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Your personal data is just that: Personal. And that personal data should be able to withstand any attempts to be accessed by brute force attacks. The first step to ensuring this is to make sure it is properly encrypted. Software such as VeraCrypt is designed to protect the data on your hard drive so that, in the event that an attacker or thief gains access to your personal belongings, they are unable to see any of the photos or documents that are on your computer.

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Mac
  • Linux
  • Android
  • Online
  • iPhone
  • iPad
  • Android Tablet
  • OpenPGP
  • BSD
  • Self-Hosted
  • Software as a Service (SaaS)
  • Windows Phone
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Features

  • Encryption
  • Data-encryption
  • Portable
  • Security & Privacy
  • Privacy focused
  • AES encryption
  • Apps with End-to-End Encryption
  • Encrypted Email
  • File management
  • File Storage
  • File transfer
  • Security focused
  • PGP Encryption
  • File-sync
  • Encrypted backups
  • Cloud Storage
  • Gpg encryption
  • Multiple languages
  • File Searching
  • Secure File Sharing
  • Encrypted chat
  • Encrypted Notes
  • Cloud sync
  • Data-management
  • Utilities that Delete Files
  • RAID recovery
  • Support for WebDAV
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License

  • Free
  • Open Source
  • Paid

7-Zip

The main features of 7-Zip High compression ratio in 7z format with LZMA and LZMA2 compression Supported formats:

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  • Shell integration
  • Portable
  • Built-in File Manager
  • Compression
  • Support for Unicode
  • AES encryption
  • Easy to use
  • Installer extraction
  • Encrypted backups
  • Lightweight
  • Context Menu extension
  • Encryption
  • File Compression
  • Benchmarks
  • User friendly
  • Windows Explorer integration
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ProtonMail

Secure email with absolutely no compromises, brought to you by MIT and CERN scientists. Swiss Based

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  • Mobile friendly
  • E2e encryption
  • PGP Encryption
  • Self destructing messages
  • Support for Multiple Users
  • Privacy focused
  • Apps with End-to-End Encryption
  • Encrypted Email
  • Anonymous email
  • 4096 Bit encryption
  • Encrypted Connection
  • Multiple languages
  • Custom domain
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Glary Utilities

Bundleware

Be careful during the installation: Forum

Glary Utilities offers numerous powerful and easy-to-use system tools and utilities to fix, speed up, maintain and protect your PC.

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  • Duplicate File Finder
  • Real-time Junk Monitoring
  • Registry repairing
  • Multiple languages
  • Portable
  • System Cleanup
  • Utilities that Delete Files
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VeraCrypt

VeraCrypt is a free disk encryption software brought to you by IDRIX and that is based on Small TrueCrypt iconTrueCrypt .

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  • Encryption
  • Encrypted storage container
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Wire

Wire is the most secure collaboration platform featuring messenger, voice, video, conference calls, file-sharing, and external collaboration –all protected by the most secure...

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  • Open Source apps
  • Photo Sharing
  • Integrated File Sharing
  • Voice Call
  • Secure File Sharing
  • Anonymity
  • Group chat
  • File Sending
  • Encryption
  • WebRTC
  • Multiple Account support
  • Private Chat
  • Encrypted calls
  • Privacy Protected
  • Apps with End-to-End Encryption
  • Share your screen
  • Security focused
  • Voice messages
  • Encrypted chat
  • Privacy focused
  • Video calling
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Bandizip

Bandizip is an Archiver for home and office.Main Features• Supported OS: Windows Vista/7/8/10 (x86/x64/ARM64)• License: Freeware(EULA)

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  • Compression
  • Windows Explorer integration
  • Multiple languages
  • Built-in themes
  • Support for Right-to-Left
  • Ad-free
  • Support for Unicode
  • Interface Overlay
  • Auto update
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Cryptomator

Cryptomator provides transparent, client-side encryption for your cloud. Protect your documents from unauthorized access.

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  • Encryption
  • Support for WebDAV
  • Encrypted backups
  • Client side encryption
  • Encrypted sync
  • Unlock with fingerprint
  • File by file encryption
  • AES encryption
  • Apps with End-to-End Encryption
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GnuPG

GnuPG allows to encrypt and sign your data and communication, features a versatile key management system as well as access modules for all kinds of public key directories.

