Our Morse Code to Simple Text tool is a free, browser-based utility that translates dots and dashes back into readable words. Paste any Morse message into the input box and the decoded text appears immediately in the output box – no buttons to press, no waiting, no limits.

The tool runs entirely in your browser. Your data is never uploaded to a server, which makes it safe for any message you would rather not share. It is the perfect companion to our Text to Morse Code Converter, and every output from that tool decodes here automatically.

Decoding is the exact reverse of encoding. Each group of signals is matched against the international Morse table – .- becomes A, -... becomes B and so on – and the letters are joined into words using whatever separators your input provides.

Spacing carries all of the meaning on the way back: a single gap splits one letter from the next, while a bigger break starts a new word. That is why this tool reads every common notation – /, |, line breaks and wide space runs are all treated as word boundaries, so text copied from almost anywhere decodes cleanly.

One thing to expect: Morse code has no letter case and no formatting, so the decoded output always arrives as simple uppercase text. It is also worth remembering that Morse is an encoding, not encryption – decoding simply reveals what was never hidden.

The tool decodes exactly the codes below – the complete international Morse code alphabet for letters, numbers and punctuation.

Live Decoding: The output updates on every keystroke. You can also click "Decode to Text" after uploading a file or using "Load an example".

Automatic Separator Detection: A single space splits letters, while a slash, a pipe, a new line or a run of two or more spaces starts a new word. There is nothing to configure – paste Morse from our converter, an old telegraph-style file or a website and it just works.

Example: .... .. / - .... . .-. . decodes as HI THERE.

Custom Signal Symbols: If your Morse uses characters other than . and -, fill in the "Dot signal" and "Dash signal" boxes with the two symbols your input actually contains (any two different single characters; spaces, / and | are not allowed).

Example: With * as dot and ~ as dash, *** ~~~ *** decodes as SOS.

Skip & Warn on Invalid Groups: A group that matches no code in the table above – eight dots in a row, say – cannot be decoded, so it is skipped and the result message tells you exactly how many groups were affected instead of failing the whole conversion.

Example: In .... .. / ........ / - .... . .-. ., the middle group is reported as one skipped sequence and the rest decodes as HI THERE.

Simple Uppercase Output: International Morse code has no letter case, so the decoded text always arrives in clean uppercase – no surprise formatting.

Play It as Sound: Click Play to hear the pasted code as a 600 Hz tone at classic timing (dot = 1 unit, dash = 3, gaps of 1, 3 and 7 units), with speeds from 5 to 35 WPM. Click Stop to end early.

File Upload, Copy & Download: Load a .txt file instead of typing, copy the result to your clipboard with one click, or download it as a file.

Live Statistics: As you type, the panel shows how many characters went in and how many words came out.

Click Try it on any example below to load it straight into the tool. The text on the right is the exact output the tool produces.

.-- .... .- - / .... .- - .... / --. --- -.. / .-- .-. --- ..- --. .... -

WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT

... --- ... | ..-. .-. --- -- | - .... . / ... .... .. .--.

SOS FROM THE SHIP

..
.-.. --- ...- .
-.-. --- -.. .. -. --.
.- -. -..
-- --- .-. ... .
-.-. --- -.. .

I LOVE CODING AND MORSE CODE

-- . . - / -- . / .- - / .---- ----- ---... ...-- ----- / .--. -- .-.-.-

MEET ME AT 10:30 PM.

.... ..   .... ..

HI HI

FAQ 1: Why is my decoded text all uppercase?
Answer: International Morse code simply has no separate codes for capital and small letters, so there is nothing in the signal to preserve case. Every decoded message arrives as clean uppercase text.

FAQ 2: What exactly counts as a word separator?
Answer: A single space between two groups splits letters. Any of the following starts a new word: a slash /, a pipe |, a new line, or a run of two or more spaces. You can mix them freely in one input.

FAQ 3: Why were some groups skipped?
Answer: A group of dots and dashes that matches no entry in the alphabet chart above cannot be decoded – typical causes are stray punctuation pasted along with the code or a corrupted group such as eight dots in a row. The tool reports how many groups were affected and decodes everything around them.

FAQ 4: My Morse is written with different characters, like asterisks and tildes. Can I decode it?
Answer: Yes. Enter the two characters your input uses in the "Dot signal" and "Dash signal" boxes, and the tool converts them internally before decoding. Leave them as . and - for standard notation.

FAQ 5: Can this tool decode Morse from an audio file or a whistle?
Answer: No. This tool works with Morse written as text notation. The Play button goes the other direction – it sounds out the code you have pasted so you can check its rhythm by ear.

FAQ 6: Is my data sent to a server?
Answer: No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser with JavaScript, and nothing you paste or upload is stored anywhere.