Byte Unit Converter

Enter a value in any digital storage field to translate instantly between bit-based, byte-based, decimal (SI), and binary (IEC) units.

Bits & Bytes

Fundamental digital information units frequently encountered in low-level systems.

Bits (bit)

Nibbles (nibble)

Bytes (B)

Words (32-bit)

Base-10 prefixes used for storage device marketing and telecommunications throughput.

Kilobytes (kB)

Megabytes (MB)

Gigabytes (GB)

Terabytes (TB)

Base-10 bit units frequently used in networking and telecommunications.

Kilobits (kb)

Megabits (Mb)

Gigabits (Gb)

Terabits (Tb)

Base-2 prefixes standardized by IEC to represent powers of 1024.

Kibibytes (KiB)

Mebibytes (MiB)

Gibibytes (GiB)

Tebibytes (TiB)

Large-scale measurements used in data centers, publishing, and big data analytics.

Petabytes (PB)

Exabytes (EB)

Zettabytes (ZB)

Yottabytes (YB)

Digital storage conversion tips

Decimal prefixes (kB, MB, GB, TB) are powers of 1000, whereas binary prefixes (KiB, MiB, GiB, TiB) are powers of 1024.
Networking equipment typically advertises speeds in bits per second; storage devices generally use bytes.
Results automatically switch to scientific notation for extremely large or small values to maintain readability.