CyberChef
A project from gchq/CyberChef and its contributors.
Convert and inspect text and data with visual operations in your browser.
Good for: Text and data transformations
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What CyberChef does
Convert and inspect text and data with visual operations in your browser.
Features from the README
- Chain visual data operations
- Encode and decode common formats
- Inspect results immediately
In the project’s own words, excerpted from the README at the reviewed source revision.
Before you install
- PicoRunner 0.3.14 or later on an Apple Silicon Mac
- Docker Desktop installed and running
- Internet access for the initial source and container image download
- Operations run in a local browser tab; check individual recipes before using them with private data.
License and legal
This app is maintained by its upstream project. PicoRunner provides the launcher and this catalog listing. The project’s license applies to its code; assets and connected services may have separate terms. Read the full license for permissions, conditions, and warranty terms.
Source and compatibility evidence
Runtime verified
We tested this app with PicoRunner 0.3.14 on macOS 26.6.2 (Apple Silicon).
Last checked 2026-10-06.
- source: Pinned upstream README describes the app and its supported use.
- install: Fresh PicoRunner installation checked out the recorded source revision and pulled the pinned arm64 container image.
- launch: PicoRunner started the container and returned a loopback browser URL for CyberChef.
- health: Repeated local readiness checks reported the service responsive.
- smoke: In the same pinned image, the browser converted PicoRunner to Base64 UGljb1J1bm5lcg==.
- restart: PicoRunner stopped and restarted its own test installation; the browser service became ready again.
- cleanup: PicoRunner removed its test containers, network, disposable files, and registry record without touching existing apps.