Picocrypt Alternatives

Picocrypt has been discontinued. Similar apps include VeraCrypt, which is free and open source. Other options are Cryptomator, TrueCrypt, Axcrypt and LUKS. You're spoiled for choice with File Encryption Software like Picocrypt: we list more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone.

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  1. SensiGuard icon
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    Encrypt files and folders with 256-bit AES, shred data irreversibly, compress files for more storage, securely manage passwords, protect removable drives, and safely transmit encrypted data, with support for Windows PCs and simple rapid encryption.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. Xecrets Ez is an easy to use personal desktop application available for Windows, Mac and Linux. It is 100% compatible with AxCrypt, but is less complex without the bells and whistles.

    81 Xecrets Ez alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    AKT is a tool to store and protect your sensitive information and documents by encrypting them in secure keystore (AES-256, HMAC-256).

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Truvark icon
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    Truvark is first and foremost a security-focused application. The goal is to provide strong, well-understood security guarantees rather than relying on "security through obscurity" features. While some vault applications include hidden modes, disguises, fake vaults, or...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
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  5. SAV7 icon
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    SAV7 encrypts files of any type with AES-256 and generates a secure key to restore the files. Encrypted files can only be restored with the key file. This ensures that it is impossible to decrypt the files without the key file.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. AVGVSTO  icon
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    The AVGVSTO project by Roy Merlo and RPX is an open-source advanced encryption tool developed in Python. It is designed to protect sensitive data by physically binding it to an authorized USB drive, making decryption possible only when the device is connected.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. OpaqueFiles icon
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    A free and open-source file encryption software for Linux, Windows and Mac that encrypts/decrypts files so they can be stored securely, utilizing compression, Reed–Solomon Error Correction, encryption and keys derived from the user's password with Argon2id.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  8. Qccrypt icon
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    Qccrypt is a QT cross-plateform frontend for the ccrypt commandline tool.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  9. EncryptPro icon
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    Windows file encryption with real PGP sharing. Send encrypted files over any channel — no password travels with them. Free version permanent, no card.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Cyphro icon
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    Cyphro is an open-source, privacy-first web application that helps you protect sensitive files without uploading them to a server. Everything happens locally in your browser, so your files never leave your device.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. Ombracrypt icon
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    Ombracrypt is a zero-trust, network-isolated desktop application built for local Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) file encryption. It is designed specifically to defend your private files against "Harvest Now, Decrypt Later" (HNDL) attacks without ever relying on...

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Linux Mint
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  12. cadenas icon
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    Encrypt a file with a password right in your browser: nothing is uploaded, and it also works offline, on the command line and self-hosted.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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