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++.

Gooey

A workaround solution here – Grote

Thanks, I will need to read on how to install it. – Gooey

TextFX only provides Convert/Encode URI component – Baroja

Answer 1

Thanks to PiLHA.

1. Download the jN plugin.
2. Place files from Zip to Plugin folder of Notepad++ in C:\Programs Files\Notepad++\plugins.
3. Save Code below as URLENDECODE.js and save it to C:\Program Files\Notepad++\plugins\jN\includes.
4. 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;
    }
});

Gooey

Yes, Thanks. Only thing It won't record Macros. Thanks again. – Gooey

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. – Photocopier

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? – Obel

By the way, to remove all unneeded menus you can move the scripts to 'disabled' folder ('plugins\jN\includes\disabled') – Obel

And another issue with the plugin is that it causes a very annoying error everytime I open or switch to a .ps1 document (powershell). – Photocopier

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 – Hydrodynamic

Answer 2

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

Labourer

I knew I'd seen that somewhere. – Padova

Plus sign doesn't get converted to space it seems when you do URL decode through MIME tools plugin. – Himyarite

It has been expired. No support for version 7 – Employ

It's there in version 7.3.3. Not sure if it came bundled with installer or I installed separately. – Picoline

It's bundled in 7.5.3. – Kelley