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UUID Generator for UUID, ULID and NanoID

Generate, validate and decode UUID, ULID and NanoID identifiers in bulk.

Generate UUID v1/v4/v5/v7, ULID and NanoID identifiers in bulk, format and export them, or paste any ID in to validate and decode its embedded timestamp. Every random byte comes from the Web Crypto API and runs entirely in your browser.

Tip: use v7 for database primary keys — it's time-ordered and indexes better.

Shortcut: press Space or R to regenerate.

Format

List format (copy all / download)

0 generated IDs

Validate & decode

About UUID, ULID & NanoID Generator

Picking the right kind of unique identifier matters more than it looks. UUID v4 is the general-purpose default, UUID v7 sorts by creation time and makes a better database primary key, ULID is a compact time-sortable alternative, and NanoID gives you a shorter, URL-safe ID with a configurable alphabet. This tool generates all of them in bulk, lets you format and export the output, and includes a validator that decodes the embedded timestamp from any UUID v1, v6-style or v7 or ULID you paste in.

Features

Every version supported

UUID v1, v4, v5, v7, Nil and Max, plus ULID and NanoID, all from one tool.

Time-ordered options

UUID v7 and ULID embed a millisecond timestamp and sort by creation time — a better fit for database primary keys.

Cryptographically secure

Every random byte comes from the Web Crypto API, never Math.random.

Bulk export

Generate up to 10,000 IDs and export as plain text, JSON, CSV or SQL.

Validator & decoder

Paste any UUID or ULID to see its version, variant and the timestamp embedded inside it.

Custom NanoID alphabets

Pick a preset or define your own 2-256 character alphabet, with unbiased random sampling.

How to use UUID, ULID & NanoID Generator

  1. 1

    Pick an ID type

    Choose UUID, ULID or NanoID, and a version or alphabet if you need one.

  2. 2

    Set the count

    Enter how many IDs to generate, up to 10,000 at once.

  3. 3

    Choose a format

    Toggle uppercase, hyphens, braces or quotes, and pick a list format for bulk copy or export.

  4. 4

    Copy or export

    Click any ID to copy just that one, or copy or download the whole list as text, JSON, CSV or SQL.

  5. 5

    Validate an existing ID

    Paste any UUID or ULID into the validator to see its version, variant and embedded timestamp.

Use cases

  • Seeding a database with realistic primary keys for local development or tests
  • Choosing between UUID v7 and ULID for a new table's primary key
  • Generating a batch of NanoIDs for short, URL-safe identifiers
  • Decoding the creation timestamp embedded in a UUID v1 or v7 found in production data
  • Validating that a value received from an API is actually a well-formed UUID

Privacy

Every ID is generated in your browser using the Web Crypto API's getRandomValues, never Math.random. Nothing you generate, paste into the validator, or export is sent to a server.

Frequently asked questions

UUID v4 is fully random, so a batch of them has no natural order and hurts index locality when used as a database primary key. UUID v7 embeds a 48-bit millisecond timestamp in its first bits, so IDs generated later always sort after earlier ones. That makes v7 a better fit for primary keys and anything you want to sort or paginate by creation time, while v4 is fine for tokens or IDs where order doesn't matter.
UUID is the most widely recognized format and the safest default when interoperability matters. ULID is time-sortable like UUID v7 but uses Crockford base32, making it shorter to type and case-insensitive to read. NanoID is the most compact and customizable: you choose the length and alphabet, which is handy for URL slugs or short public-facing IDs, but it isn't standardized the way UUID and ULID are.
Yes. Every random byte here comes from the Web Crypto API's getRandomValues, a cryptographically secure random number generator, never Math.random. NanoID generation uses the same unbiased rejection-sampling method as the nanoid library to avoid modulo bias in the output alphabet.
It's possible in theory but astronomically unlikely at normal volumes. A UUID v4 has 122 bits of randomness, and the default NanoID (21 characters from a 64-character alphabet) has about 126 bits — the collision calculator on this page shows roughly how long you'd need to generate IDs at a given rate before a 1% collision probability is reached, and for both defaults that's a timescale far beyond any real usage.
UUID v5 is deterministic: the same namespace and name always produce the same UUID, because it's built from a SHA-1 hash rather than randomness. Use it when you need a stable, repeatable ID derived from an existing value, like turning a URL or an email address into a consistent identifier without keeping a lookup table.

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