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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/Server 2008/7
- Date added: September 24, 2008
- Total Downloads: 21,183
- Downloads last week: 219
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 3 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on February 20, 2009
Encrypting files doesn't get any easier than with PixelCryptor, which has the unique approach of using pixel data from selected images to encrypt files and folders.
The professionally designed user interface is extremely easy to navigate. Users are presented with four menu options that are displayed as icons: About, Encode Files, Decode Files, and Help. Clicking the encode button introduced a wizard-like window that walked us through the encryption process. We named our encoded file, added files and folders, selected an image to use for the encryption, and chose a destination for the encrypted file. Users also have the option of deleting the source file once the encryption process is complete, a time-saving step that we appreciated. The encrypted file immediately appeared. Decoding the file was just as easy, and required the original image as the key. Though we don't think most users will even need it, an extensive Help menu is offered to guide you along the way.
Thanks to its ease-of-use, this free encryption program will appeal to those new to file encryption, as well as to more experienced users.
Publisher's description
From CodeGazer :In a world where privacy is getting more important daily, the need for secure data sharing is bigger than ever. PixelCryptor satisfies this need by providing an easy-to-use interface via which you can encrypt and decrypt data using an image only known by the sender and the receiver.
What's new in this version:
Version 1.2 gives an enormous speed boost to the encoding/decoding process and offers better memory management.
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Version: PixelCryptor 1.2
"don't use on important files"
Pros: Very quick and easy to use..that works like a charm.
Cons: It will tell you it has unencrypted your file but it hasn't. It worked on a dummy file as a test before I encoded real one. It then refused to unencrypt yet said it did. There is no e-mail address to report failure to company either.
Summary: I would have to say that use of this program for anything important is a serious risk. The only solution to my problem was to finally accept that my files were lost and delete them in whole.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: PixelCryptor 1.2
Pros: Easy ti use. Does what it says it will
Cons: nothing so far
Summary: I find it simple and easy to use
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