CipherShed Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to CipherShed for Linux and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is VeraCrypt, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to CipherShed and 16 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to CipherShed are Picocrypt, LUKS, zuluCrypt and File Lock PEA.

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  1. VeraCrypt icon

    VeraCrypt

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    Ensure your data's security by encrypting entire partitions, storage devices, or system drives with VeraCrypt. Benefit from transparent and automatic real-time encryption, hardware acceleration on modern processors, and robust security algorithms that are resistant to brute-force attacks.

    66 VeraCrypt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
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    • Almost everyone thinks VeraCrypt is a great CipherShed alternative.

    • VeraCrypt is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to CipherShed.

    • VeraCrypt is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to CipherShed.

    • VeraCrypt is Free and Open SourceCipherShed is also Free and Open Source
    • VeraCrypt is Privacy focusedCipherShed is not according to our users
  2. Picocrypt icon

    Picocrypt

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    Picocrypt is a very small (hence Pico), very simple, yet very secure encryption tool that you can use to protect your files. It's designed to be the go-to tool for encryption, with a focus on security, simplicity, and reliability.

    31 Picocrypt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. LUKS icon

    LUKS

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    LUKS is the standard for Linux hard disk encryption. By providing a standard on-disk-format, it does not only facilitate compatibility among distributions, but also provides secure management of multiple user passwords.

    46 LUKS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. Picocrypt NG icon

    Picocrypt NG

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    Picocrypt NG (new generation) is a very small (hence Pico), very simple, yet very secure encryption tool that you can use to protect your files. It's designed to be the go-to tool for file encryption, with a focus on security, simplicity, and reliability.

    30 Picocrypt NG alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
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  9. EncFS icon

    EncFS

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    EncFS provides an encrypted filesystem in user-space. It runs without any special permissions and uses the FUSE library and Linux kernel module to provide the filesystem interface. You can find links to source and binary releases below.

    78 EncFS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  10. S.S.E. File Encryptor icon

    S.S.E. File Encryptor

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    S.S.E. File Encryptor is a cross-platform encrypter/decrypter of files and folders.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  11. RealCrypt icon

    RealCrypt

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    The realcrypt application in the RPM Fusion repo is an encryption application based on truecrypt, freely available at http://www.truecrypt.org/. It differs from truecrypt in only the following ways:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    FinalCrypt

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    FinalCrypt uses the most unbreakable encryption: "One Time Pad" Encryption and has a well designed graphical user interface and an equally advanced command line interface for large automations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  13. Luksus

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    LUKSUS is a tool that creates an encrypted volume and filesystem on a hardrive or other storage media as well as a filecontainer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • TrueCrypt
    Luksus screenshot 1
     
  14. Zed! icon

    Zed!

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    Zed! protects your personal and sensitive data in encrypted archives on e-mail, on USB sticks and in backups.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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