FileVault Alternatives for Windows
FileVault is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is VeraCrypt, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to FileVault and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to FileVault are TrueCrypt (Free, Open Source), Windows BitLocker (Paid), CipherShed (Free, Open Source) and DiskCryptor (Free, Open Source).
- VeraCrypt is a free disk encryption software brought to you by IDRIX and that is based on TrueCrypt . View 44 alternatives to VeraCrypt
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
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- [TrueCrypt is not exactly "Open Source", but the source is available. See the reviews to get more information. View 97 alternatives to TrueCrypt
Discontinued
Currently unmaintained. Last version, TrueCrypt 7.1a, is still available for download and development has continued via the forks VeraCrypt and CipherShed. "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."
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- 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. View 87 alternatives to Windows BitLocker
- CipherShed is a program that can be used to create encrypted files or encrypt entire drives (including USB flash drives and external HDDs). View 36 alternatives to CipherShed
Discontinued
No releases since Sep 6, 2017. See https://www.ciphershed.org/news/
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- DiskCryptor is the only truly free solution, provided under GNU General Public License (GPLv3), which offers encryption of all disk partitions, including the system partition. View 54 alternatives to DiskCryptor
- FinalCrypt uses the most unbreakable encryption: "One Time Pad" Encryption and has a well designed graphical user interface and an equally advanced command line... View 38 alternatives to FinalCrypt
- LibreCrypt (formerly DoxBox) is an open-source disk encryption for Windows and the successor of FreeOTFE Change of name to 'LibreCrypt' in version 6. View 84 alternatives to LibreCrypt
Discontinued
Last release Nov 24, 2015
https://github.com/t-d-k/LibreCrypt/releases- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- FreeOTFE is a free, open source, "on-the-fly" (OTFE) disk encryption program for PCs running MS Windows and Windows Mobile PDAs (FreeOTFE4PDA). View 58 alternatives to FreeOTFE
Discontinued
Discontinued per Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeOTFE)
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Windows Mobile
- This app eases the use of mounting (loading) encrypted partitions (also called Volumes), a disk drive may consist of several of those areas, usually represented by a drive letter. View 31 alternatives to Encrypted Partition Mounter
- Zed! protects your personal and sensitive data in encrypted archives on e-mail, on USB sticks and in backups. View 38 alternatives to Zed!