Picocrypt
Picocrypt is a very small (hence Pico), very simple, yet very secure encryption tool that you can use to protect your files. It's designed to be the go-to tool for encryption, with a focus on security, simplicity, and reliability.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
The repository was permanently archived and put into a read-only state by the owner on Aug 7, 2025.
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
- Privacy focused
Features
- Portable
- File by file encryption
- Multi Platform
- No Tracking
- Ad-free
- Works Offline
Tags
- Encryption
- Data-encryption
- File Encryption
- xchacha20-encryption
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What is Picocrypt?
Picocrypt is a very small (hence Pico), very simple, yet very secure encryption tool that you can use to protect your files. It's designed to be the go-to tool for encryption, with a focus on security, simplicity, and reliability. Picocrypt uses the secure XChaCha20 cipher and the Argon2id key derivation function to provide a high level of security, even from three-letter agencies like the NSA. It's designed for maximal security, making absolutely no compromises security-wise, and is built with Go's standard x/crypto modules. Your privacy and security is under attack. Take it back with confidence by protecting your files with Picocrypt.
Picocrypt information
Developed by
Evan SuLicensing
Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.Written in
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Comments and Reviews
Nice user-friendly & lightweight app to encrypt/decrypt files and folders.
I really love small, portable apps. But when it comes at such a loss of performance, I don't think it's worth it. This encrypts about as fast as VeraCrypt, without all the benefits of VeraCrypt portable.
Seriously, it's so slow (without compression and without paranoid mode). 7Zip, with compression and encryption is faster. Sure the encryption is not as good technically. But the encryption of Picocrypt is not as good as VeraCrypt. So I see very limited functionality in this.
Multi-Platform, minimal and open-source
Splendid portable app! Tested on Windows10, needed it in order to hide some folders. Great options, great scripts, great interface!
Easy to use, but for desktop only. As simple as drag and drop the file to be encrypted to the UI. There is also a built-in password generator. The generated password has to be kept securely (use Bitwarden or KeePassXC). As additional security, drag and drop a keyfile or generate one using the built-in keyfile generator. There is currently no way to open Picocrypt files in Android/iOS. Until there is a mobile app for Picocrypt, pairing Veracrypt with EDS (EDS Lite) or Sirikali with DroidFS is arguably the most practical choice.