LUKS Alternatives for Windows
LUKS is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The most popular 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 LUKS and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to LUKS are
TrueCrypt (Free, Open Source),
Windows BitLocker (Paid),
AES Crypt (Free, Open Source) and
CipherShed (Free, Open Source).
- VeraCrypt is a free disk encryption software brought to you by IDRIX and that is based on TrueCrypt . View 42 alternatives to VeraCrypt
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- [TrueCrypt is not exactly "Open Source", but the source is available. See the reviews to get more information. View 95 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 86 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 87 alternatives to AES Crypt
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- CipherShed is a program that can be used to create encrypted files or encrypt entire drives (including USB flash drives and external HDDs). View 35 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 53 alternatives to DiskCryptor
- Platform-independent password-based authenticated encryption of files & folders. View 82 alternatives to File Lock PEA
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- A program to mount EncFS folders on Windows and OS X. Works good with LibreOffice documents on Windows 7. View 27 alternatives to EncFSMP
- 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 37 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 82 alternatives to LibreCrypt
Discontinued
Last release Nov 24, 2015
https://github.com/t-d-k/LibreCrypt/releases- Free • Open Source
- Windows