About

wxCheckSums

wxCheckSums is a simple application for calculating checksums on files or simple text

Features

Options :

• Main window placement (known position or la registered position)
• Multiple instances allowed or not
• I18N or not (english)
• Can be "portable" if a file named "settings.xml" (empty or not) is created/placed in the application's folder
• Checksums can be displayed uppercase or lowercase
• Checksums type can be disabled (application wide, saved with the settings)

Hash types :

• MD5
• SHA1
• SHA224
• SHA256
• SHA384
• SHA512

Mode :

1 / 2 files

• This page contains 2 identical panels on witch a file can be dropped from the file manager.
• If 2 files have been checked, a message indicates if their checksums are identical or not
• Each panel contains buttons for :
  • selecting a file using a dialog box (brows button
  • copy the displayed checksum to the clipboard
  • copy all calculated checksums to the clipboard
• A "filter panel" is present on this tab to temporary override the enabled methods for the current session only (values not saved with the settings)

Multiple files

• Work in progress (see the multifiles git branch)

Simple text

• This page contains a multiline text box in witch you can type or paste any text.
• The wanted checksum is updated each time a change is detected in the text box

To-Do

Mode :

• Multiple files : ability to calculate the checksums for more than 2 files at a time. Checksums should be able to be copied into the clipboard or saved into a text file
• Simple text : just a multi-line text box with checksums calculation "on the fly". Options should be added for ends of lines mode.

Command line :

• Files to check can be given using the command line. If 1 or 2 files, the first tab should be activated. If more than 2 files, the second tab will be the one visible.

Options :

• Add an option to specify witch tab should be displayed at application startup