Security Tools

Encrypt Text into an Image

Want to send a password or a secret note to a colleague without raising suspicion? If you send an encrypted text file, it immediately looks suspicious. Instead, you can use steganography—the art of hiding data in plain sight.

This tool takes your secret text, converts it into binary code, and buries it inside the microscopic pixels of a normal-looking image. To the human eye, the photo looks exactly the same, but the data is safely locked inside.

Upload a PNG or JPG image (a photo with lots of colors works best). Type the secret text you want to hide into the text box, and click “Encrypt & Download.” The tool alters the least significant bits of the image pixels to store your text, then downloads the new image.

The biggest limitation: this technique is extremely sensitive to file compression. If you upload the encrypted image to Facebook, WhatsApp, or any platform that compresses photos, the hidden data will be permanently destroyed. You must share the downloaded file as a raw attachment, like in an email.

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Decrypt Text from Image

Hiding a message inside an image is a clever security trick, but it’s completely useless if the recipient can’t extract it. If someone sent you a photo with a hidden steganographic message, this tool reverses the encryption process.

It reads the microscopic pixel alterations, decodes the hidden binary data, and rebuilds your secret text in plain English right before your eyes.

Upload the encrypted image file (make sure it is the exact PNG file you received, unaltered). Click “Extract Hidden Text.” The tool instantly scans the pixel data, decodes the hidden message, and displays it.

This tool runs entirely in your browser, so your private messages are never uploaded to a server. However, it is highly sensitive. If the image was screenshotted, resized, or sent through a chat app that compressed it, the hidden data is likely corrupted. It only works on raw image files shared directly as attachments. Also, it only decodes images encrypted with our specific LSB tool.

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URL Encoding Tool

Have you ever tried to share a web link that contains spaces or special characters (like an ampersand), only to have it break the moment you paste it into a chat app or an email? URLs can only contain certain ASCII characters. If you need to send a URL with complex data, it needs to be encoded.

This tool turns special characters into safe, web-friendly % symbols so the link functions perfectly wherever you paste it.

Paste your text or URL into the text box and click “Encode.” The tool instantly outputs a safe, unbreakable string that won’t crash browsers or chat apps.

Keep in mind that the tool only encodes the text; it doesn’t decode it back. Also, it encodes everything you paste into it. If you only need to encode a specific parameter in the middle of a long URL, you should isolate that part first, encode it, and paste it back into your main URL.

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Password Strength Checker Meter

We all know we should use strong passwords, but how do you know if “Dog123!” is actually a strong password? Usually, it isn’t. People think adding an exclamation point makes them safe, but hackers crack those in seconds.

This tool analyzes your password in real-time and tells you exactly how secure it is based on length, character variety, and predictability.

Type your intended password into the box. As you type, the meter fills up and changes color (from red to green). It tells you if your password is Very Weak, Weak, Fair, Good, or Strong.

The best part is that this tool runs entirely in your browser, which is great for privacy. Your password is never sent anywhere over the internet. However, it only checks for mathematical complexity. It won’t warn you if your password is a known dictionary word or if it has been leaked in a previous data breach. Use it to test your habits, but pair it with common sense.

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Random Password Generator

Using the same password for every website is the easiest way to get hacked. But trying to invent a random, complex password for every new account is exhausting. Most people just give up and reuse “Summer2024” everywhere.

This generator creates cryptographically secure passwords for you instantly, taking the mental load off your shoulders.

Choose your desired length using the slider (anywhere from 8 to 32 characters). Check the boxes for Uppercase, Lowercase, Numbers, and Symbols. Click “Generate Password,” and use the copy button to grab it and paste it into your password manager.

If you uncheck all the boxes, the tool won’t generate anything; you have to select at least one character type. Also, some older websites don’t accept symbols in passwords. If the site rejects your generated code, just uncheck the symbols box and generate a new one. Stop reusing passwords and let this tool do the heavy lifting for your digital security.