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title: "ULID Generator - Free Online Sortable ID Tool | CanDoYa"
description: "Generate ULIDs online in bulk. Create sortable 26-character Crockford Base32 IDs, copy one or all, and keep monotonic order. Runs in your browser."
url: https://candoya.com/tools/ulid-generator/
locale: en
type: browser-tool
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# Free ULID Generator

Category: Developer

## What is a ULID generator?

A ULID generator creates 26-character Universally Unique Lexicographically Sortable Identifiers. Each ULID stores a 48-bit Unix millisecond timestamp followed by 80 bits of randomness, encoded with Crockford Base32, so IDs are compact, URL-safe and sort by creation time while staying generated entirely in your browser.

Use this free ULID generator when you want IDs that are shorter than UUID strings and friendly to ordered database indexes. The page uses the browser's Web Crypto random source, creates up to 1000 ULIDs at once, and never uploads the generated values. Leave monotonic mode on when you plan to paste the whole batch into tests or fixtures: IDs created in the same millisecond get an incremented random tail, so the list sorts in the same order you generated it.

## How to use it

1. **Choose a quantity** - Pick how many ULIDs to generate, from 1 up to 1000.
2. **Keep or change monotonic mode** - Leave monotonic mode on for a batch that sorts in generation order when IDs share the same millisecond.
3. **Choose letter case** - Use canonical uppercase output, or switch to lowercase if your system stores ULIDs that way.
4. **Copy the result** - Copy one ULID at a time, or copy the full list with one ID per line.

## Who it's for

- **Backend developers** creating primary keys that sort by creation time without a central sequence.
- **Database engineers** comparing ULID, UUID v7 and NanoID formats for insert locality and storage size.
- **API teams** minting request IDs, trace IDs, event IDs and message keys that stay URL-safe.
- **QA and data engineers** seeding fixtures with realistic sortable identifiers in bulk.
- **Documentation writers** adding valid example ULIDs to docs, configs and sample payloads.

## Expert note

A ULID is sortable because its first 10 Base32 characters encode the millisecond timestamp. That is useful for database keys and logs, but it also means the creation time is visible to anyone who sees the ID. Use ULIDs for public IDs where time ordering is acceptable, and prefer a fully random token when hiding creation time matters.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is the ULID generator free?

Yes. It is free, has no sign-up and runs fully in your browser. You can generate batches of up to 1000 ULIDs as often as you need.

### Are generated ULIDs uploaded anywhere?

No. The ULIDs are created locally with the browser's Web Crypto API and copied directly from your device. The generated identifiers are not sent to a server.

### How is a ULID different from a UUID?

A ULID is 26 Base32 characters and starts with a timestamp, so it sorts by creation time. A classic UUID v4 is 36 characters with hyphens and is randomly distributed. UUID v7 is closer to ULID because it is also time-ordered.

### What does monotonic mode do?

When several ULIDs are generated in the same millisecond, monotonic mode increments the random tail for each next ID. That keeps the batch lexicographically sorted in the same order it was generated.

### Can two ULIDs collide?

A ULID has 80 random bits after the timestamp, which gives about 1.2e24 possible IDs per millisecond. Collisions are extremely unlikely when the random source is secure, and monotonic mode avoids repeats inside a single same-millisecond batch.

### Why does a ULID use Crockford Base32?

Crockford Base32 is compact, case-insensitive and avoids confusing letters such as I, L, O and U. That gives ULIDs a readable 26-character string with no hyphens or URL-unsafe symbols.

### Can I decode the time from a ULID?

Yes. The first 10 characters encode the Unix timestamp in milliseconds. This tool shows the embedded timestamp for the current batch in UTC.

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