File Encryption Softwares

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  1. Cryptomator icon
     350 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.

    • File Encryption Software
    • FreemiumOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    Cryptomator screenshot 1
    74 alternatives
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  2. Picocrypt icon
     41 likes

    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.

    Application main window
    31 alternatives
  3. GnuPG icon
     153 likes

    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. GnuPG, also known as GPG, is a command line tool with features for easy integration with other applications.

    GnuPG Shell running GnuPG on Windows
    41 alternatives
  4. GPG4Win icon
     68 likes

    Gpg4win enables users to securely transport emails and files with the help of encryption and digital signatures. Encryption protects the contents against an unwanted party reading it. Digital signatures make sure that it was not modified and comes from a specific sender.

    • FreeOpen Source
    • Windows
    • Microsoft Office Outlook
    • S/MIME
    • GnuPG
    GPG4Win screenshot 1
    24 alternatives
  5. Mailvelope icon
     48 likes

    Mailvelope is a browser extension that allows to exchange encrypted emails following the OpenPGP encryption standard.

    • Free PersonalOpen Source
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Mailvelope screenshot 1
    13 alternatives
  6. Enigmail icon
     71 likes

    Enigmail is a security extension to Mozilla Thunderbird and SeaMonkey. It enables you to write and receive email messages signed and/or encrypted with the .

    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GnuPG
    • Thunderbird
    • SeaMonkey
    Thunderbird window with Decrypt button
    29 alternatives
  7. OpenPGP icon
     17 likes

    OpenPGP is the most widely used email encryption standard. It is defined by the OpenPGP Working Group of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as a Proposed Standard in RFC 4880. OpenPGP was originally derived from the .

    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    5 alternatives
  8. Encrypto icon
     22 likes

    Encrypto lets you encrypt files before sending them to friends or coworkers. Just drop a file into Encrypto, set a password, and then send it however you normally would — but this time with added security. It’s free for both Mac and Windows.

    Encrypto screenshot 1
    93 alternatives
  9. Cryptsync icon
     21 likes

    CryptSync is a small utility that synchronizes two folders while encrypting the contents in one folder. That means one of the two folders has all files unencrypted (the files you work with) and the other folder has all the files encrypted.

    Cryptsync screenshot 1
    22 alternatives
  10. WinGPG icon
     6 likes

    An open-source system tray utility for Windows, giving you quick access to your GnuPG keyring at any time with the ability to encrypt, decrypt and sign files on the fly.

    The key creation dialog with calendar for choosing an expiration date, if desired
    20 alternatives
  11. AVGVSTO  icon
     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.

    AVGVSTO  screenshot 1
    53 alternatives
  12. OpaqueFiles icon
     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.

    OpaqueFiles screenshot 1
    52 alternatives
  13. APG icon
     10 likes

    Android Privacy Guard (APG) is a free and open source application for Android devices, created by Thialfihar, that lets you encrypt and decrypt single files or emails. Its goal is to provide a similar .

    APG screenshot 1
    APG screenshot 2
    11 alternatives