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  • Encryption
  • PGP Encryption
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Axcrypt

AxCrypt is a simple file encryption software for Windows. It integrates seamlessly with your workflow to encrypt, decrypt, store, send and work with files.Main features

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  • Multiple languages
  • Portable
  • Works Offline
  • Shell integration
  • AES encryption
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Tresorit

End-to-end encrypted file sync & sharing

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  • Encryption
  • File transfer
  • Location-based
  • Support for WebDAV
  • File-sync
  • File Storage
  • Apps with End-to-End Encryption
  • Two factor authentication
  • Integrated File Sharing
  • Outlook integration
  • File Versioning
  • Duplicate File Finder
  • Secure File Sharing
  • Cloud sync
  • Cloud Storage
  • Encrypted backups
  • Encrypted photo upload
  • Encrypted sync
  • Selective synchronization
  • Security & Privacy
  • Encrypted links
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Cryptpad

With CryptPad, you can make quick collaborative documents for taking notes and writing down ideas together.

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  • Real-time
  • Real time collaboration
  • Notetaking
  • Collaborative writing
  • MarkDown support
  • WYSIWYG Support
  • No registration required
  • Encrypted Notes
  • Direct file uploading
  • Privacy focused
  • Apps with End-to-End Encryption
  • Scheduling
  • Multiple languages
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AES Crypt

AES Crypt is an advanced file encryption utility that integrates with the Windows shell or runs from the Linux command prompt to provide a simple, yet powerful, tool for...

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  • Data-encryption
  • Dims background windows
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CipherShed

Discontinued

No releases since Sep 6, 2017. See https://www.ciphershed.org/news/

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

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  • Data-encryption
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EncFS

Warning

The author has agreed that EncFS in its current form is dangerous (to security) for several reasons. Wikipedia has a brief summary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EncFS#General_Security_Concerns

The actual audit, which the author participated in, is here: https://defuse.ca/audits/encfs.htm

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.

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  • Encryption
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Seahorse

Seahorse is a front end for Small GnuPG iconGnuPG, that integrates to the Small GNOME iconGNOME desktop.

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  • SSH
  • Gpg encryption
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Pismo File Mount Audit Package

Pismo File Mount Audit Package is an application that allows users to mount the contents of ZIP, ISO, Compact ISO, Compact File Set and Private Folder files to the file system as...

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  • ZIP File Mounting
  • Isometric view
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GPGTools

Use GPG Suite to encrypt, decrypt, sign and verify files or messages. Manage your GPG Keychain with a few simple clicks and experience the full power of GPG easier than ever before.

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  • Place websites on desktop
  • Places tracking
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Cryptonite

Discontinued

Code moved to GitHub: https://github.com/neurodroid/cryptoniteWhich says "Cryptonite is not actively maintained any longer"The Play Store link is also no longer available.

Cryptonite brings EncFS and TrueCrypt to Android. You can browse, export and open EncFS-encrypted directories and files on your Dropbox and on your phone.

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  • Encryption
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S42Transfer

S42Transfer is an open-source web software allowing uploading and sharing of files.

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  • Encryption
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LibreCrypt

Discontinued

Last release Nov 24, 2015https://github.com/t-d-k/LibreCrypt/releases

LibreCrypt (formerly DoxBox) is an open-source disk encryption for Windows and the successor of FreeOTFEChange of name to 'LibreCrypt' in version 6.2Features:

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    Locknote

    Discontinued

    Last update from 2013, see https://sourceforge.net/projects/locknote/

    Store your most valuable notes in a LockNote. Hide your everyday notes in a safe place. Application and document in one: the mechanism to encrypt and decrypt a note is part of it.

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    • Encrypted Notes
    • Portable
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    Able2Extract Professional

    A cross-platform PDF converter, creator, and editor: secure, sign, annotate, redact PDFs & more!.

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    • Watermark images
    • Convert PDF to Text
    • PDF Redaction
    • Batch processing
    • PDF OCR
    • Edit PDF
    • OCR
    • Split and merge PDF files
    • Integrated PDF Viewer
    • Convert PDF to HTML
    • Convert PDF to Word document
    • Export to CSV
    • Export to HTML
    • Export to Excel
    • Convert PDF to Excel document
    • Export to PDF
    • Split PDF files
    • Encryption
    • Sign PDF files
    • Watermarking
    • PDF annotation
    • Batch conversion
    • Convert PDF to image
    • Interactive PDF forms
    • Support for Batch Mode
    • Bates numbering
    • Fill PDF Forms
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    UFS Explorer Professional Recovery

    UFS Explorer Professional Recovery is an advanced software solution oriented to respond to special requirements of those who are competent in data recovery and take a professional approach to the task, dealing with severe or peculiar data loss cases.

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    • Data-management
    • File Searching
    • RAID recovery
    • File Recovery
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    Gnome Encfs Manager

    The Gnome Encfs Manager is an easy to use manager and mounter for encfs stashes.

    • Free • Open Source
    • Linux
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    • Sync with Dropbox
    • Cloud sync
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    Woelkli

    woelkli is a service that provides secure cloud storage hosted in Switzerland. Save, view, edit and share your files from anywhere in the world, from any device

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    • Cloud Storage
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