CRYPTO!

There's a lot of controversy going on regarding the security of your files and personal info while your computer is connected to the Internet. However, there are solutions to safely share files or deliver text messages. One suitable example is CRYPTO! and gives you the possibility to use several algorithms to encrypt messages or text files.

A few advantages are presented even before you start taking the application for a spin. On the one hand, you don't need to install it on your computer because it is portable. This also means your registries remain intact, as well as your PC's health status. However, you need to make sure the target PC is equipped with Java Runtime Environment.

Both major operations you can perform are displayed from the start, with simple but helpful descriptions. As such, you can either add an extra layer of security over a simple message, or have the content of a whole file encrypted.

Regardless of your choice, effort is reduced to a minimum thanks to the intuitive design. An input field lets you easily paste or write down a message you want to encrypt, with an additional field to specify a password to be used for the encryption algorithm.

Result is delivered in a separate field, with no option to have it saved to file automatically, so you need to manually copy it where needed. Making text readable again is done in a similar manner, with the only difference being that you need to hit the “DECRYPTO!” button.

Files are even easier to secure. However, the application only supports basic TXT files, which means text formatting options are disregarded. Whatever the situation, you need to make sure you remember the security key and keep the encrypted text safe, because it's the only way to reverse the process.

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that CRYPTO! Is a handy application you can keep around to send messages that only the receiver can decode. It comes with a poor set of features that make it seem shallow. However, both functionality and visuals are polished, with the possibility to keep it on a removable storage device, making it worth at least a try.