HashIt

HashIt is a small software application whose purpose is to help you verify the integrity of files by calculating their hashes. The utility handles MD5 and SHA-1 hashes.

It’s easy to work with portable tools like HashIt because you do not have to worry that they leave entries in your Windows registry and create additional configuration items on the host PC. You can get rid of the program with a simple deletion task.

What’s more, installation is not required so you can gain access to the GUI by double-clicking on the executable file. You may opt for keeping it stored on pen drives or other similar devices so you can carry it with you all the time. Plus, you may open it straight from the storage device without having to possess administrative privileges.

HashIt sports a clean and intuitive design that leaves no room for ambiguities. Although you cannot appeal to a help manual, you can quickly get an idea about how the tool works because the dedicated parameters look straightforward.

The application offers you the possibility to import files in the working environment using only the built-in browse button (the drag-and-drop support is not implemented). You can calculate the hash value for just a single file so you are not allowed to make use of batch actions.

As soon as you specify the target file, HashIt automatically reveals the MD5 and SHA-1 values directly in the main window. You can copy them to the clipboard so you can quickly paste them into a third-party program. The tool can be integrated within your context menu so you can right-click on any file to calculate the hashes.

Tests have pointed out that the program carries out a task quickly and without errors. It does not eat up a lot of CPU and memory resources so the overall performance of the computer is not burdened.

To sum things up, HashIt comes bundled with several handy and straightforward features for helping you find out hashes of any files on the go, and can be tweaked by rookies and professionals alike.