CryFS Alternatives

CryFS is described as 'Encrypts your files, so you can safely store them anywhere. It works well together with cloud services like Dropbox, iCloud, OneDrive and others' and is an app in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to CryFS for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best CryFS alternative is VeraCrypt, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like CryFS are TrueCrypt, LUKS, DroidFS and FileCryptor.

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  1. VeraCrypt icon
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    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.

    66 VeraCrypt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
     
    • VeraCrypt is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to CryFS.

    • VeraCrypt is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to CryFS.

    • VeraCrypt is Free and Open SourceCryFS is also Free and Open Source
    • VeraCrypt is Privacy focusedCryFS is not according to our users
  2. TrueCrypt icon
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    [TrueCrypt is not exactly "Open Source", but the source is available. See the reviews to get more information.]

    108 TrueCrypt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. LUKS icon
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    LUKS is the standard for Linux hard disk encryption. By providing a standard on-disk-format, it does not only facilitate compatibility among distributions, but also provides secure management of multiple user passwords.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. DroidFS icon
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    DroidFS is an alternative way to use encrypted overlay filesystems on Android that uses its own internal file explorer instead of mounting virtual volumes. It currently only works with gocryptfs but support for CryFS could be added in the future.

    31 DroidFS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
    • DroidFS is the most popular Android alternative to CryFS.

    • DroidFS is Free and Open SourceCryFS is also Free and Open Source
    • DroidFS is Privacy focused, Security-focused and LightweightCryFS is not according to our users
  5. FileCryptor icon
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    A simple right-click, you can encrypt files in seconds - without any prior technical knowledge.

    32 FileCryptor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • FileCryptor is the most popular commercial alternative to CryFS.

    • FileCryptor is Paid and ProprietaryCryFS is Free and Open Source
    • FileCryptor is Privacy focused and LightweightCryFS is not according to our users
  6. ZenCrypt icon
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    Welcome to ZenCrypt. With this app, you can safely encrypt files, using a secure and efficient library.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
    • ZenCrypt is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to CryFS.

    • ZenCrypt is Freemium and Open SourceCryFS is Free and Open Source
  7. eCryptfs icon
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    The enterprise cryptographic filesystem for Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Well-maintained, with long history of usage/checking for security.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • eCryptfs is Free and Open SourceCryFS is also Free and Open Source
  8. EncFS icon
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    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. You can find links to source and binary releases below.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  9. gocryptfs icon
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    gocryptfs uses file-based encryption that is implemented as a mountable FUSE filesystem. Each file in gocryptfs is stored one corresponding encrypted file on the hard disk. The screenshot below shows a mounted gocryptfs filesystem (left) and the encrypted files (right).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  10. encfs4win icon
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    This is an experimental project of porting EncFS to the Windows world.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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