Playfair Cipher

Simple tool for encrypting and decrypting using the Playfair Cipher

As of May 2026, Playfair Cipher has 60 users and a 4.75/5 rating from 4 reviews.

Usersdown 6.3 percent6.3%
60
60
Ratingno change0%
4.75
4 reviews
Reviewsno change0%
4
Version
0.5.1
Manifest V2

History

2 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 29, 2026.

64.326259.68Apr 29, 2026May 25, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
Apr 29, 2026644.7540.5.1
May 25, 2026624.7540.5.1
Now604.7540.5.1

Permissions & access

Permissions
storage
Host access
None declared

Screenshots

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About

The Playfair Cipher tool is a Chrome Packaged App for quickly encrypting and decrypting plain text with the Playfair Cipher. The Playfair Cipher is a simple pencil-and-paper cipher which doesn't suffer from some of the common weaknesses with simple substitution ciphers. However, it's not resistent to all forms of cryptanalysis.

This application sends no information over the network except the two preference checkbox are stored in your Google profile to be restored each time you start the tool. Neither keyphrases, plaintext, nor ciphertext are stored to disk or transmitted over the network.

THIS IS NOT A SECURE METHOD OF ENCRYPTION. This is for hobbyist or educational use only.

Technical

Version
0.5.1
Manifest
V2
Size
102KiB
Min Chrome
23
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
u8866cf5986249cfdc91f36df00301d06
Developer Email
Created
Apr 23, 2013
Last Updated (Store)
Apr 23, 2013
Last Scraped
May 25, 2026
Website
Support URL
Privacy Policy

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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 25, 2026.