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GUID / UUID Generator

Generate random v4 GUIDs or time-ordered UUID v7 identifiers for your applications

Generate GUIDs and UUIDs instantly in your browser, choosing between random version-4 and time-ordered version-7 identifiers. v4 GUIDs come from cryptographically strong randomness, making collisions astronomically unlikely, ideal for correlation IDs, idempotency keys, and distributed systems that need unique references without a central authority. v7 UUIDs begin with a Unix millisecond timestamp so they sort in creation order, which makes them excellent database primary keys: sequential inserts keep B-tree indexes compact instead of fragmenting them.

Runs 100% in your browser · no upload, no tracking, no ads

How to use GUID / UUID Generator

  1. Pick the version: random v4 (the classic GUID) or time-ordered v7.
  2. Choose how many identifiers you want to generate at once.
  3. Pick the casing and formatting (with or without hyphens, uppercase or lowercase).
  4. Click generate to produce the identifiers locally in your browser, then copy a single value or the whole batch.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a GUID and a UUID?

They are the same thing. UUID (Universally Unique Identifier) is the term used in the RFC 4122 standard, while GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) is Microsoft's name for the same 128-bit value.

How is UUID v7 different from v4?

Version 4 is fully random, so values land in arbitrary order. Version 7 places a Unix-millisecond timestamp in the high bits and fills the rest with randomness, so values stay unique but sort chronologically by creation time.

Why are time-ordered UUIDs better for databases?

Sequential, time-ordered keys keep index inserts near the end of the B-tree, which reduces page splits and fragmentation and improves write performance compared with random v4 keys.

Are these identifiers truly unique?

Version-4 UUIDs use 122 bits of randomness, so the probability of generating two identical values is negligible for any realistic volume. Version-7 UUIDs fill the bits after the timestamp with randomness, so even values created in the same millisecond are astronomically unlikely to collide.

Is my data sent to a server?

No. Generation happens entirely in your browser using the Web Crypto API, so no identifiers ever leave your device.

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