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EncFS Alternatives
EncFS is described as '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' and is an app in the backup & sync category. There are more than 50 alternatives to EncFS for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best EncFS alternative is VeraCrypt, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like EncFS are Cryptomator, TrueCrypt, LUKS and DroidFS.
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Seaborg Vault is a desktop application for Windows and Linux that lets you encrypt and decrypt files using multiple algorithms including AES-256 and ChaCha20, scan files for hidden metadata, securely delete files so they cannot be recovered, generate strong passwords, and create...
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- Freemium
- Proprietary
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FreeOTFE is a free, open source, "on-the-fly" (OTFE) disk encryption program for PCs running MS Windows and Windows Mobile PDAs (FreeOTFE4PDA).
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
- Windows Mobile
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62 DiskCryptor alternativesDiskCryptor 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...
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CipherShed is a program that can be used to create encrypted files or encrypt entire drives (including USB flash drives and external HDDs).
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
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- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Welcome to ZenCrypt. With this app, you can safely encrypt files, using a secure and efficient library.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
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The AVGVSTO project by Roy Merlo and RPX is an open-source advanced encryption tool developed in Python. It is designed to protect sensitive data by physically binding it to an authorized USB drive, making decryption possible only when the device is connected.
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.
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Encrypt your programs easily and in real-time with cppcryptfs while using Windows. After creating your initial settings in the create tab just mount a virtual partition on your system in the mount tab. There all your files will be viewed normally, but when you close the program...
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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
gocryptfs vs EncFS Comments
- gocryptfs is Free and Open Source
A free and open-source file encryption software for Linux, Windows and Mac that encrypts/decrypts files so they can be stored securely, utilizing compression, Reed–Solomon Error Correction, encryption and keys derived from the user's password with Argon2id.
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It does not have the security vulnerabilities of EncFS.