Browser bookmarklet
Decode UK letters from any web page.
Drag the gold button below to your browser bookmarks bar. Then on any UK letter, email, or web page — select the text, click the bookmark, and SortedUK opens with that text already loaded into the decoder.
Drag this to your bookmarks bar →
The bookmarklet
Decode with SortedDrag-and-drop · Or right-click → "Bookmark this link"
How to install it.
- Show your bookmarks bar in your browser (most browsers: Ctrl+Shift+B on Windows, ⌘+Shift+B on Mac).
- Click and hold the gold "Decode with Sorted" button above, then drag it onto your bookmarks bar. It will appear as a new bookmark.
- That's it. Whenever you're on a web page (or email/letter) with a UK problem, select the text, then click the bookmark in your bar — SortedUK opens in a new tab with the text already loaded.
Works in every browser.
The bookmarklet is pure JavaScript and follows the W3C bookmark spec. Tested in:
Chrome✓ Works
Safari✓ Works
Firefox✓ Works
Edge✓ Works
What it actually does.
When you click the bookmark, this happens locally in your browser:
- Grabs the text you've selected on the current page. If nothing is selected, grabs the page title + URL as a fallback.
- Stores the text in sessionStorage — only your browser sees it. Never sent to a server until you press Decode.
- Opens
sorteduk.uk/decode-v2in a new tab with the text pre-loaded into the decoder. - You decide what happens next — review the text, edit it, or close the tab. SortedUK doesn't auto-decode without your click.
Privacy matters.
- The bookmarklet runs entirely in your browser. SortedUK doesn't see anything until you press Decode.
- No tracking scripts, no cookies, no fingerprinting. The URL it opens has
?via=bookmarkletso we can see in aggregate how many people use this feature — no per-user tracking, and nothing that identifies you. See how we count visits. - SortedUK's full privacy promise — locked at /promise — applies to every surface, including bookmarklet use.
Free · No tracking · Sourced to UK official bodies · All Sorted platform surfaces · Trust pledge