Hash

Every file that ends up stored on your computer has a one-of-a-kind “fingerprint” that proves it has not been tampered with or modified in any way. Checksum data allows you to identify that unique code associated to every file and makes it possible to verify a file’s integrity.

Extracting hash codes requires a dedicated application, although the easiest way would be to have a hash generator in the context menu of Windows. Hash is a choice as good as any, providing an simple and user-friendly application ready to help you calculate the file hashes both for individual files and the contents of a folder.

There is no need to install Hash, as the application is 100% portable. It launches as soon as you double-click on the main executable file, greeting you with an overly simple GUI comprising just a table. You can easily select the file to analyze or load an entire directory to have Hash analyze and calculate the checksum data for all the files inside it.

By default, Hash only displays the name of the file and the hash value, but you can also configure it to show the file size, its version, the time it was last modified and its full path.

Selecting a folder instructs Hash to parse it all and calculate the hash codes for each file. You can choose the hash to be calculated from the “Settings” window as well.

What makes Hash stand out is the array of hash algorithms it supports. There are over 30 algorithms that this application calculates automatically for each selected file, allowing you to easily copy the code to the clipboard to use it wherever needed. You can change the default hash codes and choose less algorithms to be generated from the “Settings” window.

All the hash codes that Hash calculates can be easily copied to the clipboard or exported to a text file and saved on your computer for later reference.

Hash is an application as simple as its name. It allows you to generate multiple hash codes for a file and even parse an entire folder to get the checksum data for each file stored inside it. While simplicity is often the key to a successful app, including a function to compare file hashes and check a file’s integrity would probably add to its value.