Building a URL Encoder/Decoder with Live Mode in...

URL encoding is one of those things every developer needs but nobody wants to open a terminal for. I built a browser-based URL encoder/decoder with live processing, mode switching, and zero server calls. Here's how it works under the hood. The live tool is at ultimatetools.io/tools/coding-tools/url-encoder-decoder/. Why encodeURIComponent and not encodeURI? JavaScript gives you two encoding functions, and picking the wrong one is a common source of bugs. encodeURI encodes a full URL but preserve