Secret Layer is a lightweight software application that helps with encrypting sensitive information into personal images and extracting data from photos.

You are welcomed by a clean and intuitive GUI that allows choosing between two tasks: hide data into images or extract the information from photos.

The utility employs a wizard-like assistant for performing both the aforementioned jobs. This approach is suitable especially for rookies, as they are guided throughout the entire configuration process. Advanced users may skip this step and tweak the settings on their own.

Secret Layer helps you encrypt private information in ordinary pictures that look exactly just like all the others on your computer, so they won’t raise any suspicions.

You can import a user-defined photo (BMP, PNG, JPEG), add the file that contains the information you want to encrypt, and enter a custom text message.

What’s more, you are allowed to use multiple photos for hiding information, protect data by setting up a password, encryption type, and key length, as well as pick the saving directory. At the end of the encryption process, you can open the folder that stores the pictures and shred the original hidden text and image.

Extracting sensitive text from an image can be done via the tool’s interface. You need to add the target photo, specify the correct encryption parameters, and save the document to your system.

Secret Layer is able to remember path and encryption selections, show only wizard or expert buttons, as well as reveal a preview of the pictures. The application executes a task very quickly while remaining light on system resources.

Secret Layer provides an intuitive environment and several handy features for protecting your private information, and can be handled by all types of users.