Developer and security tools

MD5 & SHA Hash Generator

Generate a digest from UTF-8 text with MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, or SHA-512. Hashing happens locally. MD5 and SHA-1 are legacy algorithms, not suitable for security-sensitive use.

Hash Generator FAQs

Which hash algorithms are available?

Choose MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, or SHA-512 to calculate a digest from text.

Should I use MD5 or SHA-1 to protect passwords?

No. MD5 and SHA-1 are included only for legacy checksums. Password storage should use a dedicated password hashing algorithm such as Argon2id, scrypt, or bcrypt.

Is my input text uploaded?

No. SHA digests use the browser Web Crypto API. The MD5 library is loaded from a CDN on demand, but the text is processed locally.