ASCII Converter3.1

ASCII Converter is a feather-light and portable application that lets you seamlessly convert text between ASCII, hexadecimal and binary mode. It comes loaded with a couple of intuitive options that that can easily figured out.

No setup required

Since there is no installation pack involved, you can drop the app directory in any part of the hard drive and just click the executable to launch ASCII Converter. Another option is to keep it stored on a USB flash drive, in order to directly run it on any PC with minimum effort and no previous installers. Plus, it doesn't modify Windows registry settings.

Convert text between ASCII, hex and binary mode

The user-friendly interface consists of a single window that shows all options available. You can type or paste plain text in the first dialog box, and click a button to convert it to hexadecimal format.

Set the separator and save conversion results

ASCII Converter puts at your disposal several hex separators you can choose from, depending on your preferences. Alternative, you can write hex code and turn it into plain text, or switch the conversion mode from hex to binary mode. Likewise, you can select a preferred separator for the binary code.The application can be asked to automatically copy the conversion results to the Clipboard. You can do this manually too, by making a text selection and opening the right-click menu or using the global Copy hotkey. There's also the option to export information to plain text document files, and import them later.

Evaluation and conclusion

No error dialogs popped up in our tests, and the software utility didn't freeze or crash. It had minimal impact on computer performance, running on low CPU and RAM. Unsurprisingly, conversions were carried out instantly.All in all, ASCII Converter may not have a particularly rich set of features, but it offers a straightforward solution for converting text between ASCII, hexadecimal and binary format, as well as for exporting results to file. It can be handled by anyone and it's free.