Binary Text Converter

WHAT IT DOES

Binary Text Converter translates between plain text and binary representation. Enter any text and see its 8-bit binary equivalent, or paste binary digits and convert them back to readable text. The tool supports ASCII characters and extended character sets up to 255. Each character is displayed with its binary value, and a character mapping table shows the relationship between characters and their binary codes. You can copy the binary or text output with one click, and the tool automatically detects whether you've entered text or binary.

WHERE IT RUNS

The extension runs entirely within your browser's local environment using the BotGentz framework. All text-to-binary and binary-to-text conversions occur on your machine without any network requests. No text data, binary data, or user activity is ever transmitted, uploaded, or stored externally. The tool works on any website and respects the browser's security boundaries, operating within the isolated extension sandbox. Text conversion uses the browser's native charCodeAt and String.fromCharCode methods.

HOW TO USE

Click the extension toolbar icon to open the Binary Text Converter panel. Enter text in the input area—the tool automatically detects whether you've entered text or binary and converts it accordingly. The output shows both the original and the converted value. The character mapping table displays each character and its binary equivalent. Click "Copy" next to any output to copy it to your clipboard. Click "Swap" to exchange the input and output, reversing the conversion direction. Toggle "Auto convert" to enable or disable automatic conversion as you type. Toggle "Show ASCII mapping" to show or hide the character-to-binary mapping table. Toggle "8-bit padding" to pad binary values to 8 bits (leading zeros). Choose the "Byte Separator" (Space, None, Dash, or Pipe) to control how bytes are separated in the binary output. The tool updates instantly as you type.

THE BINARY CONVERSION ENGINE — WHY IT WORKS

Most binary converters use simple string operations that can fail with extended characters or produce inconsistent formatting. This tool uses a robust charCodeAt approach: each character's Unicode code point is converted to a binary string using toString(2), then padded to 8 bits if padding is enabled. For text-to-binary conversion, the engine iterates through each character in the input string, converts it to binary, and joins the results with the selected byte separator. For binary-to-text conversion, the engine splits the input by whitespace, parses each binary string as an integer using parseInt(binary, 2), and converts the resulting code points back to characters using String.fromCharCode. The auto-detection feature checks if the input consists only of 0s and 1s (ignoring whitespace) to determine the conversion direction. The character mapping table is generated by iterating through the input and displaying each unique character with its binary value. This approach provides clean, consistent conversions for all ASCII and extended characters.

THE PANEL

The Binary Text Converter panel is fully draggable by its title bar and remembers its position on screen per website. It snaps to the edges of your browser window for clean alignment. Collapse the panel to a compact icon strip using the minimize button, restoring it with a single click. Resize the panel by dragging any edge or corner; the input area, output sections, and character mapping adjust proportionally. Press the Escape key to close the panel instantly. The panel maintains independent state for each browser tab, allowing you to convert text in multiple tabs simultaneously.

PLEASE NOTE

This extension requires the free BotGentz extension framework to be installed and enabled. The tool supports character codes up to 255 (extended ASCII); Unicode characters beyond 255 will produce binary values greater than 8 bits and may not convert back correctly. Binary input should use 8-bit groups separated by spaces for best results. The tool automatically detects binary input but may misidentify very short inputs; you can manually swap direction if needed. All conversion data is processed locally and is never transmitted, logged, or shared. The extension requests no network permissions and functions entirely offline. The source code is fully auditable and available for review.