Axcrypt Alternatives for Linux

Axcrypt is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Cryptomator, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Axcrypt and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Axcrypt are GnuPG, File Lock PEA, AES Crypt and Age.

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  1. Cryptomator icon
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    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.

    75 Cryptomator alternatives

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    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    • AppImage
     
  2. GnuPG icon
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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

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    • PortableApps.com
    • Xfce
    • OpenPGP
     
  3. File Lock PEA icon
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    Platform-independent password-based authenticated encryption of files & folders.

    98 File Lock PEA alternatives

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    • File Lock PEA is Free and Open SourceAxcrypt is Freemium and Proprietary
    • File Lock PEA is Privacy focusedAxcrypt is not according to our users
  4. AES Crypt icon
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    Easily encrypt files with user-friendly software using the powerful AES standard for security on Windows, macOS, and Linux, featuring robust 256-bit encryption for safeguarding sensitive data from unauthorized access, ideal for secure data storage, email transmission, and internet uploads.

    85 AES Crypt alternatives

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    A simple, modern and secure encryption tool (and Go library) with small explicit keys, no config options, and UNIX-style composability.

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  6. SiriKali icon
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    SiriKali is a Qt/C++ GUI application that manages ecryptfs,cryfs,encfs,gocryptfs and securefs based encrypted folders. These projects are compared here.SiriKali can also connect to ssh servers using sshfs.

    12 SiriKali alternatives

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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  7. GoAnywhere OpenPGP Studio™ is a free desktop tool that makes it easy to protect sensitive files using the popular OpenPGP encryption standard. Documents can be encrypted, decrypted, signed and verified from your PC or workstation using this...

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • BSD
    • OpenPGP
     
  8. If your computer were ever to be stolen, are you certain that your personal information cannot be discovered? Jetico’s BestCrypt software automatically encrypts your files so that nobody can read the data unless they have the right password or keys.

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    • Paid
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  9. SecurStick icon
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    SecurStick is a free portable application that lets you carry encrypted files on your USB drive. You can use the drive on any computer to access and modify those files WITHOUT needing any administrator privileges.

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    • Proprietary

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  10. GoFileEncoder icon
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    GoFileEncoder is a little file encoder that uses the XOR encryption. It is coded in Golang, and is compiled for several OSs (Windows®, Linux®, and soon macOS®).

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