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Cryptomator

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.

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Cost / License

  • Freemium (Pay once)
  • Open Source

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux  Available as AppImage, Flatpak, AUR, PPA.
  • Android  $9.99
  • iPhone  $11.99
  • Android Tablet
  • iPad
  • Flathub
  • F-Droid
  • Homebrew
  • Chocolatey
4.2
Very Good35 reviews
350likes
28comments

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Properties

  1.  User friendly
  2.  Privacy focused

Features

  1.  Client side encryption
  2.  Encrypted Backup
  3.  File by file encryption
  4.  Multi Platform
  5.  Encrypted sync
  6.  File Sync
  7.  Virtual Disk
  8.  No registration required
  9.  Works Offline
  10.  Portable
  11.  Encrypt Folder
  12.  WebDAV Sync
  13.  End-to-End Encryption
  14.  WebDAV Support
  15.  Ad-free
  16.  Unlock with fingerprint
  17.  AES Encryption

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Comment summary: Cryptomator receives praise for being open-source, cross-platform, and user-friendly, providing strong AES-256 encryption and protecting privacy when using cloud services. Users appreciate the application's cost-effectiveness compared to alternatives. However, some users report issues with Linux versions and note that the mobile version is not open-source. Others mention performance concerns and desire more seamless integration like Dropbox. Despite these, it's considered a strong, useful tool for client-side encryption.
Top Positive Comment
John Fastman
35

What it's for: Cryptomator lets you make encrypted versions of folders and files suitable for storage in the cloud, so that services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, Box.com, OneDrive and others aren't able to read the contents of your files. Cryptomator is therefore a privacy-protecting app, and should be of interest to everyone wishing to keep their private files private in an age of mass surveillance and companies mining our data.

Why Cryptomator is good:

  • open source
  • no subscriptions/fees - just download and use
  • works on Windows, Mac and Linux (coming soon to mobile – Android is in beta)
  • simple to use
  • encrypts using the very strong AES-256 encryption standard
  • minor changes to a file are reflected in the encrypted version and can be synced (not possible with Truecrypt/Veracrypt)
  • there are very few apps that do this, and they aren't open source and/or as user-friendly
  • the creators reply to forum posts, support tickets and even emails
  • it's a huge money saver: using Cryptomator + pCloud/Seafile.de/NextCloud costs MUCH less than Tresorit or SpiderOak.

How Cryptomator works: In the app you create a "Vault" which is just a folder that will contain encrypted versions of your files and a keyfile. You select a (hopefully very strong) password for the Vault. You choose where you want to save the Vault on your computer. This is the folder you should tell your sync service to sync. When you open the Vault by typing in the password, the decrypted version shows up in your browser mounted as a webdav folder, or "virtual hard drive". You put your files in there. Cryptomator encrypts them in real time. If you look in the encrypted version of the folder, you just see gibberish, which is all your sync service can see. Then, you go to another computer (if you like) and you download your encrypted files. You open Cryptomator, choose the keyfile from the synced folder. You enter your password and - again - the decrypted version appears in your browser as a webdav folder in and out of which you can save things. You can even have a Vault open on who machines and the encrypted versions will sync in real time and Cryptomator will decrypt the differences in real time. You can have as many such Vaults as your heart desires, all with different passwords.

Some minor limitations:

  1. Only encrypted files available via your browser (e.g. by logging into Dropbox via the browser) But that's a good thing: Dropbox (or Google Drive, etc), their employees, govt agencies or hackers who break into your account won't know what you're storing.
  2. Currently, Cryptomator uses Webdav for showing files in your virtual hard disk. A handful of Linux file browsers don’t like this, but you can simply install and use another until Cryptomator switches to FUSE (which they will).
  3. File and folder names/structures are encrypted, but not file sizes. But for the level of privacy you get for free via an open source app, you can probably live with that.
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Hi John, thank you for you great reviews of different encryption and security related software here on Alternativeto! Regarding Cryptomator, I would like to ask you what is your comment about the fact that the Android app is not fully open source.

Thanks, Matteo

Top Negative Comment
flosspop
23

According to this Github ticket, Cryptomator is open-source only for the desktop app. The mobile projects do not have available source code.

https://github.com/cryptomator/cryptomator-android/issues/36

[Edited by flosspop, December 11]

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Over the past few years, Cryptomator has open sourced their mobile apps. All of their clients are now open source.

Irving O.
0

Fácil de entender.

j0
0

I noticed some of my files became corrupted over time. E.g., one file that should be a few MB ended up being many GB. And other files went missing. Can't recommend it. Still looking for an alternative.

rrondo
1

It's not free for Android. The information is incorrect.

Ashley Green
0

Can be a little be of a hassle to configure it to be as seamless as providers like dropbox, but it absolutely can be done. Excellent security with the convenience of cloud. Can be used entirely locally, however VeraCrypt is better suited for that purpose.

Mr. Anon
0

Lock down your local or cloud files in an incredibly simple way!

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What is Cryptomator?

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.

Easy and Reliable

We understand simplicity as a key aspect of security. With Cryptomator you don't have to deal with accounts, key management, cloud access grants or cipher configurations. Just choose a password and you're ready to go.

You don't even need to specify what cloud you use. Cryptomator encrypts files and doesn't care where you store them. This makes it a lightweight application, which we believe is a huge benefit for reliability. Complexity would kill security.

Cryptomator is a so-called transparent encryption utility. This means that you don't have to learn new workflows. Just work with your files as you're used to.

Secure and Trustworthy

Cryptomator encrypts file contents and names using AES. Your passphrase is protected against bruteforcing attempts using scrypt. Directory structures and file sizes get obfuscated. The only thing which cannot be encrypted without breaking your cloud synchronization is the modification date of your files.

Cryptomator's desktop app is a free and open source software licensed under the MIT / X Consortium License. This allows anyone to check our code. It is impossible to introduce backdoors for third parties. Also we cannot hide vulnerabilities. And the best thing is: There is no need to trust us, as you can control us!

Vendor lock-ins are impossible. Even if we decided to stop development: The desktop source code is already cloned by hundreds of other developers. As you don't need an account, you will never stand in front of locked doors.

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Cryptomator information

  • Developed by

    DE flagSkymatic GmbH
  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Freemium product.
  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) that costs $0 + free version with limited functionality.
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  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.2 (35 ratings)
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  • News

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  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • Dutch
    • German
    • Russian
    • Chinese

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