---
name: "time-decode"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "time-decode"
version: "9.0.0-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/time-decode"
---

# time-decode(1)

timestamp decoder and converter

## NAME

time\_decode - timestamp decoder and converter

## DESCRIPTION

usage: time\_decode \[-h\] \[-g\] \[--guess TIMESTAMP\] \[--timestamp \[DATE\]\]

- \[--active \] \[--apache \] \[--auto \] \[--biome64 \]

  \[--biomehex \] \[--bitdate \] \[--bitdec \] \[--bplist \] \[--chrome \] \[--cookie \] \[--dhcp6 \] \[--discord \] \[--dotnet \] \[--eitime \] \[--exfat \] \[--fat \] \[--ft \] \[--gbound \] \[--gmsgid \] \[--gps \] \[--gsm \] \[--hfsbe \] \[--hfsle \] \[--hfsdec \] \[--hotmail \] \[--iostime \] \[--jdec \] \[--jhex \] \[--ksdec \] \[--ksalnum \] \[--leb128 \] \[--mac \] \[--mastodon \] \[--meta \] \[--moto \] \[--ms1904 \] \[--msdos \] \[--nokia \] \[--nokiale \] \[--ns40 \] \[--ns40le \] \[--nsdate \] \[--oleb \] \[--olel \] \[--pr \] \[--s32 \] \[--semi \] \[--sony \] \[--sym \] \[--systime \] \[--tiktok \] \[--twitter \] \[--uhbe \] \[--uhle \] \[--unix \] \[--umil \] \[--umilhex \] \[--uu \] \[--vm \] \[--wh \] \[--whle \] \[--version\]

Time Decoder and Converter v9.0.0 - supporting 61 timestamps!

Some timestamps are only part of the entire value, and as such, full timestamps may not be generated based on only the date/time portion.

### options:

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **-g**, **--gui**

  launch the gui

- **--guess** TIMESTAMP

  guess the timestamp format and output possibilities

- **--timestamp** \[DATE\]

  convert date to every timestamp enter date as "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.f" in 24h fmt Without DATE argument, will convert current date/time

- **--active**

  convert from Active Directory value

- **--apache**

  convert from an Apache Cookie hex value

- **--auto**

  convert from OLE Automation Date format

- **--biome64**

  convert from an Apple Biome 64-bit decimal

- **--biomehex**

  convert from an Apple Biome hex value

- **--bitdate**

  convert from a Samsung/LG 4-byte value

- **--bitdec**

  convert from a bitwise decimal 10-digit value

- **--bplist**

  convert from an iOS Binary Plist value

- **--chrome**

  convert from Google Chrome value

- **--cookie**

  convert from Windows Cookie Date (Low,High)

- **--dhcp6**

  convert from a DHCP6 DUID value

- **--discord**

  convert from a Discord URL value

- **--dotnet**

  convert from a .NET DateTime value

- **--eitime**

  convert from a Google EI URL value

- **--exfat**

  convert from an exFAT 4-byte value

- **--fat**

  convert from FAT Date + Time (wFat)

- **--ft**

  convert from a FILETIME value

- **--gbound**

  convert from a GMail Boundary value

- **--gmsgid**

  convert from a GMail Message ID value

- **--gps**

  convert from a GPS value

- **--gsm**

  convert from a GSM value

- **--hfsbe**

  convert from HFS(+) BE (HFS=Local, HFS+=UTC)

- **--hfsle**

  convert from HFS(+) LE (HFS=Local, HFS+=UTC)

- **--hfsdec**

  convert from a Mac OS/HFS+ Decimal value

- **--hotmail**

  convert from a Hotmail value

- **--iostime**

  convert from an iOS 11 value

- **--jdec**

  convert from a Julian Date decimal value

- **--jhex**

  convert from a Julian Date hex value

- **--ksdec**

  convert from a KSUID 9-digit value

- **--ksalnum**

  convert from a KSUID 27-character value

- **--leb128**

  convert from a LEB128 hex value

- **--mac**

  convert from Mac Absolute Time

- **--mastodon**

  convert from a Mastodon URL value

- **--meta**

  convert from a Metasploit Payload UUID

- **--moto**

  convert from Motorola's 6-byte value

- **--ms1904**

  convert from MS Excel 1904 Date format

- **--msdos**

  convert from 32-bit MS-DOS time, result is Local

- **--nokia**

  convert from a Nokia 4-byte value

- **--nokiale**

  convert from a Nokia 4-byte LE value

- **--ns40**

  convert from a Nokia S40 7-byte value

- **--ns40le**

  convert from a Nokia S40 7-byte LE value

- **--nsdate**

  convert from an Apple NSDate (iOS, BPList, Cocoa, Mac Absolute)

- **--oleb**

  convert from a Windows OLE 64-bit BE value, remove 0x & space - example from SRUM: 0x40e33f5d 0x97dfe8fb should be 40e33f5d97dfe8fb

- **--olel**

  convert from a Windows OLE 64-bit LE value

- **--pr**

  convert from Mozilla's PRTime

- **--s32**

  convert from an S32-encoded value

- **--semi**

  convert from a Semi-Octet decimal value

- **--sony**

  convert from a Sonyflake URL value

- **--sym**

  convert from Symantec's 6-byte AV value

- **--systime**

  convert from a 128-bit SYSTEMTIME value

- **--tiktok**

  convert from a TikTok URL value

- **--twitter**

  convert from a Twitter URL value

- **--uhbe**

  convert from Unix Hex 32-bit BE

- **--uhle**

  convert from Unix Hex 32-bit LE

- **--unix**

  convert from Unix Seconds

- **--umil**

  convert from Unix Milliseconds

- **--umilhex**

  convert from Unix Milliseconds 6-byte Hex value

- **--uu**

  convert from a UUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

- **--vm**

  convert from a VMWare Snapshot (.vmsd) value - enter as "high value,low value"

- **--wh**

  convert from Windows 64-bit Hex BE

- **--whle**

  convert from Windows 64-bit Hex LE

- **--version**, **-v**

  show program's version number and exit