PNG Data Vehicle (PowerShell Edition) for Twitter (5MB) and Reddit (20MB)
Embed any file type within a tweetable and "executable" PNG image.
Status update: *Reddit (currently) no longer working with pdvps.
{Encrypted JPG image embedded within this PNG image}
Works for both Windows and *Linux.
(*PowerShell required. Always use the latest version of PowerShell).
pdvps is similar to my other program pdvzip. The two main differences in this edition are:
1) It uses a default PNG image for where your data file is encrypted & embedded.
The image is small in size, which maximises the amount of data you can embed.
Using a default image simplifies the program, with less code required.
If you want to use different images for embedding files, then stick with pdvzip.
2) There is a PowerShell script embedded within the default PNG image, that is used to decrypt,
extract and open your embedded file, when you "execute" the PNG file.
For more information on the embedded scripts within the default PNG image,
see the scripts_info.txt file supplied with this repo.
For information about PNG image settings and arbitrary data preservation for Twitter,
visit the relevant link on pdvzip
Always use file extensions for your data file: my_doc.pdf, my_video.mp4, my_program.py, etc.
Compile and run the program under Windows or Linux.
$ g++ pdvps.cpp -O2 -s -o pdvps
$ ./pdvps
Usage: pdvps <your_file>
pdvps --info
$ ./pdvps my_document.pdf
Encrypting and embedding data file within PNG image.
OK!
Created output file ".\pdvps_image.png" 4232948 bytes.
All Done.
You can post this embedded image on both Twitter and Reddit.
Once your file has been embedded within the PNG image, it's ready to be shared (tweeted) or "executed" whenever you want to extract and open your embedded file.
Linux (PowerShell required)
Make sure image file has executable permissions.
$ chmod +x pdvps_image.png
$ ./pdvps_image.png
Windows
First, rename the '.png' file extension to '.cmd'.
G:\demo> ren pdvps_image.png pdvps_image.cmd
G:\demo> .\pdvps_image.cmd
My other programs you may find useful:-
- pdvzip: CLI tool to embed a ZIP file within a tweetable and "executable" PNG-ZIP polyglot image.
- jdvrif: CLI tool to encrypt & embed any file type within a JPG image.
- imgprmt: CLI tool to embed an image prompt (e.g. "Midjourney") within a tweetable JPG-HTML polyglot image.
- pdvrdt: CLI tool to encrypt, compress & embed any file type within a PNG image.
- jzp: CLI tool to embed small files (e.g. "workflow.json") within a tweetable JPG-ZIP polyglot image.