Portable CheckSum Tool

Portable CheckSum Tool is a software application that was built specifically to aid people in calculating various hash codes for any given file, and save the information to a file.

The upper hand of a portable app

This is the portable counterpart of CheckSum Tool and thus you are not required to go through the installation process. Consequently, the Windows registry is not going to be affected in any way, and no leftovers will remain on the HDD after its removal.
Another noteworthy aspect is that you can use this product on any computer you have access to, by simply copying the program files to a USB thumb drive.

Clear-cut environment

The interface is quite minimal, seeing it only consists of a menu bar, a few buttons and a pane in which to view information. This paired with the well-drawn Help contents enclosed, ensure that both beginners and highly experienced people can easily work with Portable CheckSum Tool.

Types of checksums you can calculate

First and foremost, you should know that this tool supports a few types of hash codes, namely SHA1, MD5 and CRC32. It is possible to upload any kind of extension to it with the help of the incorporated file browser.

Verify results, copy them to the Clipboard or save them to a file

Results are going to be displayed in the main window, along with details such as file name, full path and item size. Your results can also be verified with just a click of the button, and it is possible to save all the gathered information to a MD5, SFV or SHA1 file to a custom location on the hard drive.
Hash codes can also be copied to the Clipboard with ease and you can stop the calculating process with just a few clicks.

Bottom line

To conclude, Portable CheckSum Tool is a pretty efficient piece of software, dedicated to calculating several types of checksums. The interface is suitable to everybody, regardless of their previous experience, all tasks are going to be completed in a timely manner and we did not come across any kind of hangs or crashes in our tests. The computer’s performance is not going to be affected at all.