MakePrivate is a client-side encryption/decryption tool that allows users to securely encrypt and decrypt files like text, images, and videos right in the browser. It uses AES-GCM encryption, with the password entered by the user serving as the secret key for both encryption and decryption.
- 🔒 AES-GCM encryption using the user’s password as the secret key
- 🧠 Fully client-side: No data is uploaded to any server
- 🖼 Preview functionality: Users can preview the encrypted/decrypted files
- 🌓 Dark-mode UI with drag-and-drop support for files
- 📁 Compatible with:
.jpg,.png,.mp4,.txt,.json, and more - ✅ Manual text input for file encryption and decryption
Your data stays private. Everything happens locally, on your device.
Once you encrypt a file, only you can decrypt it using your password.
Important: If you forget your password, your data is lost forever.
- Design & Conceptualization: I provided the core logic of the system. For example, I decided that the password should be used as the secret key for encryption and decryption, ensuring that users have full control over their data.
- AI Collaboration: I worked closely with AI tools (like ChatGPT and Claude) to transform the conceptual logic into a functional client-side encryption system using AES-GCM. The AI helped me generate the working code based on my inputs.
- Implementation: The encryption/decryption is handled using the Web Crypto API, and the project runs entirely in the browser, ensuring that no data is transmitted to a server.
- 🧠 Defined the project architecture and provided the conceptual encryption logic (such as using the password as the encryption key)
- ✍️ Worked with AI to turn the conceptual design into working code, focusing on encryption, file handling, and UI design
- 🎨 Designed the UI/UX: Created a dark mode interface, file previews, and smooth drag-and-drop functionality
- 🛠️ Final Implementation: Polished the code, handled bug fixes, and ensured smooth user interaction
- 🚀 Deployed the project and made optimizations based on user feedback
I took a hands-on approach to both the creative and technical aspects of the project, using AI as a tool to speed up the development process, while ensuring that my original logic and design vision were executed.
- Frontend: HTML, CSS, Vanilla JavaScript
- Encryption: Web Crypto API (PBKDF2, AES-GCM)
- No Backend: All operations happen locally, on the client side