# DimitarPetrov/stegify

🔍 Go tool for LSB steganography, capable of hiding any file within an image.

Repository: https://github.com/DimitarPetrov/stegify
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/stegify
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: golang, steganography, steganography-library, cli, golang-tools, encoding, encoding-library, decoding, jpeg, png, hiding-in-png, hiding-information
Last push: 2023-04-11T06:07:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2834, "days_push": 1240, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1267, forks 119 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:11.277701+00:00)

## What it is
stegify is a Go command line tool and library for LSB (Least Significant Bit) steganography that hides any file inside images such as PNG and JPEG. It supports encoding and decoding with single or multiple carrier images, splitting data across them transparently.

## Use cases
- hide a file inside an image
- extract hidden data from an image
- lsb steganography from the command line
- split a secret across multiple carrier images
- embed a payload in a png or jpeg
- go library for steganography

## When to choose
- you need simple, transparent file hiding in images via CLI or Go API
- you want to split data across multiple carrier images
- you prefer a lightweight MIT-licensed steganography tool

## When to avoid
- you need strong encryption or resistance to steganalysis - LSB is easily detected
- you need audio, video, or non-image carriers
- you need a GUI tool

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: security, privacy, cli, image-processing, serialization
- domain: security, privacy, image-processing, developer-tools
- platform: windows, go, cli, cross-platform
- tags: steganography, lsb, stego, file-hiding, jpeg, png, encoding, decoding, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- DimitarPetrov/stegify (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:11.277701+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:03:41.119467+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/DimitarPetrov/stegify (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:11.277701+00:00, sha c7c3a2c84da2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.