ETXT encrypted text : Protect sensitive information from pry eyes by scrambling text to make it unreadable, and access encrypted data using this tool only
ETXT encrypted text is a lightweight application you can use to protect sensitive information by scrambling text. It gives you the possibility to create and save ETXT files, as well as to convert regular text documents to this file type. Although other people shall be able to open the files, they cannot access the information without resorting to this tool.The inteface is user-friendly, represented by a familiar window with a plain and intuitive layout, where you can type or paste text, perform basic actions (select, cut, copy, paste, delete), as well as undo and redo actions.
Familiar editor that scrambles text
As soon as the document is ready, it can be saved by establishing the destination and file name. The application creates a ETXT-formatted file that's not associated with anything, not even itself. Its contents can be accessed by launching ETXT encrypted text and opening the file in question. To increase security, you can manually rename the file to give it to the TXT extension. Opening the plain text document shall only reveal scrambled strings of characters, which don't make sense.It's also possible to open a plain text document instead of creating one from scratch, as well as to convert it to ETXT format. Sampe TXT and ETXT files are provided in the downloaded package for testing purposes. Apart from the fact that you can click a button to clear everything and restart the task, there are no other noteworthy features available.
No setup required, besides .NET Framework
The software application was developed using .NET Framework, so it needs this software framework installed to work properly. Its code is packed into a single .exe file that can be copied to any part on the HDD or to a pen drive to launch it on any PC effortlessly. No updates are made to the system registry in this regard, and no files are created by the app automatically (such as configuration .ini files).
Unsecure text encryption tool
The downside of ETXT encrypted text is that it doesn't actually offer text encryption, but merely a rudimentary method of scrambling text. Besides, anyone who can get their hands on this program shall be able to read the file content without any issues.
ETXT encrypted text runs on
Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Freeware
license
— the installer is 36 KB.
We’ve catalogued it under
Encryption Security.
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