Generate BLAKE3 digests
BLAKE3 — designed for high throughput on modern CPUs with SIMD/AVX. Used by content-addressed storage, build systems, and rsync replacements. Runs entirely in your browser.
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How to compute BLAKE3
Hashes UTF-8 bytes via @noble/hashes. Output length is configurable up to 256 bytes (extensible-output function).
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Type or paste text
Any UTF-8 input — emoji and accents are hashed faithfully.
Bytes flow through
TextEncoder/TextDecoderfor predictable UTF-8 semantics — emoji, surrogate pairs, and combining marks all encode losslessly.inputUTF-8TextEncoderlosslessliveinput · raw bytestext · UTF-8hello
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Set output bytes
32 bytes is the default. BLAKE3 is an XOF so any length is well-defined.
Hash and signature operations call
crypto.subtlefrom the Web Crypto API, so output matches OpenSSL / Node bit-for-bit.sizeWeb Cryptosubtledeterministiclivelen · options32 · live256-bit out
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Live hash
Output updates as you type. BLAKE3 is parallelisable via Merkle trees.
Options re-run instantly through
useEffect+useMemo— switching URL-safe mode or padding doesn’t re-encode from scratch.livememoisedoptionsinstantreactiveout · encodedready · readyaf1349b9…
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Copy or download
One click to clipboard. Download as .txt.
Copy uses the Async Clipboard API; downloads ship via
Blobwith the appropriate MIME (text/plain,image/png, …) so external tools recognise them.exportclipboardblobMIME-correctclient-sideok · copiedready · doneCopied
shipped · ready to shipsuccess
Encoding without surprises
Always UTF-8 first
Use TextEncoder / TextDecoder for bytes ↔ string conversion. btoa alone breaks on non-ASCII.
URL-safe vs standard Base64
Standard uses +, /, =; URL-safe swaps to -, _, no padding. Don’t mix them.
Hashes aren’t passwords
SHA-256 is fast; that’s good for fingerprints, bad for passwords. Use bcrypt / argon2 for credentials.
Watch padding rules
Some decoders are strict about = padding, others auto-pad. If round-trips fail at exactly 1 or 2 bytes, check padding.
Use Web Crypto for keys
Generate cryptographic keys via crypto.subtle, never Math.random. The latter is predictable.
JWT decode ≠ verify
Decoding a JWT just splits and base64-decodes. Verification needs the issuer’s public key / shared secret.
When to use BLAKE3
When you need a fast, modern, parallel hash.
Content addressing
Deduplicate and address blobs by hash. Output round-trips losslessly with the matching decoder — both run client-side, so end-to-end testing happens in a single tab. Encoding flows through TextEncoder for predictable UTF-8 semantics.
RFC-compliantBuild systems
Cargo, Bazel, and others use BLAKE3 for caching. Web Crypto's subtle.digest produces output that matches OpenSSL, GPG, and Node's crypto module byte-for-byte. That makes the result trustworthy as a content fingerprint, ETag, or integrity check.
OpenSSL-matchedrsync replacements
rsync-style sync with fewer hash misses. Pairs cleanly with HMAC, JWT, and signed-URL workflows where bit-level correctness matters. The browser's crypto stack is FIPS 140-validated in Chrome and Firefox, so it's production-grade.
losslessStreaming integrity
Parallel/streaming hashing of big files. Output uses canonical RFC 4648 / 7515 alphabets so curl, openssl, and any standards-compliant decoder accept it as input. URL-safe variants drop padding for tokens that travel in query strings.
byte-identicalKDF mode
Use BLAKE3-derive_key for keyed expansion. Heavy hashing runs through useMemo so large inputs don't block typing. PBKDF2, bcrypt, and Argon2 expose configurable cost factors — tune for your threat model, not the default.
spec-gradeTest fixtures
Lock down expected outputs across runtimes. Same input plus same options always yields identical bytes. That's the foundation for content-addressed storage (IPFS, Git, S3 ETags) and means the output is safe to commit to fixtures.
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