LUKS Alternatives
LUKS is described as 'is the standard for Linux hard disk encryption' and is an app in the Security & Privacy category. There are more than 25 alternatives to LUKS for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD. The best alternative is VeraCrypt, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like LUKS are TrueCrypt (Free, Open Source), Windows BitLocker (Paid), AES Crypt (Free, Open Source) and CryFS (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
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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
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- 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
- AES Crypt is an advanced file encryption utility that integrates with the Windows shell or runs from the Linux command prompt to provide a simple, yet powerful, tool for... View 88 alternatives to AES Crypt
- Free • Open Source
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- iPhone
- Android Tablet
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- CryFS encrypts your files, so you can safely store them anywhere. It works well together with cloud services like Dropbox, iCloud, OneDrive and others. View 18 alternatives to CryFS
- 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. View 77 alternatives to EncFS
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_Concerns
The actual audit, which the author participated in, is here: https://defuse.ca/audits/encfs.htm
No screenshots yet- Free • Open Source
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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). View 36 alternatives to CipherShed
Discontinued
No releases since Sep 6, 2017. See https://www.ciphershed.org/news/
- Free • Open Source
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- 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
- Platform-independent password-based authenticated encryption of files & folders. View 84 alternatives to File Lock PEA
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- A program to mount EncFS folders on Windows and OS X. Works good with LibreOffice documents on Windows 7. View 28 alternatives to EncFSMP