LUKS Alternatives for Android

LUKS is not available for Android but there are plenty of alternatives with similar functionality. The best Android alternative is EDS (Encrypted Data Store), which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to LUKS and 13 are available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Android alternatives to LUKS are AES Crypt, Luks manager, Arcanum and ZenCrypt.

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  1. With EDS (Encrypted Data Store) you can store your files in the encrypted container to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information.

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    Application type

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    • Since 2014

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  2. AES Crypt icon
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    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.

    91 AES Crypt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  3. Luks manager icon
     9 likes

    LUKS Manager provides on-the-fly encryption (AES by default) to virtual folders on Android devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
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  4. Arcanum icon
     3 likes

    Arcanum is built directly on VeraCrypt's cryptographic C sources — the same AES, XTS, PBKDF2, and cascade cipher implementations used in the desktop application. Containers created in Arcanum open in VeraCrypt on desktop and vice versa, with no conversion or export needed.

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    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Android
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  5. ZenCrypt icon
     3 likes

    Welcome to ZenCrypt. With this app, you can safely encrypt files, using a secure and efficient library.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  6. Tella icon
     8 likes

    Tella is a mobile app designed to protect human rights defenders, advocates, and journalists by encrypting and hiding their sensitive data and safely uploading it to their organization's server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

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    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
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  7. Flutter Android app for accessing VeraCrypt, BitLocker, LUKS, Cryptomator, gocryptfs, and CryFS encrypted containers.

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    • New

    Platforms

    • Android
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  8. SecretVaultpro create an encrypted file and mount as a folder in your Sd card call "SecretVaultpro". You can move sensitive documents, photographs to SecretVaultpro with your favorite file manager.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Android
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  9. YARENCRYPT is a file encryption app designed with a single goal: to protect your data relentlessly and without compromise.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Android
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  10. AgePony icon
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    Post-quantum file encryption built on the age protocol. Seal a file to a quantum-safe ML-KEM-768 hybrid key, sign it with a YubiKey over NFC, and hand it to anyone with the age CLI. Any size you like: a 1 GB file encrypts like a small one.

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    • New

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid
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