QuickerHash

[Jakob Bohm]

On 28/07/2026 13:57, D0A10 via Gnupg-users wrote:
> El mar, 28-07-2026 a las 13:27 +0200, Jakob Bohm via Gnupg-users
> escribió:
>> 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
> Hello.
> I'm a Linux user and I have installed GTKHash and is enough for me.
>
Just to clarify: My suggestion was for something ultra-easy for
journalists etc., not a GNOME-only standalone GUI tool.


Enjoy

Jakob
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