.2
- **Last updated:** 2012-02-22
- **First published:** 2011-12-22
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.undermined.android.textencoder)
- **Website:** [http://www.undermined.org/tools/computer/asciitranslator.php](http://www.undermined.org/tools/computer/asciitranslator.php)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.simpleremix.com/pages/privacy-apps.php](https://www.simpleremix.com/pages/privacy-apps.php)

## Description

Text Encoder (ASCII Converter) is a lightweight and fast Chrome extension designed for quick and easy conversion of text between multiple bases and encoding types. Whether you need to convert plain text to ASCII, Binary, Hexadecimal, Octal, or Base64, this intuitive tool streamlines the process in just a few clicks. It’s ideal for developers, students, or anyone working with different encoding formats who wants a hassle-free, versatile solution right in their browser.

The extension supports conversions among Plain Text, ASCII/Decimal, Binary, Hexadecimal, Octal, and Base64 encodings, making it a handy utility for data encoding and decoding tasks.

## Rankings

- #342,232 — Overall

## Review summary

This app is praised for its simplicity, lightweight design, and usefulness for developers and learners performing encoding conversions. However, users frequently encounter problems with the keyboard appearing when selecting output text, which disrupts copying and pasting. The absence of dedicated copy-paste controls and lack of updates have left these issues unresolved, limiting the app's overall ease of use despite its effective core functionality.

### Pros

- Simple and effective for encoding and decoding tasks.
- Lightweight app that doesn't take up much space.
- Useful tool for developers and learning purposes.
- Performs conversions between formats like hexadecimal and Base64 accurately.

### Cons

- Keyboard pops up unexpectedly when selecting text from the output window, interfering with clipboard functions.
- Lack of dedicated copy-paste buttons, making text handling cumbersome.
- App hasn't been updated in years, leading to persistent unresolved issues.
- Users are unable to copy text from the encoded output, reducing usability.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.undermined.android.textencoder)