GUID/UUID Generator

UUID stands for universally unique identifier. It's a 128-bit number usually expressed in groups of hex notations. GUID (globally unique identifier) is a variation of UUID differing in the format which the numbers are grouped.

What's the use of GUID/UUID? Sometimes one needs a long random identifier that is hard to guess and hard to reproduce by accident or by brute force. GUID/UUID can be used as record identifiers, file or folder names, encryption salt values and for many other cases where uniqueness and improbability of reproduction are needed. After all there are 5.3×10³⁶ unique values to choose from.

Just fill in the form to your right and let this page create a GUID/UUID for you. If you don't like the value offered, edit the data in-place or resubmit the form. Your privacy is respected here and generated GUID/UUID values are not monitored or recorded by this page.