QuickerHash

[Jakob Bohm]

On 25/07/2026 10:22, Robert J. Hansen via Gnupg-users wrote:
> This isn't GnuPG-related, but it *is* Free Software and about digital
> security education. Following long-standing custom here we get a little
> leeway to go off-topic.
>
> A friend of mine contributes to online security by training journalists,
> human rights workers, political organizers, and more in effective
> digital security. A couple of weeks ago he lamented to me the moment he
> tries to teach people how to use hash algorithms to verify downloads,
> half the people get scared because they're unaccustomed to working with
> terminals and they're afraid of breaking things.
>
> On the GUI front things are also pretty bad. There are ways built into
> each OS to do hashes, but it usually involves right-clicks, large
> context menus, and other such. His students need something simpler.
>
> So, what the heck: I put together a tool that met his needs.
>
> QuickerHash is a crossplatform tool that aims for a pleasant-looking UI
> that's laser-focused on digital security education and being a
> specialized tool for nontechnical users. The UI is provided by FlatLAF,
> so it should look and feel pretty much like JetBrains' IDEs (which use
> their own customized fork of FlatLAF).
>
> https://github.com/rjhansen/quickerhash/releases will get you the 1.0.
>
Another easy to use tool is to use a browser extension that improves
the download user interface.  Many of these extensions helpfully display
the common hashes as a tooltip for each downloaded file or offers it on a
short right click menu in the improved UI.

Figuring out which extension to recognize is left as an exercise for the
teacher or textbook author.

Enjoy

Jakob
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