Hash Codes

Hash Codes is a software tool which was developed specifically to aid people in generating checksums for many items, including CDs, strings and files, and comparing them with others.

The setup process does not take very long, as it does not come bundled with any unpleasant surprises. However, you are interested in bypassing it, you should know a portable edition is available, called Portable Hash Codes.

You are greeted by an interface which can only be described as plain and simple. It encompasses a few buttons, some boxes and a pane in which to view supported checksums and results. Although it does not present any Help contents, both beginners and highly experienced users can find their way around it without facing any kind of difficulties.

With the help of an incorporated file browser and the “drag and drop” feature, you can easily upload any item from the hard drive, while you can also input a string or select a CD or DVD, in order to calculate its checksum.

As stated above, this program supports quite a large number of hash algorithms, out of which we mention CRC32, MD5, SHA1, SHA256, SHA512, Tiger, Adler32, Haval and Gost. You can choose which ones to find out with the help of multiple integrated check boxes, and almost immediately, the results are going to be displayed in the main window.

Last but not least, you can easily copy a hash to the Clipboard, save the selected one to a file, and compare a checksum with another with just a few clicks.

The amount of resources required is insignificant, which means that the computer’s performance is not going to be affected at all. The interface is suitable to all types of users, jobs are completed in a fair amount of time and our tests did not reveal any errors, crashes or freezes.

Hash Codes proves to be a pretty efficient and reliable piece of software, with some pretty impressive hash algorithm support.