Cipher

Sure enough antivirus solutions promise to protect your PC against various types of threats, but it’s not fully capable of covering everything you do. For instance, conversations only rely on the security of the chat service, but you can add a little custom security through encryption, which you can perform with Cipher.

The application comes in a pretty lightweight package and you only need to download it to be able to take its features for a spin. As such, it’s flexible enough to be carried around on a thumb drive so you can use it on other computers as a personal privacy option. More than that, it can run on other devices as long as they’re fitted with Java Runtime Environment.

As for the visual design, there’s nothing in particular which makes it stand out of the crowd, but aesthetics are not the key feature here. The simplistic design makes accommodation easy for beginners and experienced individuals alike.

There’s no attached keyboard to the interface so you need a keyboard as a method of input. On the other hand, you can also paste existing text. Sadly, the application doesn’t come with support for files of any kind, so every operation needs to be done on the spot.

The main window is where input goes and output is shown. A couple of options make your decision effortless, meaning you can either encrypt or decrypt a message. Note that further encrypting a message might make it difficult to bring back to its original form later on. No characters need to be modified in the encrypted message either.

All things considered, we can state that Cipher is a straightforward method of encrypting temporary messages so nobody is able to intercept them, or at least to have a hard time figuring it out. No setup is required to make it work, which enhances flexibility, making it worth your while overall.