About Us. Real Epoch Converter.
Real Epoch Converter is a free online epoch converter built by developers, for developers.
Who we are
Real Epoch Converter started with a simple frustration: every timestamp converter we tried was slow, full of intrusive ads, or uploaded our data to a server we did not control. We build tools the way we want to use them. Fast, private, and honest. This site is that tool. No accounts, no sign-up, and no paywall. Open the page and it simply works.
Who maintains this site
The site is maintained by the Real Epoch Converter team. A small group of developers who use timestamp conversion daily and keep every page on this site up to date. Each technical page shows a Last reviewed date in its footer, and every conversion and epoch constant is described against its source specification on the methodology page. If you spot something wrong, outdated, or missing, please tell us via the contact page. That is the fastest way to reach the people who can fix it.
What this tool does
This is a Unix epoch converter that works in both directions. Paste a timestamp and read the date in your local timezone or UTC. Type a date and get the corresponding epoch time in seconds, milliseconds, or microseconds. It also converts whole batches of timestamps at once, generates code snippets for common programming languages, and keeps a live ticking Unix clock on the home page.
How it works
Everything runs directly in your browser. When you convert a value, the calculation happens locally on your machine. The timestamps and dates you enter never leave your device, so there is nothing for us to store, sell, or accidentally expose. The only thing saved is a small preference like your chosen timezone or dark mode, stored in your browser's own local storage. That guarantee covers conversion input specifically: the analytics and advertising scripts on the site, and the contact form, are separate systems that do transmit data, as described in the privacy policy.
Why it is free
We believe a timestamp converter is infrastructure. The kind of small, dependable utility that should just exist and stay out of the way. So the tool itself is free, with no paywall and no premium tier. To keep it that way, the site displays unobtrusive advertising and uses anonymous analytics to understand which pages are useful. We never sell your data — there is nothing to sell, because conversions never leave your browser. See the privacy policy for exactly what is collected.
Made for the problems you actually hit
- Reading the numbers in
stat,dmesg, logs, and database dumps. - Deciding whether an API value is seconds, milliseconds, or microseconds.
- Converting timestamps between UTC, your local timezone, IST, or any IANA timezone.
- Turning a whole spreadsheet of timestamps into readable dates in one step.
If you have feedback, a bug report, or an idea for a missing feature, we would love to hear it. See the contact page for the fastest way to reach us.
Related converters
- Unix timestamp to date converter, turn any epoch value into a readable date.
- Date to epoch converter, turn any date string back into a Unix timestamp.
- Milliseconds to epoch converter — for JavaScript
Date.now()values and high-precision APIs.