Advanced checksum utility

As its name makes it evident, Advanced checksum utility is a useful piece of software that provides you with a hassle-free way of checking the hashes of your files.

It does not require installation, and it comes with support for both file and string hashing. However, before anything, please note that this program requires the presence of .NET Framework 4.0 or later on your computer's system.

To make everything easier, it also sports drag and drop support. You may also notice that once launched, the app smoothly integrates with the Windows Shell, meaning that you can hash any file even easier, without having to load it in the app's main window.

One of the app's highlights definitely stems from its support for multiple hashing algorithms, as follows. MD5, SHA1, SHA-256, CRC32, SHA-384, SHA-512, and RIPMED-160.

Despite its somewhat common interface, the application offers a surprising amount of configuration options. For instance, you can choose to view your files in a variety of ways, choose from two GUI themes, disable or enable the gridlines, as well as view the hashes in upper or lower case.

Another interesting point of interest is based on the fact that Advanced checksum utility can also generate checksum files in formats like .sfv, .md5, and .sha1. This goes both ways since it's also capable of directly verifying checksums from the aforementioned files. The fact that the app can also hash an entire text or a wordlist might also be something worth pointing out.

Advanced checksum utility is everything its name suggests. It offers a wide palette of hash algorithms, a fairly customizable UI and a few extra useful touches such as taskbar and Windows shell integration, the possibility to export and verify checksum files. Sure, you might encounter a few niggles here and there, but nothing even close to a so-called deal breaker.