Hash Generator is the FREE universal hash generator
tool which automates the generation of 14 different type of hashes or
checksums. It support most of the popular hashes including
MD5
family, SHA family, BASE64,
CRC32, ROT13, RIPEMD, ALDER32, HAVAL, WHIRLPOOL etc.
It can even
generate hash for the file as well as text input also.
User can directly enter or paste any text from clipboard and generate hash.
It also supports 'Drag & Drop interface' which
allows you to quickly
drag files onto the tool for hash generation.
Hashes or checksums are mainly used for file integrity verification. Often files
downloaded from Internet are checked with MD5/SHA256 hash to make
sure file is not tempered. Hashes are also used in encryption and
storage of password as well as other sensitive data to protect it
from the spying eyes. HashGenerator helps in quickly computing or
verifying the hash for any such file or password text.
HashGenerator is fully portable tool which can be directly run anywhere without installing locally. It
also comes with Installer for those who wants to install it locally
and use it on regular basis.
It works on wide
range of platforms starting from Windows XP to latest operating
system Windows7.
Features
Here are some of the special features of
HashGenerator
Generate hashes for 14 popular algorithms including MD5, SHA256,
BASE64.
Create Hash for either the File or custom Text.
'Drag & Drop' feature to quickly drag files onto the tool.
Shell Context Menu to quickly generate hash by simply right
clicking on any file.
Option
to to selectively copy the hash from the displayed list.
Save
the generated hash list to HTML/TEXT/XML file
Simple, Easy
to Use GUI Interface.
Completely Portable Tool
which also comes with Installer for local Installation & Uninstallation.
Video
Demonstration
Here is video demonstration showing how to quickly generate hashes
for any file or text using Hash Generator Tool.
Installation & Uninstallation
Though HashGenerator is a Portable tool, it comes with
Installer so that you can install it locally on your system for regular
usage. It has intuitive setup wizard (as shown in the screenshot below) which
guides you through series of steps in completion of installation.
At any point of time, you can uninstall the product using the
Uninstaller located at following location (by default)
HashGenerator is GUI application which comes with simple interface and
makes it easy to use even for beginners.
Here are simple steps
Launch HashGenerator application on your system.
Select the
file by clicking on Browse button or Simply Drag and Drop a
file or Directly type the full file path in the edit box
Next Cilck on
'Generate Hash' button. You will see all hashes being generated one
by one and displayed in the list.
Now you can right click on the
list to selectively copy the hash.
Also you can export entire
hash list to HTML/XML/Text file by clicking on 'Export' button and then select the type
of file from the drop down box of 'Save File Dialog'..
Here instead of selecting file you can also directly enter or paste any
text (up to 250 characters) and generate the hash for it.
Now with version v1.5 onwards you can simply right click on any file and
launch HashGenerator from "shell context menu".
For this to be active, you need to run HashGenerator at least once on
your system that will install the context menu option.
Screenshots
Here are the screenshots of
HashGenerator
Screenshot 1:HashGenerator is showing all the
popular hashes generated for the input file.
Screenshot 2: "Shell Context Menu" option
to launch HashGenerator directly by right clicking on any file.
Screenshot 3: Hash list exported to HTML file by HashGenerator
Release History
Version 2.0 : 23rd Mar 2012
Support for report generation in XML format along with HTML/Text format. Displays hash length. Few minor bug fixes.
Version 1.5 : 14th Sep 2011
Added right click context menu option. Now you can simply right click on any file and generate hash for it.
Version 1.0 : 16th Nov 2010
First public release of HashGenerator
Acknowledgements
This tool would not have been possible without open contribution
from bright minds, We would like to extend our gratitude towards
following
individuals/groups for their contribution
OpenSSL Group
Paulo S. L. M. Barreto & Vincent Rijmen for Whirlpool algorithm
