Freeware Tools: PWGen 2.5.4

PWGen is a professional portable tool that's a password generator capable of creating large amounts of cryptographically-secure passwords or passphrases consisting of words from a word list. It uses a “random pool” technique to generate random data based on user inputs (keystrokes, mouse handling) and volatile system parameters. PWGen provides lots of options to customize passwords to the users’ various needs. Additionally, it offers strong text encryption and the creation of random data files (e.g., key files).

PWGen Portable is a software utility which enables you to create several passwords in one single session and save them to your computer as a TXT or TGM file.

Installation is not necessary, as this is the portable version of PWGen. This means there will be no leftover files upon its removal, and the Windows registry is not going to get updated with new entries.

In addition to that, you should know that copying the program files to USB stick allows you to use PWGen Portable on any computer you have access to, by simply clicking the executable.

This tool supports ANSI and UTF file encoding, and comes bundled with a simple interface which can be figured out even by people with little to no previous experience with computers.

It is possible to include characters (upper and lower case alphabet, or digits) and establish the length of the password, as well as the number of passkeys to be created. You can also add words and combine them with the previous.

There are also a few built-in password formats you can take advantage of, as well as some advanced options, such including at least one upper-case letter, special symbol and digit, reverse default order or characters/word combinations, and exclude duplicate entries in password lists.

You can also generate random data files, change the language, font type, style, size and color, generate a master passkey, clear, encrypt and decrypt the Clipboard, as well as activate and set up a keyboard shortcut for this app.

Taking all of this into consideration, we can safely say PWGen Portable is a powerful and useful piece of software which helps you generate strong passwords, so as to protect important information.