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CyChef

visualstudio.comReverse engineering & binary analysis

No liveness check has reached it yet; it is registered on the VS Code Marketplace and has been in the index since 9 Oct 2026. How this is checked

CyChef is a VS Code extension that provides sidebar tools for encryption, decryption, encoding, decoding, and hashing. It supports common transformations such as Base32, Base58, and Base64, with results applied directly in the editor for developers and security practitioners.

Inferred · not functionally tested

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Overview

6 features

Purpose: Provides developers and security practitioners with a convenient workspace for transforming, encoding, decoding, hashing, encrypting, and decrypting data inside VS Code.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Audience: developers and security practitioners

Inferred · not functionally tested

Functions: Unknown

Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: unknown · Self-hosting: unknown

Recorded constraints: pricing: free · license: Proprietary · platforms: WEB · deployment: browser, windows, macos, linux

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Record sources: unknown.

In the Reverse engineering & binary analysis space, CyChef takes a focused approach. Inferred · not functionally tested: It provides developers and security practitioners with a convenient workspace for transforming, encoding, decoding, hashing, encrypting, and decrypting data inside VS Code. Inferred · not functionally tested: CyChef is a B2B product aimed at developers and security practitioners. Basis unknown · not verified: CyChef costs nothing to use. Basis unknown · not verified: It ships for the web, Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Behind CyChef is Blaise Rodrigues, and it first shipped in 2026. Inferred · not functionally tested: Key capabilities include encryption tools, decryption tools, and encoding transforms.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested

  • Encryption tools
  • Decryption tools
  • Encoding transforms
  • Decoding transforms
  • Hash generation
  • Sidebar workbench

Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested

Tags
cybersecurity-toolsdata-transformationhashing-utilitiesencoding-decodingvscode-extension

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Public signals
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Indexing history

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What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

  1. Indexed9 Oct · 03:01 UTC
    CyChef seen via VS Code Marketplace
    Source: VS Code Marketplace · Open

Frequently asked questions about CyChef

What does CyChef do?
Inferred · not functionally tested: CyChef provides developers and security practitioners with a convenient workspace for transforming, encoding, decoding, hashing, encrypting, and decrypting data inside VS Code. It is catalogued under Reverse engineering & binary analysis on PulseGate.
Who should use CyChef?
Inferred · not functionally tested: CyChef is a B2B product built for developers and security practitioners.
Does CyChef have a free plan?
Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — CyChef is free to use.
What platforms does CyChef run on?
Basis unknown · not verified: CyChef runs on the web, Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Is CyChef still active?
Unverified. CyChef has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
Who makes CyChef?
CyChef is developed by Blaise Rodrigues.
When did CyChef launch?
CyChef first shipped in 2026.

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