Note: This is the last version of HashTools that will install and run on Windows 7/8
Change: Added an option to show only failed hash comparisons
Change: Added a filter box
Change: md5 and sfv files are automatically excluded when adding a folder
Fix: Now supports Linux style md5 files (e.g. " ")
v4.7.1 • April 25, 2023
Resolved minor UI issues
Installer updates
v4.7 • April 12, 2023
Change: New code signing certificate
Change: Upgraded to .NET 7 (OS support is now Win 10 1607 and higher)
Change: Win 7, Win 8/8.1, and Win 10 versions lower than 1607 are no longer supported (HashTools will still install but use at your own risk)
Change: Performance and UI improvements
v4.6 • September 23, 2022
Fix: Resolved an issue that sometimes prevented HashTools from opening multiple files from Explorer
Fix: Resolved a few UI glitches
v4.5.1 • March 30, 2022
Change: Improved x86 support
v4.5 • March 22, 2022
Change: Upgraded to .NET 6 framework (OS support is now Win7-SP1 and higher except these versions of Windows which are not able to run .NET 6: 8.0, Win10-1507(RTM), Win10-1511)
Change: Added a dark mode theme
Change: Other UI updates and fixes
v4.4 • December 14, 2021
Change: Minor UI tweaks
v4.3 • November 26, 2019
Added anonymized telemetry for crashes (you can disable this with an Advanced Setting)
General improvements and changes
Resolved an issue with the single-instance handler
v4.2 • June 13, 2019
You can now search for the file's hash on VirusTotal via the right-click menu
Whitespace and line breaks are now scrubbed when pasting Compare Hash from the clipboard
Added more detailed tooltips when hovering over files in the list
When installing with /VERYSILENT, the context menu dialog box no longer shows
General improvements and changes
v4.1 • September 12, 2017
HashTools no longer supports Windows XP or Vista
New icons
New automatic updater
General improvements and changes
v4.0 • May 26, 2017
Added an option to generate .hash files automatically (.md5, .sha1... etc)
Added the ability to copy filenames to the clipboard
Added retries for when a file is in use by another process
Highlighting improvements (new icons, new colours)
No longer stops checking an SFV if a file is missing
General improvements and changes
Major changes to support multi-DPI scaling in Windows 10
Improved Windows 10 compatibility (Anniversary and Creators updates)
v3.1 • August 9, 2016
Now targeting the .NET Framework 4.0, which will automatically install during setup if needed
The "compare to hash" is now trimmed when being pasted in
Added a new context menu entry, "Set Compare Hash from Clipboard"
Columns now autosize to fit the contents automatically
General performance and stability improvements
v3.0.3 • March 12, 2016
Updater improvements
General performance and stability improvements
Code signing now uses SHA256 for compatibility with future Windows Updates
Added an "Our Apps" tab to the settings window with details about other great Binary Fortress apps (you can disable this tab in the Advanced Settings if you don't want it)
v3.0.2 • May 25, 2015
General performance and stability improvements
Resolved a few installer issues
v3.0.1 • April 14, 2015
Files can now be dragged/dropped onto the HashTools window
v3.0 • March 23, 2015
Improved update notification
General performance and stability improvements
v2.2 • January 15, 2011
Improved update notification
Added an icon to represent the hash comparision result (grey/green/red)
Multiple file loading from the context menu now works as expected on slower machines
v2.1 • September 20, 2010
Added an update check notification
Added a second progress bar to indicate total progress, not just file progress
In Windows 7 the taskbar button now shows the total progress
Hashes are now compared when manually setting a "compare hash", not just after hashing
Multiple instance detection now works much better
v2.0.1 • August 27, 2010
Changed: HashTools is now a single-instance application, meaning anytime you click "Hash with HashTools" it will add the file(s) to the already running instance of HashTools
Changed: You can now manually add a hash to compare by right-clicking a file in the list and selected "Set Compare Hash"
Changed: The default folder for an SFV file is now the common root of the files in the list
Fixed: No more interface flicker when resizing and scrolling the file list
Fixed: CRC32 hashes for 0 length files are now correct
