Uuencoding

Writable

Uuencoding, (Unix-to-Unix encoding) is a binary to text encoding mechanism created by Mary Ann Horton for encoding binary data for transmission in email systems.

Identify it

Extensions	`.uue.uu`
MIME types	`text/x-uuencode`
Signatures	`626567696e20` at byte 0 (Uuencoded File)
PRONOM	`fmt/1102`
Wikidata	`Q1570391`

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libarchiveOpen sourcereads and writes · 2-clause BSD License
Mathematicareads and writes · proprietary license
Archive Utilityreads
WinRARreads · proprietary license

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Sources

File Formats Wiki
PRONOM fmt/1102
Wikidata Q1570391

From Just Solve the File Format Problem (File Formats Wiki), PRONOM, Wikidata. Updated 2026-10-24.

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