Important Notes
File size can affect the speed of hash value calculation. Please be patient.
About the SHA3-384 File Checksum Tool
The SHA3-384 File Checksum Tool calculates the SHA3-384 hash value of a file. It helps you generate a SHA3-384 checksum, compare files, and check whether a downloaded file has changed.
SHA3-384 is a hash function from the SHA-3 family. It is not file encryption and it does not decrypt files. If you searched for SHA3-384 file encryption or SHA-3-384 encrypt file, this tool is probably useful for checking file integrity, but it does not encrypt the file itself.
SHA3-384 produces a 384-bit hash value. When displayed in hexadecimal format, the result is usually a 96-character hexadecimal hash. Even a small change in the file should produce a different SHA3-384 checksum, which makes it useful for file comparison and integrity checks.
• SHA3-384 vs SHA-384
SHA3-384 and SHA-384 are different algorithms. SHA3-384 belongs to the SHA-3 family and is based on the Keccak design, while SHA-384 usually refers to the SHA-2 family. They both produce 384-bit hash values, but their internal designs and checksum results are different.
When a website, software vendor, or document provides a SHA3-384 checksum, use a SHA3-384 file checksum tool. If it provides a SHA-384 checksum, use a SHA-384 or SHA2-384 checksum tool instead.
• Common Uses
Verify file integrity: Calculate the SHA3-384 checksum of a file and compare it with the expected checksum to see whether the file content matches.
Check downloaded files: After downloading software, archives, firmware, documents, or other files, compare the SHA3-384 hash value with the official value if one is provided.
Compare files: Two files with the same SHA3-384 checksum are very likely to have the same content. If the checksums are different, the files are not identical.
Detect file changes: Recalculate the SHA3-384 file hash after editing, moving, or transferring a file to check whether the content has changed.
• What This Tool Does Not Do
This tool does not encrypt files. SHA3-384 is a one-way hash function, not an encryption algorithm. A SHA3-384 checksum cannot be reversed to recover the original file.
This tool is not a password storage solution. For password storage, use a dedicated password-hashing algorithm designed for that purpose instead of a plain SHA3-384 hash.
This page is for file checksums. If you need to hash text input instead of a file, use a text SHA3-384 hash generator rather than this file checksum page.
• Practical Notes
Use the exact algorithm requested by the source you are checking. SHA3-384, SHA-384, SHA3-256, and SHA-512 are different checksum algorithms and will produce different results for the same file.
For best results, compare the full 96-character hexadecimal SHA3-384 hash. A partial match is not enough to reliably confirm file integrity.
A matching SHA3-384 checksum can help confirm that a file has not changed compared with the expected version, but it does not prove that the file is safe, trustworthy, or free from malware. Always download files from sources you trust.