About CipherPad

Why it exists

Most cipher tools online cover a single code, bury it under adverts, and give you a text box with no explanation. If you are learning, that is frustrating. If you are decoding a puzzle, it is slow. CipherPad brings more than a dozen ciphers and codes together in one clean, fast place, and gives every one a proper page: a working translator, a real chart, worked examples, history and a genuine FAQ.

How it works

Every translator runs entirely in your browser using plain web technology. Nothing you type is uploaded to a server, which is why it is instant and completely private. There is no sign up, no limit, no tracking of your text and no catch.

Who it is for

Puzzle solvers, escape-room designers, geocachers, ham radio learners, teachers looking for printable charts, students meeting cryptography for the first time, and anyone who has ever wanted to write a note in Morse or spell a word in braille. The free API and the embeddable widget are there for developers too.

Accuracy

The maps and rules follow the standard forms: International Morse code, 8-bit ASCII binary, Grade 1 braille, the modern NATO phonetic alphabet, and the classic textbook definitions of the Caesar, Vigenere, Atbash and pigpen ciphers. If you spot something to improve, the contact page is open.