FlyingBit Hash Calculator

FlyingBit Hash Calculator is an advanced utility that features user-friendly options for quickly calculating various file checksums, including MD5, CRC32, SHA1 and TIGER. It can be handled not only by experienced users, but also by beginners.

Simple installer with context menu integration

The setup operation is fast and shouldn't give you any trouble, since there are no special options, software requirements, or third-party offers involved.
FlyingBit Hash Calculator gets integrated into the Windows Explorer right-click menu to help you easily calculate hashes.

Disable any checksum types and hide any menu items

It gives you the possibility to exclude any checksums from the task, such as eDonkey/eMule, MD4, RIPEMD-160 or CRC16. .md5-formatted files are supported, and the tool is compatible with GNU MD5Sum.
Worth noting is that it can perform hash calculations for multiple selected files at the same time, in batch mode.
Any menu items that you don't need can be hidden to declutter the context menu, namely the options dedicated to calculating file hash sums, creating .md5 files, comparing by .md5 files, or configuring these settings in the application.

Evaluation and observations

It didn't put a strain on the overall performance of the computer in our tests, thanks to the fact that it required a low amount of CPU and RAM to work properly. We haven't come across any stability issues, as it didn't hang, crash or show error messages.
Although it hasn't been updated or a long time, there were no compatibility issues with newer Windows models in our tests. Plus, it's free for non-commercial use.

Conclusion

To sum it up, FlyingBit Hash Calculator delivers a simple and effective solution for rapidly calculating various types of file checksums. It can be tackled by all types of users, even those less experienced.