Picryption for Windows

A poor operation process, a too-short demo period, and program errors await those who test this encryption tool. At first glance, Picryption's plain display and button interface seems simple enough, but the publisher neglects to include any Help screens with the small executable. That forces users to waste one of the five uses to uncover the operation process.

It's actually pretty simple to use this app, although the results weren't impressive. Open a picture using the standard file-browse tool and type in your message in the appropriately named message pane. Set the RC4 Encrypt checkbox, and enter a password. Then press the Hide Message button. At least, that is the idea. Actually, testers found the app didn't save the encrypted text in the image. Also, attempting to execute the function Read Message crashed the program.

As we mentioned, Picryption offers a super stingy five-use trial. That's three more than you'll need to dump this tool and find one of the many picture-encryption tools that actually work.