WebSocket Frame Inspector - Free RFC 6455 Frame Tool | IconVault
Build raw WebSocket frames byte by byte and decode hex frames back into FIN, opcode, mask and payload. Free, fully in your browser.
WebSocket Frames
Build and decode raw RFC 6455 frames byte by byte
Client frames must be masked per RFC 6455.
5 of 5 free uses left - runs fully in your browser, nothing is uploaded.
Frame bytes (hex)
Your frame appears here
Byte 0 carries FIN + opcode, byte 1 carries the mask bit + length, then the optional mask key and payload.
RFC 6455 note
WebSocket frames start with a 2 byte header: FIN bit + 4 bit opcode, then the mask bit + 7 bit length (126 means a 16 bit length follows, 127 means a 64 bit length follows). Frames sent by clients must be masked with a 4 byte key; server frames are not masked. Control frames (close, ping, pong) are always final and carry at most 125 payload bytes. This tool builds and decodes exactly that layout.
About this tool
IconVault's WebSocket Frames inspector lets you build raw WebSocket frames byte by byte according to RFC 6455 and decode hex dumps back into their fields. Choose the opcode (text, binary, close, ping, pong, continuation), set FIN and mask flags, supply a payload, and get the exact bytes a client would put on the wire, or paste hex and see it broken down into header fields and decoded payload.
It is built for developers debugging custom WebSocket implementations, proxies and protocol stacks, where seeing the actual framing matters more than a high-level client. Everything is computed in your browser with nothing uploaded, and it is free with no signup. Honest note: this inspects protocol framing only; it does not open real connections, for that use a WebSocket client or sandbox tool.
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