APG Alternatives

APG is described as '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 ' and is a file encryption software in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to APG for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, OpenPGP and SeaMonkey apps. The best APG alternative is GnuPG, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like APG are Kleopatra, OpenKeychain, Enigmail and GPGMail.

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  1. GnuPG icon

    GnuPG

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    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.

    41 GnuPG alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Xfce
    • OpenPGP
    GnuPG Shell running GnuPG on Windows
     

    • GnuPG is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to APG.

    • GnuPG is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to APG.

    • GnuPG is Free and Open SourceAPG is also Free and Open Source
    • GnuPG is Security-focusedAPG is not according to our users
  4. OpenKeychain icon

    OpenKeychain

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    OpenKeychain helps you communicate more privately and securely. It uses high-quality modern encryption to ensure that your messages can be read only by the people you send them to, others can send you messages that only you can read, and these messages can be digitally signed so...

    8 OpenKeychain alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • K-9 Mail
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    • OpenKeychain is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to APG.

    • OpenKeychain is Free and Open SourceAPG is also Free and Open Source
    • OpenKeychain is Privacy focusedAPG is not according to our users
  5. Enigmail icon

    Enigmail

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    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 .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GnuPG
    • Thunderbird
    • SeaMonkey
    Thunderbird window with Decrypt button
     

    • Enigmail is the most popular Windows alternative to APG.

    • Enigmail is Free and Open SourceAPG is also Free and Open Source
  6. GPGMail icon

    GPGMail

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    GPGMail is a PGP plugin for Apple Mail. It brings the functionality to sign, verify, encrypt and decrypt mails using the OpenPGP standard.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • GPGTools
    • Apple Mail
     

    • GPGMail is the most popular commercial alternative to APG.

    • GPGMail is Paid and Open SourceAPG is Free and Open Source
  7. WebPG icon

    WebPG

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    WebPG is a free, open source suite of tools to bring OpenPGP (GnuPG/PGP, gpg, gnupg) to the browser, in an effort to make cryptographic methods usable, safe and accessible to the common man.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Thunderbird
    • SeaMonkey
    • Chromium
    • Firefox
    • OpenPGP
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  9. OneTime icon

    OneTime

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    OneTime is an open source encryption program that uses the one-time pad algorithm to allow two parties to communicate privately. It has features to assist with the bureaucracy of pad management, and comes with built-in help. OneTime requires Python 2.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Autocrypt icon

    Autocrypt

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    Autocrypt is a set of guidelines for developers to achieve convenient end-to-end-encryption of e-mails. It specifies how e-mail programs negotiate encryption capabilities using regular e-mails.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • OpenPGP
     

    • Autocrypt is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to APG.

    • Autocrypt is Free and Open SourceAPG is also Free and Open Source
  11. oPenGP icon

    oPenGP

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    oPenGP is a solution to support OpenPGP standard (RFC 4880) on your iOS device.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • oPenGP is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to APG.

    • oPenGP is Paid and ProprietaryAPG is Free and Open Source
  12. Ciphermail for Android icon

    Ciphermail for Android

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    CipherMail for Android is an Android application which can be used with your existing Android mail application to send and receive S/MIME digitally signed and encrypted email with an Android smartphone.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • S/MIME
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