ImageCrypt

Steganographic tool to encrypt files and hide them inside of .jpeg pictures

Usage

Merging files

1. Enter paths to your .jpeg and file you want to hide on the left side of the launcher.
2. If you have Fernet key, you can fill the "Key file" field too. Otherwise, program will generate random encryption key.
3. Press "Merge files" button. Files will be in the directory you've started program from. %filename%.jpeg-old.jpeg is a clear version of your image. %filename%.jpeg is the image with encrypted data inside.

Extracting data

1. Enter paths to a merged .jpeg and the file with the key it was encrypted with.
2. Press "Extract files" button. Decrypted file will be in the directory you've started program from.

Installation

Universal method

Go to the releases tab and download latest release for your OS

Run from source

Linux

1. Run command:

sudo apt install pip && pip install pyside6 cryptography && curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gh0stKn1ght/ImageCrypt/refs/heads/main/launcher.py

2. Start by:

python launcher.py

Windows

1. Download and install pip
2. Run command

pip install pyside6 cryptography && curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gh0stKn1ght/ImageCrypt/refs/heads/main/launcher.py

3. Start by:

python launcher.py