SimpleKey Alternatives

SimpleKey is described as 'As the name suggests, is a very simple program. It can generate a random password, or key up to 500 characters in length using a combination of your choice of Uppercase, Lowercase, numbers, and special characters. You may use this key for any number of things' and is an app in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to SimpleKey for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, BSD and File Explorer apps. The best SimpleKey alternative is HashCheck Shell Extension, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SimpleKey are OpenHashTab, HashMyFiles, HashTools and Windows Context Menu Tools.

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  1. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    File-integrity verification with CRC-32, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2 and SHA-3, integrated into Windows file-properties dialog box.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
     
    • HashCheck Shell Extension is the most popular Windows alternative to SimpleKey.

    • HashCheck Shell Extension is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to SimpleKey.

    • HashCheck Shell Extension is Free and Open SourceSimpleKey is also Free and Open Source
    • HashCheck Shell Extension is LightweightSimpleKey is not according to our users
  2. OpenHashTab icon
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    OpenHashTab is a shell extension for conveniently calculating and checking file hashes from file properties.

    55 OpenHashTab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. HashMyFiles icon
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    HashMyFiles is small portable utility that allows you to calculate the MD5 and SHA1 hashes of one or more files in your system.

    52 HashMyFiles alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. HashTools icon
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    HashTools is an application that calculates hashes for given files. It can calculate CRC32, MD5, SHA1, SHA256, SHA384 and SHA512 hashes, and generate an SFV file for your files if needed. HashTools can also add itself to the Windows Explorer context menu for easy.

    48 HashTools alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Hash-o-matic icon
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    Simple hash validator allowing to compare two files, generate the checksum of a file and verify if a hash matches a file.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • Hash-o-matic is the most popular Linux alternative to SimpleKey.

    • Hash-o-matic is Free and Open SourceSimpleKey is also Free and Open Source
  6. HashCalc icon
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    A fast and easy-to-use calculator that allows to compute message digests, checksums and HMACs for files, as well as for text and hex strings. It offers a choice of 13 of the most popular hash and checksum algorithms for calculations.

    57 HashCalc alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. checksum icon
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    checksum is an easy-to-use, no-nonsense BLAKE2, SHA1 & MD5 hashing program for Windows, capable of creating & verifying hashes of files and folders, even whole drives, with just one or two clicks. It is robust, lightning fast, intuitive, and completely customizable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    The online secure password generator deserves its name twice: it generates secure passwords (based on the strong cryptography) and the generator itself is secure (does not use JavaScript).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Secure password generator (twice secure) is the most popular Web-based alternative to SimpleKey.

    • Secure password generator (twice secure) is Free and Open SourceSimpleKey is also Free and Open Source
    • Secure password generator (twice secure) is Security-focusedSimpleKey is not according to our users
  9. DeadHash icon
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    Calculate file hashes with ease thanks to an easy to use GUI, drag and drop functionality and help documentation that are all included!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
     
    • DeadHash is the most popular Android alternative to SimpleKey.

    • DeadHash is Free and Open SourceSimpleKey is also Free and Open Source
    • DeadHash is LightweightSimpleKey is not according to our users
  10. MD5sums icon
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    This is a win32 console application. There is no GUI, but you can use Explorer to drag files over md5sums.exe to obtain their md5 hashes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    This software allows to generate MD (Message Digest) and SHA hashes from a file or files or files in a directory. Checksum is an value calculated from a content of file by special algorithm. You can also verify the file integrity of the downloaded document or program.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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