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Life & fun · May 4, 2026

CipherChronicle

From Caesar to Enigma: 80+ classical ciphers in your browser

What it does

A free, browser-based workbench to encode, decode, and explore 80+ classical ciphers — Caesar, Vigenère, Enigma, Pigpen, Kryptos, and more. Every cipher has a bilingual (FR/EN) reference page with history, examples, and cryptanalysis tips. Fully client-side.

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