Portable htCrypt

Portable htCrypt is a straightforward and portable program with a very simple purpose: it can encrypt any password you write, in order to make it compatible with the UNIX command or "crypt" PHP function. It features a light set of options that can be handled by all user levels.

Since there is no installation involved, you can save the program files anywhere on the disk and just click the executable to launch Portable htCrypt. There's also the possibility to save it to a USB flash drive, in order to directly run it on any computer with minimum effort. More importantly, it doesn't change Windows registry settings.

Represented by a small window that shows all primary options, the interface lets you enter a password and optionally indicate a salt value before encrypting it. The key can be hidden under asterisk, in case there are other people near your computer.

The password is instantly generated with one click and, although the tool doesn't integrate buttons for copying it to the Clipboard, you can do this by selecting the key and opening the right-click menu or triggering the global hotkey.

As far as program options are concerned, you can switch to another UI language, deactivate XP-Styles, as well as integrate Portable htCrypt into the Windows Explorer shell extension for quick access.

There are no other notable options available here. Unfortunately, the utility is not designed to encrypt multiple passwords or a list with multiple keys at the same time.

As expected, it didn't put a strain on the overall performance of the machine in our tests, as it needed low CPU and RAM to work properly. No error dialogs popped up, and the app didn't hang or crash.

Although it doesn't contain richer options and customization settings, Portable htCrypt offers an effective solution for encrypting passwords, and it can be seamlessly used by anyone.