B58UUID CLI

Command-line tool for converting UUIDs to compact 22-character Base58 format.

Website: b58uuid.io

Features

• ✨ Convert UUID to B58UUID (36 chars → 22 chars)
• 🔄 Convert B58UUID back to UUID
• 🎲 Generate random B58UUIDs
• 📝 Batch processing from files
• 🔍 Validate UUID and B58UUID formats
• 🎨 Colored output
• ⚡ Fast and lightweight (~1MB binary)
• 🚀 Zero dependencies at runtime

Installation

cargo (Recommended)

cargo install b58uuid-cli

Homebrew (macOS/Linux)

brew tap b58uuid/tap
brew install b58uuid

Scoop (Windows)

scoop bucket add b58uuid https://github.com/b58uuid/scoop-bucket
scoop install b58uuid

Shell Script (macOS/Linux)

curl -fsSL https://b58uuid.io/install.sh | sh

PowerShell (Windows)

iwr -useb https://b58uuid.io/install.ps1 | iex

Manual Download

Download pre-compiled binaries from GitHub Releases.

Usage

Encode UUID to B58UUID

# Encode a single UUID
b58uuid encode 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
# Output: BWBeN28Vb7cMEx7Ym8AUzs

# Encode from stdin
echo "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000" | b58uuid encode

# Encode from file
b58uuid encode --file uuids.txt

Decode B58UUID to UUID

# Decode a single B58UUID
b58uuid decode BWBeN28Vb7cMEx7Ym8AUzs
# Output: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000

# Decode from stdin
echo "BWBeN28Vb7cMEx7Ym8AUzs" | b58uuid decode

# Decode from file
b58uuid decode --file b58uuids.txt

Generate Random B58UUIDs

# Generate one B58UUID
b58uuid generate

# Generate multiple B58UUIDs
b58uuid generate --count 5

# Generate as standard UUID
b58uuid generate --uuid

Validate Format

# Validate UUID or B58UUID
b58uuid validate 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
b58uuid validate BWBeN28Vb7cMEx7Ym8AUzs

Options

# Disable colored output
b58uuid --no-color encode <uuid>

# Show version
b58uuid --version

# Show help
b58uuid --help
b58uuid encode --help

Examples

Basic Usage

# Encode
$ b58uuid encode 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
BWBeN28Vb7cMEx7Ym8AUzs

# Decode
$ b58uuid decode BWBeN28Vb7cMEx7Ym8AUzs
550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000

# Generate
$ b58uuid generate
BWBeN28Vb7cMEx7Ym8AUzs

Batch Processing

# Create a file with UUIDs
cat > uuids.txt << EOF
550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
6ba7b810-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8
6ba7b811-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8
EOF

# Encode all UUIDs
b58uuid encode --file uuids.txt

Pipeline Usage

# Generate and encode
uuidgen | b58uuid encode

# Encode multiple UUIDs
cat uuids.txt | b58uuid encode

# Decode multiple B58UUIDs
cat b58uuids.txt | b58uuid decode

Validation

# Validate UUID
$ b58uuid validate 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
✓ Valid UUID
  UUID:    550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
  B58UUID: BWBeN28Vb7cMEx7Ym8AUzs

# Validate B58UUID
$ b58uuid validate BWBeN28Vb7cMEx7Ym8AUzs
✓ Valid B58UUID
  B58UUID: BWBeN28Vb7cMEx7Ym8AUzs
  UUID:    550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000

Why B58UUID?

Compact Format

• Standard UUID: 36 characters

  550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
  

• B58UUID: 22 characters (39% shorter)

  BWBeN28Vb7cMEx7Ym8AUzs
  

Benefits

• ✅ Shorter URLs: Better for REST APIs and web applications
• ✅ URL-Safe: No special characters that need encoding
• ✅ Human-Readable: No confusing characters (0, O, I, l)
• ✅ Database Efficient: Smaller indexes, faster queries
• ✅ Copy-Paste Friendly: Easier to select and copy

Performance

• Binary Size: ~1MB (optimized for size)
• Startup Time: <5ms
• Memory Usage: <5MB
• Encoding Speed: ~1M ops/sec
• Decoding Speed: ~1M ops/sec

Building from Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/b58uuid/b58uuid-cli.git
cd b58uuid-cli

# Build release binary
cargo build --release

# Install locally
cargo install --path .

# Run tests
cargo test

Cross-Compilation

# Install cross
cargo install cross

# Build for Linux
cross build --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu

# Build for macOS
cross build --release --target x86_64-apple-darwin
cross build --release --target aarch64-apple-darwin

# Build for Windows
cross build --release --target x86_64-pc-windows-gnu

Libraries

B58UUID is available in multiple languages:

• Rust: b58uuid
• Go: b58uuid-go
• JavaScript: b58uuid
• Java: b58uuid
• Python: b58uuid

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Links

• Website: b58uuid.io
• Documentation: docs.rs/b58uuid-cli
• Repository: github.com/b58uuid/b58uuid-cli
• Issues: github.com/b58uuid/b58uuid-cli/issues
• Crates.io: crates.io/crates/b58uuid-cli

Acknowledgments

• Uses Bitcoin's Base58 alphabet
• Built with clap for CLI parsing
• Powered by b58uuid library

Made with ❤️ by the B58UUID community