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XOR Decrypt

Decrypt XOR-encoded hex or text back to plaintext.

Note: The input is treated as hex if it is a valid even-length hex string, otherwise as raw text. XORing with the same key twice recovers the plaintext.

What Is a XOR Decrypt?

The XOR Decrypt tool reverses XOR-encoded data back into plaintext. Because XOR is symmetric, decrypting applies exactly the same operation as encrypting: XOR each byte with the same repeating key. It accepts hex ciphertext or raw bytes. This free online tool is useful for XOR decrypt tool, XOR decoder, XOR cipher decoder. Common use cases include legacy data, reverse engineering, debugging, and educational cryptography. It is designed for quick browser-based hashing, encoding, decoding, encryption testing, checksum comparison, identifier generation, and cryptography education. For production security, follow the algorithm's current standards, key-management requirements, and application-specific security guidance.

How to Use This XOR Decrypt

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    Enter the inputType or paste the text, number, key, or value required by the tool.
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    Choose the relevant optionSelect the algorithm, variant, direction, or format when the tool provides choices.
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    Run the operationThe conversion or cryptographic calculation is performed in your browser.
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    Review the resultCheck the output format and any algorithm-specific warnings.
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    Copy the resultUse the generated value in your development, testing, education, or verification workflow.

Frequently Asked Questions

That means the key does not match, the input is not valid hex, or the data was not produced by XOR encryption with this key.
Only with a truly random key at least as long as the data (a one-time pad). Repeating short keys are not secure.