qntm/base65536
Unicode's answer to Base64 observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
59/100
- Activity 60
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3924
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 244
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2204 stars · 57 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A JavaScript library implementing Base65536, a binary-to-text encoding optimized for UTF-32-encoded text using only safe Unicode code points. It is a more space-efficient alternative to Base64 for transmitting binary data through text channels.
Use cases
- encode binary data as unicode text
- pack more data into tweets than base64
- alternative to base64 encoding in javascript
- transmit binary files through text-only channels
- decode base65536 strings back to bytes
When to choose
- you need to embed binary data in UTF-32 text with maximum density
- you want a well-tested, MIT-licensed encoding library for Node.js
- you are sending data through text-limited channels like tweets
When to avoid
- your channel is UTF-8 constrained, where Base64 or Base85 are more efficient
- you need broad language support beyond JavaScript
- you specifically need tweet-optimized encoding, where Base2048 is now recommended
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
serialization developer-tools base65536 unicode binary-to-text base64-alternative utf-32 encoding text-processing nodejs javascript
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/qntm/base65536 · fetched 2026-08-28 · 31c41ffb6a84
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/base65536 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 224c34af6308
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| qntm/base65536 | main | 59 |
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