eCryptfs Alternatives for Windows

eCryptfs is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is TrueCrypt, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to eCryptfs and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to eCryptfs are Windows BitLocker, AES Crypt, SiriKali and FreeOTFE.

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  1. TrueCrypt icon
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    [TrueCrypt is not exactly "Open Source", but the source is available. See the reviews to get more information.]

    107 TrueCrypt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned computers.

    93 Windows BitLocker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. AES Crypt icon
     61 likes

    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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  4. SiriKali icon
     14 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  5. FreeOTFE icon
     15 likes

    FreeOTFE is a free, open source, "on-the-fly" (OTFE) disk encryption program for PCs running MS Windows and Windows Mobile PDAs (FreeOTFE4PDA).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
     
  6. DiskCryptor icon
     34 likes

    DiskCryptor is a free and open-source utility that offers encryption of all disk partitions, including the system partition. Originally conceived as a replacement for DriveCrypt Plus Pack and PGP Whole Disk Encryption (WDE), the project aims to create the best product in its...

    58 DiskCryptor alternatives

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    • Windows
     
  7. Challenger icon
     7 likes

    Challenger is a software for the encoding of files, folders and drives. For the installation and for the execution simple user rights suffice. Thereby the program is mobil usable on an USB flash drive too.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. LibreCrypt icon
     14 likes

    LibreCrypt (formerly DoxBox) is an open-source disk encryption for Windows and the successor of FreeOTFE

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9.  7 likes

    ProxyCrypt is a command line tool that creates encrypted volumes within a file or a hard drive.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver
     
  10. CyberSafe Top Secret is an information security program that uses modern encryption algorithms (RSA, AES, BlowFish, etc.).

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. R-Crypto icon
     1 like

    R-Crypto is an easy-to-use disk encryption software that protects your confidential information and personal data on a desktop, notebook, or a removable data storage device against unauthorized access.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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