Open Source EncFS Alternatives for Windows

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1. 

   

   VeraCrypt

    576 likes

   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.

   85 VeraCrypt alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Disk Encryption

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Since

   • Since 2013

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • PortableApps.com
   • Homebrew
   • Chocolatey

   • France
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Cryptomator

    389 likes

   Cryptomator provides transparent, client-side encryption for your cloud. Protect your documents from unauthorized access. Cryptomator is free and open source software, so you can rest assured there are no backdoors.

   98 Cryptomator alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • File Encryption Software
   • File Sync

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Since

   • Since 2015

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Flathub
   • F-Droid
   • Homebrew
   • Chocolatey
   • AppImage

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by Guest · Oct 26, 2016

   Free, open-source, uses strong AES encryption to protect your files and privacy, compatible with ANY online syncing/backup service, and works on Windows, Mac and Linux. Very fast support also. Highly recommended if you're using Dropbox, Google Drive or similar.

   Positive comment by Guest · May 28, 2018

   Perfect instead of EncFS (file based encryption, so it can be used for sync or backup into any cloud).

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   • Cryptomator is Freemium and Open SourceEncFS is Free and Open Source
   • Cryptomator is Privacy focused and LightweightEncFS is not according to our users
4. 

   

   Hat.sh

    13 likes

   hat.sh is a javascript app that provides secure file encryption using the AES-256-GCM algorithm from WebCryptoAPI provided by your browser. it was coded following the WebCrypto Documentations .

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Origin

   • United Arab Emirates

   Since

   • Since 2019

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Online

   • United Arab Emirates

   

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5. 

   

   FreeOTFE

    15 likes

   FreeOTFE is a free, open source, "on-the-fly" (OTFE) disk encryption program for PCs running MS Windows and Windows Mobile PDAs (FreeOTFE4PDA).

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Disk Encryption

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Since

   • Since 2009

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Windows Mobile

   • United Kingdom

   

   

   

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   File Lock PEA

    14 likes

   Platform-independent password-based authenticated encryption of files & folders.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • File Encryption Software
   • Disk Encryption

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Since

   • Since 2018

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

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   DiskCryptor

    35 likes

   DiskCryptor is a free and open-source utility that offers encryption of all disk partitions, including the system partition. Originally conceived as a replacement for DriveCrypt Plus Pack and PGP Whole Disk Encryption (WDE), the project aims to create the best product in its...

   63 DiskCryptor alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • Disk Encryption

   Origin

   • Austria
   • EU

   Since

   • Since 2010

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • Austria
   • EU

   

   

   

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9. 

   

   CipherShed

    31 likes

   CipherShed is a program that can be used to create encrypted files or encrypt entire drives (including USB flash drives and external HDDs).

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Disk Encryption

   Origin

   • International

   Since

   • Since 2014

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   • Global

   

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    cppcryptfs

     9 likes

    Encrypt your programs easily and in real-time with cppcryptfs while using Windows. After creating your initial settings in the create tab just mount a virtual partition on your system in the mount tab. There all your files will be viewed normally, but when you close the program...

    34 cppcryptfs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • File Encryption Software

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

    

    

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    AVGVSTO

     3 likes

    The AVGVSTO project by Roy Merlo and RPX is an open-source advanced encryption tool developed in Python. It is designed to protect sensitive data by physically binding it to an authorized USB drive, making decryption possible only when the device is connected.

    59 AVGVSTO alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • File Encryption Software
    • Disk Encryption

    Origin

    • Italy
    • EU

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    • Italy
    • EU

    

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    OpaqueFiles

     1 like

    A free and open-source file encryption software for Linux, Windows and Mac that encrypts/decrypts files so they can be stored securely, utilizing compression, Reed–Solomon Error Correction, encryption and keys derived from the user's password with Argon2id.

    58 OpaqueFiles alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • File Encryption Software

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    

    

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    NPPCrypt

     9 likes

    NPPCrypt is a plugin for Notepad++ that will allow users to encrypt, decrypt text as well with create hashed messages/text and random blobs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Notepad++

    

    

    

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    LibreCrypt

     14 likes

    LibreCrypt (formerly DoxBox) is an open-source disk encryption for Windows and the successor of FreeOTFE

    85 LibreCrypt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Disk Encryption

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

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