convert a jpg file to UTF-8 without making it corrupt

Question

I Have a .jpg file encoded ANSI, I tried converting it to UTF-8 but it made the image corrupt.

NOTE: if you have a solution for any other image format, please post them.

Answer 1

It can be done in NotePad++ easily:

1. Open binary image file into Notepad++
2. Select all text (ex: Ctrl-A)
3. Go to Plugins->MIMETools->Base64 Encode

Now file shows in Base64 characters instead of binary

Reference: https://www.technipages.com/how-to-base64-encode-and-decode-in-notepad

Answer 2

I can suggest you base64 encoding, which will enconde files in text for you. Though I am not familiar with the algorithm itself, I can present several websites that do it for you:

• https://www.base64-image.de/
• http://www.askapache.com/online-tools/base64-image-converter/
• http://www.dailycoding.com/utils/converter/imagetobase64.aspx

Adidtionaly, you can also use such images in your own website by adding them to the HTML. The following answer has some good information regarding this method:

• Embedding Base64 Images