encr

It’s pretty important to keep confidential stuff to yourself, especially if shared across the web. Luckily, various algorithms got developed over the years which make it possible to make content of any kind of file practically unreadable. As such, encr is the type of application to use to easily encrypt and decrypt just about anything.

On the bright side of things, the application is meant to be used without having to go through a setup process, which means you can also carry it on a USB flash drive to always have an encryption method at hand. You just need to be sure that .NET Framework is already installed on the target computer.

As you probably guessed by now, the application is specialized in encrypting files. As far as supported algorithms go, you’re free to use some popular ones like MD5, RIPEMD, as well as several variations of SHA. Each comes with its own writing speed, but this hardly has any impact on the overall process.

There’s no actual limit to the type of files you can encrypt, but the process handles them one at a time. Drag and drop is not supported as an input method, so you need to use the browse dialog to select the file of interest. Results are encrypted in the blink of an eye, and displayed as HEX values in the input field.

You don’t necessarily have to copy content to clipboard, because there’s the possibility to have the file saved to a location of choice. More than that, you can use a custom keyword to define the encryption process, but it’s best to remember it to be able to extract content later on.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that encr makes it possible to secure nearly any kind of file so only you, and other authorized individuals can access it. Portability comes as a cool advantage here, while the variety of algorithms you can use make it worth your while.