CNET Editors' review
This comprehensive checksum calculator couldn't get much easier to use. HashCalc's simple dialog-size interface dispenses with glitz to plainly list input and results. The program's single page Help file adequately explains program functions, but expects users to be familiar with the field of checksums.
The display consists of a text box for the file path or text that is to be checked. Below that line are 13 common checksum algorithms. A checkbox next to each makes it easy to indicate whether the app will calculate the file checksum for that algorithm. Operating HashCalc is as easy as dragging a file to the program's interface. As soon as you let go of the file, the app immediate calculates and displays the checksum for any of the checked algorithms.
In addition to calculating file checksums, the app calculates checksums for text and hex strings. Calculating checksums using Hash Message Authentication Code takes only entering the text or hex key before dropping the data file.
Testers had only a single complaint about HashCalc. The program could use a single button method to copy all the checksums to a text file. As it is, users must select and copy checksums one at a time. Nevertheless, system administrators, file traders, and anyone who needs to check transferred files will want this freeware.
Publisher's Description
From SlavaSoft:
Free calculator to compute multiple hashes, checksums and HMACs for files, text and hex strings. Features: allows to calculate hash (message digest), checksum, and HMAC values based on the most popular algorithms: MD2, MD4, MD5, SHA1, SHA2 (SHA256, SHA384, SHA512), RIPEMD160, PANAMA, TIGER, CRC32, and the hash used in eDonkey (eDonkey2000, ed2k) and eMule tools, supports three input data formats: file, text string, and hexadecimal string, very fast, easy to use and to install, works with large size files, supports file drag-and-drop functionality, generates hash, check sum, and HMAC for files of any type which makes it a valuable utility to test for corruption your FTP and other downloads/uploads. You can verify with HashCalc music, audio, sound, video, image, icon, text, compression, and other types of files. Version 2.02 fixes minor bugs.
What's new in this version: Version 2.02 fixes minor bugs.
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All versions:
3.9 starsout of 21 votes
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Current version:
4.1 starsout of 7 votes
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"This software works"
Version: HashCalc 2.02
Pros
Calculates wide enough variety of hash types MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512, CRC32...
Cons
Does not calculate multiple hash types at the same time. Must repeat the operation (select files etc.) to produce a variety of hash types on one file. This is somewhat inconvenient and unnecessary. It would be better if you ticked boxes for every type of hash you want.
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"Does the job well"
Version: HashCalc 2.02
Pros
Gives me the SHA1 codes that I need on files downloaded from Microsoft. Small program, minimal fuss.
Cons
No cons for this program.
Summary
Good program.
Only way I can think to improve it would be if the program would add the ability to right-click on a file (in Windows Explorer) and select HashCalc to automatically open and calculate the codes (using your last-used settings). -
"Capable and easy to use"
Version: HashCalc 2.02
Pros
calculates many checksums easily.
Cons
Culld use a copy button to copy the results to the clipboard
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"It worked fine."
Version: HashCalc 2.02
Pros
The program allowed me to check all of my downloads.
Cons
Haven't found any.
Summary
I like it and it is easy to use.
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"Could not download (2009-3-10) CNET - DW links failed."
Version: HashCalc 2.02
Pros
Unable to rate, looked like it would be perfect.
Cons
Unable to rate, looked like it would be perfect.
Summary
Could not download file (2009-3-10) CNET and DW links failed. Gave a neutral rating, because this is not a reflection of the program.
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"Simple and Good"
Version: HashCalc 2.02
Pros
I love it, easy to use, support many algorithms function
Cons
Interface is too 'standard', some icon would be nice
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"Simple interface and does its job (NO SHELL INTEGRATION)"
Version: HashCalc 2.02
Cons
You can't do multiple files at a time and you can't output to a txt file, like some other hash-checkers. Like most others, it won't offer (right-click checking) shell integration for some user accounts and not others, it just doesn't do shell integration (fair enough). I just uninstalled another one that installed a shell extension without mentioning it nor offering the option to disable it in the preferences. This is better.
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