Simple Hasher

Software publishers often generate file signatures and provide them to users together with downloads, as they make it possible to verify the integrity of these files in order to ensure they were not tampered with or corrupted.

If you are looking for a way to calculate and generate these checksums, you can rely on a utility like Simple Hasher. It enables you to process multiple files at once, and it can even be integrated into the context menu.

When you launch the application, you will see that the user interface features a fairly simple layout. To load files, just click the Add button and navigate to their location. Any number of them can be imported at once, but it would have helped if drag and drop were supported.

Next, you should select the hash algorithms you wish to use and click Compute. All the generated hashes will be displayed in the main panel, and you can copy them to the clipboard or export them to TXT files.

This application is best suited for users who need to calculate a large number of file hashes as fast as possible. It supports multithreading, so jobs should be completed very quickly.

From the program’s settings, you can choose to add it to the Send To menu. Once integrated, you will be able to process a file with a lot less effort.

Unfortunately, Simple Hasher cannot attempt to match a checksum provided by the user with the one generated by the utility. This would be a helpful feature, as it would speed up verifications significantly.

Overall, this program can certainly prove helpful, especially for users who have to handle large numbers of files and need an easy way to generate hashes. However, it would have been great if users had an easy way to compare file signatures.