Veilbit

Veilbit is a tool that helps you hide secret messages inside images. It's designed for people who want to keep their information private and secure.

Features

• Command-line tool for hiding messages in images
• Supports multiple image formats:
  • BMP
  • PNG
  • JPEG
• Text file input/output support

Installation

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/tkalum/veilbit.git
cd veilbit

Build the CLI tool (using CMake)

On Linux

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make

On Windows (using CMake and a compatible compiler)

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build . --config Release

The resulting executable will be in the build directory.

Usage

Hide a message in an image

veilbit hide -i <input_image> -m "Secret message" [-o <output_image>]
veilbit hide -i <input_image> -f <message_file> [-o <output_image>]

• -i specifies the input image file (supports BMP, PNG, and JPEG)
• -m specifies the message to hide directly
• -f specifies a text file containing the message to hide
• -o specifies the output image file.

Extract a hidden message

veilbit extract -i <input_image> [-o <output_file>]

• -i specifies the image file containing the hidden message
• -o (optional) specifies the output text file. If not provided, displays message in console

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.