A lightweight, fully-offline VS Code extension that encodes selected text to Base64 and decodes selected Base64 strings back to text. This extension requires zero external dependencies and performs all operations completely offline without any API calls.
Features
Encode to Base64: Select any text and encode it to Base64 format
Decode from Base64: Select Base64 text and decode it back to string
Keyboard Shortcuts:
Ctrl+Shift+B (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+B (Mac) to encode
Ctrl+Shift+U (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+U (Mac) to decode
Right-Click Context Menu: Right-click on selected text to access "Base64: Encode selection" and "Base64: Decode selection" options
In-place Replacement: Selected text is directly replaced with encoded/decoded result
Error Handling: Meaningful error messages for invalid inputs
No External Dependencies: Pure Node.js + VS Code API implementation
Usage
Keyboard Shortcuts
Select text in the editor
Press Ctrl+Shift+B to encode or Ctrl+Shift+U to decode (Windows/Linux)
Or press Cmd+Shift+B to encode or Cmd+Shift+U to decode (Mac)
Right-Click Context Menu
Select text in the editor
Right-click to open the context menu
Choose "Base64: Encode selection" to encode or "Base64: Decode selection" to decode
The selected text will be immediately replaced with the result
