SHA-256 Hash

Compute SHA-256 digests.

freeworks offlinenothing uploaded
Input
Output
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About sha-256 hash

SHA-256 Hash is a small tool that does one job while you watch. Nothing is saved, so a reload gives you a clean start.

There is no account and no upload step. Whatever you paste lives in a variable until you close the tab, and then it does not.

You will find it under Hashes, alongside 15 other tools for the same sort of job.

Produces a 64-character hex hash using the Web Crypto API for data integrity and cryptographic verification.

How to use it

01
Start it
Every control is on the tool itself. Keyboard shortcuts, where there are any, are listed beside it.
02
Watch it run
It updates in the page as you go. Nothing is sent anywhere, so it keeps working with the network off.
03
Close when done
Nothing is stored between visits. Reloading gives you a clean start rather than picking up where you left off.

Examples

Hash Text
Generate the SHA-256 digest of a simple string
Input
hello
Output
2cf24dba5fb0a30e26e83b2ac5b9e29e1b161e5c1fa7425e73043362938b9824
Hash Password
SHA-256 hash of a password string (not recommended for password storage -- use bcrypt instead)
Input
my-secret-password
Output
a9c90c47c231afb31950169ccb89951337eb0689d31660e32c34835bb7018c0c

Questions

Does SHA-256 Hash work offline?+

Yes. It is JavaScript running in this tab, so once the page has loaded it needs nothing further from the network. Put the machine in flight mode and it carries on. Nothing you do here is sent anywhere, because there is nowhere for it to go.

Does it remember anything between visits?+

No. Reload the page and it starts from nothing. There is no account, no saved state and no cookie holding your last session. That is a deliberate trade: it cannot lose your data because it never keeps any.

Is it accurate?+

Timing comes from performance.now(), the high resolution clock the browser provides, rather than from setInterval, which drifts by a few milliseconds every tick and compounds over minutes. What can still shift things is the browser throttling a tab in the background, so leave it visible if the timing matters.

Does it make a sound?+

Where a sound makes sense, it is generated with the Web Audio API rather than loaded as a file, so there is nothing to download and nothing to block. Browsers refuse to start audio until you have interacted with the page, which is why the first press is what switches it on.

Can I use SHA-256 Hash on a phone?+

Yes. The controls are sized for touch and the layout collapses to one column on a narrow screen. Bear in mind that a phone locking its screen will suspend the page, and timing stops with it.