CyberChef: Magic
Tries to detect the encodings and operations that turn encoded input into readable output.
Artifact by GCHQ
Use it
Opens gchq.github.io in a new tab. Nothing to install.
- You provide
- Encoded data
- You get
- Suggested decoding recipe
- Account
- No sign-up needed
- AI
- No AI: a plain tool
- Your input
- Processed in your browser, not uploaded (stated by the tool or its repo)
- Price
- Free to use
- Made with
- Open-source web app
- Source
- Open source
- Link check
- Answered on Oct 31, 2026
About
Category: Security & privacy · auto decode
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Details
- Auth
- No auth
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Repository
- github.com/gchq/CyberChef
- First seen
- Oct 31, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 31, 2026
- Source
- GitHub
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Cite this page
CyberChef: Magic: free online tool. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/artifacts/cyberchef-magic (last updated 2026-10-31)