encfs4win Alternatives

encfs4win is described as 'This is an experimental project of porting EncFS to the Windows world' and is an app in the security & privacy category. There are more than 25 alternatives to encfs4win for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone. The best alternative is TrueCrypt, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like encfs4win are DroidFS, Encrypto, Boxcryptor and gocryptfs.

encfs4win alternatives are mainly Disk Encryption Tools but may also be Cloud Storage Services or Online Backup Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of encfs4win.

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encfs4win

Free • Open Source
Windows

This is an experimental project of porting EncFS to the Windows world.

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TrueCrypt
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Free • Open Source
Disk Encryption Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
95 alternatives to TrueCrypt
[TrueCrypt is not exactly "Open Source", but the source is available. See the reviews to get more information.]
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TrueCrypt Features
1. PortableTrueCrypt can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Security focused
Discontinued
The development of TrueCrypt was ended in 5/2014 after Microsoft terminated support of Windows XP. Windows 8/7/Vista and later offer integrated support for encrypted disks and virtual disk images. Such integrated support is also available on other platforms. You should migrate any data encrypted by TrueCrypt to encrypted disks or virtual disk images supported on your platform.
DroidFS
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Free • Open Source
Android
20 alternatives to DroidFS
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.
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DroidFS Features
1. Privacy focusedDroidFS is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
2. End-to-End EncryptionDroidFS has E2E Encryption, for entire or parts of the app.
Client side encryption
Security focused
Android Security
Encrypto
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
83 alternatives to Encrypto
Encrypto lets you encrypt files before sending them to friends or coworkers. Just drop a file into Encrypto, set a password, and then send it however you normally would — but this time with added security. It’s free for both Mac and Windows.
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Encrypto Features
1. PDF encryptionEncrypto can encrypt and decrypt PDF documents.
2. LightweightEncrypto consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
128-bit encryption
Boxcryptor
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Freemium • Proprietary
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Android
iPhone
Chrome OS
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50 alternatives to Boxcryptor
Boxcryptor is an easy-to-use encryption software optimized for the cloud. It allows the secure use of cloud storage services without sacrificing comfort.
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Boxcryptor Features
1. AES-256 EncryptionBoxcryptor has AES-256 Encryption, i.e. very strong security.
2. End-to-End EncryptionBoxcryptor has E2E Encryption, for entire or parts of the app.
WebDAV Support
AES Encryption
Discontinued
Boxcryptor has been acquired by Dropbox on November 29, 2022, and is no longer accepting new users. https://www.boxcryptor.com/en/blog/post/boxcryptor-and-dropbox-user-info/
gocryptfs
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Linux
9 alternatives to gocryptfs
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).

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cppcryptfs
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Free • Open Source
Windows
16 alternatives to cppcryptfs
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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Mounting drives
EncFS
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Linux
BSD
72 alternatives to EncFS
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.
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EncFS Features
iPhone Backup
Warning
The author has agreed that EncFS in its current form is dangerous (to security) for several reasons. Wikipedia has a brief summary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EncFS#General_Security_ConcernsThe actual audit, which the author participated in, is here: https://defuse.ca/audits/encfs.htm
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S.S.E. File Encryptor
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Freemium • Open Source
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Android
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49 alternatives to S.S.E. File Encryptor
S.S.E. File Encryptor is a cross-platform encrypter/decrypter of files and folders.
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Steganography
Support for Android Things
CryFS
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Linux
18 alternatives to CryFS
CryFS encrypts your files, so you can safely store them anywhere. It works well together with cloud services like Dropbox, iCloud, OneDrive and others.
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CryFS Features
1. Cloud SyncSync your data (notes, documents, bookmarks, etc.) across your different devices and to the cloud.
Password protection
AES Encryption
Cloudevo
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Cloud Storage Service
Online Backup Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Android
iPhone
iPad
25 alternatives to Cloudevo
The software Cloudevo aggregates any number of cloud storage to a big united cloud. It is unessential from which provider you have your cloud storage. Cloudevo combines all of the different cloud services to one large cloud.
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Cloudevo Features
1. Cloud SyncSync your data (notes, documents, bookmarks, etc.) across your different devices and to the cloud.
Support for FTP
Support for SFTP
WebDAV Support

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