ImmediateCrypt

Even though nobody’s around to read your messages as you type them over the web, it doesn’t mean they’re completely secure. However, you can take extra measure using specialized applications like ImmediateCrypt which relies on various encryption algorithms to make sure only you, and the receiver can read the text.

First of all, you don’t even have to go through an installer to make the application work, because it’s good to go from the moment download is done. However, this is only possible if Java Runtime Environment is already on your computer, so you might want to go ahead and grab it. In case you use it on other computers, this check needs to be performed again.

The process takes only a little while from start to end, with no additional panels or windows apart from what you’re up against on launch. Split into two sections, one is used to read input text, while the other delivers the encrypted version you can only read after decryption. A password also needs to be provided for the operation to be successful.

The application uses not one, but multiple algorithms to encrypt your text. You can choose only one, but this is mostly for security reasons, taking advantage of ciphers like AES-256, PKCS#5 PBE, CBC block chaining and PKCS#5 padding.

Input can’t come directly from a file, but the application does offer the possibility to have text pasted in at the press of a button. To save you some effort, the same option is available for the encrypted text so you can paste it wherever needed. Needless to say that the application and password are required to decipher the text.

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that ImmediateCrypt is a lightweight tool you can use on the go to keep conversations secure. Although you can’t pick the preferred encryption algorithm, it’s only a matter of security. It’s intuitive by design, with instant encryption and decryption, deserving a try overall.