Online UUID Generator
Generate standard UUIDs/GUIDs or validate existing ones with our comprehensive developer toolkit.
About UUID Versions
- v1 (Time-based): Uses timestamp and node ID. Unique in time and space.
- v3 (MD5 Name-based): Deterministic based on namespace and name (MD5 hash).
- v4 (Random): Generated using random numbers. Most common use case.
- v5 (SHA-1 Name-based): Deterministic based on namespace and name (SHA-1 hash). Preferred over v3.
- v6 (Reordered Time-based): Like v1 but with fields reordered for better database indexing and sortability.
- v7 (Unix Epoch Time-based): Uses Unix timestamp in milliseconds. Naturally sortable and ideal for distributed systems (RFC 9562).
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Every tool runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you type is uploaded, stored, or logged on our servers.
The UUID Generator — Validate & Decode v1-v7 is a comprehensive utility for creating, verifying, and inspecting unique identifiers compliant with RFC 4122 and RFC 9562. It also works as a GUID Generator for systems and teams that use GUID terminology interchangeably with UUID. It supports multiple versions to suit various architectural needs:
Use the built-in Validator to check format and version, or theDecoder to inspect internal details like integer value, variant, and hex contents. Whether you need time-ordered IDs, deterministic keys, or simple random identifiers, this tool runs entirely client-side.
FAQ
This tool supports generating modern UUID versions including random, name-based, and time-oriented variants used in current standards.
v4 is fully random, while v7 includes a Unix timestamp component so IDs are naturally sortable by creation time.
Yes. Paste any UUID to verify format, detect version and variant, and inspect parsed details.
No. Generation, validation, and decoding happen client-side for privacy and speed.