Main menu
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This article describes the options available in the main menu.
File menu
| Option | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Add Files | Open a file browser to select one or more files for hashing. | |
| Add Folder | Open a folder browser to select a folder. All files in the folder will be queued for hashing. | |
| Hash Text | Open the Hash Text dialog to compute hashes for an arbitrary text string. | |
| Settings | Open the Settings dialog. | |
| Exit | Close the application. |
Log menu
| Option | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| View Log | Open the Log Viewer. | |
| Save Log | Ctrl+S |
Save the current log to a file. |
| Clear Log | Clear all entries from the current log. | |
| Toggle Messages | Show or hide the messages pane. | |
| Copy Messages | Copy the contents of the messages pane to the clipboard. | |
| Clear Messages | Clear all entries from the messages pane. |
The messages pane appears at the bottom of the main window and records warnings and errors encountered during hashing, such as cancelled files or comparison failures. It expands automatically when any issue occurs. Its contents can also be managed via the right-click context menu within the pane.
Options menu
| Option | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Skip | Skip the file currently being hashed. Active only during processing. | |
| Cancel | Cancel all queued files. Active only during processing. | |
| Select All | Ctrl+= |
Enable all hash algorithms. |
| Select None | Ctrl+- |
Disable all hash algorithms. |
| Compare to next file | Hold Shift when adding files to compare the current file against the next added file. Reflects the state of the Shift modifier. |
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| Compare next two files | Hold Ctrl when adding files to compare the next two added files against each other. Reflects the state of the Ctrl modifier. |
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| Export file info to clipboard | Ctrl+Shift+C |
Copy the current file's metadata and hash values to the clipboard as formatted text. |
The exported text includes the file path, size in both human-readable and exact byte counts, attributes, creation and modification dates, and all computed hash values, formatted as a plain-text block suitable for pasting into a report or email.
Help menu
| Option | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Help (online) | F1 |
Open the online documentation. |
| Forum (online) | Open the user forum. | |
| Lite vs Pro (online) | Open the edition comparison page. | |
| Purchase (online) | Open the purchase page. | |
| Register | Enter a license key to activate the Pro edition. | |
| Unregister | Remove the currently installed license. | |
| Version History | View the changelog. | |
| Copyrights | View third-party copyright notices. | |
| About | Shift+F1 |
Show application version and license information. |