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Fast-Hash-Generator

A chrome extension for generating the hash values of strings directly in your bowser.

✨ Features

  • Context Menu Integration: Right click any highlighted text within your browser and access the context menu to generate the hash value
  • Comprehensive Algorithm Support Supports a variety of industry standard algorithms including MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512
  • Fully Local Processing All hashing calculations are performed locally, ensuring your data is kept private.
  • Popup Utility The extensions popup is a quick and easy way to generate the hash values of text that may already be in your clipboard.

🛠️ Installation & Usage

1. Installation

Install the "Fast Hash Generator" extension directly from the Chrome Web Store.

2. Usage

There are two methods to generate hash values with Fast Hash Generator:

Method 1: Quick Hashing (Context Menu)

This method is ideal for quickly hashing text already visible on a webpage.

  1. Select Text: Highlight the string of text you wish to hash anywhere on the webpage.
  2. Access Menu: Right-click on the highlighted text to open the browser's context menu.
  3. Generate Hash: Under the option titled "Fast Hash Generator" select the hashing algorithm you with to use.
  4. Utilize the Output: The hash will automatically be copied to the clipboard.

Method 2: Manual Hashing (Popup Utility)

Use the extension's popup to select the prefered hashing algorithm, and hash text pasted from your clipboard.

  1. Open Popup: Click the Fast Hash Generator icon in your Chrome toolbar.
  2. Enter Text: Type or paste the string you want to hash into the input field.
  3. Select Algorithm: Choose the desired hashing algorithm (MD5, SHA-256, etc.) from the dropdown.
  4. Generate Hash: Press the "Start" button and the hash value will be generated and displayed in the output field.
  5. Copy: Click the "Copy" button to copy the hash to your clipboard.