Can we decode URL with Notepad++?

Question

I am currently using this site http://ostermiller.org/calc/encode.html to decode code like.

http%3A%2F%2Fh.mysite.com%2F007%2FYRM-CD-9 to http://h.mysite.com/007/YRM-CD-9 by using URL Decode on that decoding site.

I was wondering if this can be done via Notepad++.

A workaround solution [here](http://sourceforge.net/p/notepad-plus/discussion/331754/thread/5249d0f2#54f1) — PiLHA, Jul 02 '13 at 16:17

score 143 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 20 '18 at 16:48

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In Notepad++ under Plugins => MIME Tools you will find URL Encode and URL Decode.

edited Dec 20 '18 at 16:48

StackzOfZtuff

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answered Nov 13 '14 at 20:48

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I knew I'd seen that somewhere. – Richard Hauer Dec 18 '14 at 02:46
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Plus sign doesn't get converted to space it seems when you do URL decode through MIME tools plugin. – Dima May 16 '16 at 18:14
It has been expired. No support for version 7 – Abbas Mar 06 '17 at 04:52
It's there in version 7.3.3. Not sure if it came bundled with installer or I installed separately. – matrix Apr 12 '17 at 12:24
It's bundled in 7.5.3. – ahwm Jan 03 '18 at 20:01

score 24 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 14 '15 at 16:14

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Thanks to PiLHA.

Download the jN plugin.
Place files from Zip to Plugin folder of Notepad++ in C:\Programs Files\Notepad++\plugins.
Save Code below as URLENDECODE.js and save it to C:\Program Files\Notepad++\plugins\jN\includes.
Restart Notepad++.

Code:

var URLDecoderEncoder = Editor.addMenu('URL-Encoding/Decoding');
URLDecoderEncoder.addItem({
    text: 'Encode',
    cmd: function() {
        var unencoded = Editor.currentView.text;
        var encoded = encodeURIComponent(unencoded);
        Editor.currentView.text = encoded;
    }
});
URLDecoderEncoder.addItem({
    text: 'Decode',
    cmd: function() {
        var encoded = Editor.currentView.text;
        var unencoded = decodeURIComponent(encoded);
        Editor.currentView.text = unencoded;
    }
});
URLDecoderEncoder.addItem({
    text: 'Decode multi-pass (7x)',
    cmd: function() {
        var encoded = Editor.currentView.text;
        var unencoded_pass1 = decodeURIComponent(encoded);
        var unencoded_pass2 = decodeURIComponent(unencoded_pass1);
        var unencoded_pass3 = decodeURIComponent(unencoded_pass2);
        var unencoded_pass4 = decodeURIComponent(unencoded_pass3);
        var unencoded_pass5 = decodeURIComponent(unencoded_pass4);
        var unencoded_pass6 = decodeURIComponent(unencoded_pass5);
        var unencoded = decodeURIComponent(unencoded_pass6);
        Editor.currentView.text = unencoded;
    }
});

edited Nov 14 '15 at 16:14

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answered Jul 02 '13 at 17:26

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Yes, Thanks. Only thing It won't record Macros. Thanks again. – Mowgli Jul 02 '13 at 20:07
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Just a heads up, the JN plugin will add *lots* of new menu items, so if you don't like that you might want to avoid it or customize JN. – Anton Sep 25 '13 at 07:11
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This JN plugin is a great tool! Thanks! Are you familiar with some other nice scripts to add to the JN? Where and where can i find them? – micnoy Dec 19 '13 at 12:52
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By the way, to remove all unneeded menus you can move the scripts to 'disabled' folder ('plugins\jN\includes\disabled') – micnoy Dec 19 '13 at 13:15
And another issue with the plugin is that it causes a very annoying error everytime I open or switch to a .ps1 document (powershell). – Anton Jan 20 '14 at 16:16
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This answer is a bit Overkill. See the answer from Jason69 for the built-in solution if you don't need the extra functionality and menu items that jN adds – ScrappyDev Apr 28 '15 at 19:51

Can we decode URL with Notepad++?

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