Secure Eraser AlternativesFile Shredders and other similar apps like Secure Eraser

Secure Eraser is described as 'Because it's been deleted from your hard drive, doesn't mean it's gone forever. As long as the information was not overwritten, anyone can restore it at any time. It gets even more complicated, if a computer has been resold or given away' and is a File Shredder in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Secure Eraser for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Secure Eraser alternative is Eraser, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Secure Eraser are Permadelete, Stellar File Eraser, O&O SafeErase and Alternate File Shredder.

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Secure Eraser alternatives page was last updated Apr 25, 2025
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  1. Eraser icon
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    Eraser is an advanced security tool (for Windows), which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns.

    47 Eraser alternatives

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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • IE flagIreland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Eraser Features

    1.  Portable

    Eraser VS Secure Eraser

     
    • Eraser is the most popular Windows alternative to Secure Eraser.

    • Eraser is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Secure Eraser.

    • Eraser is Free and Open SourceSecure Eraser is Free Personal and Proprietary
  2. Permadelete icon
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    Permadelete is a free and open source file shredder, it deletes your files beyond recovery. It's made to be beautiful and easy to use and yet powerful.

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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • Windows

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    This software permanently wipes files from PCs, USBs, and other devices, erases web history and app traces to prevent misuse, and offers scheduled wiping.

    38 Stellar File Eraser alternatives

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    • IN flagIndia

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    • Mac
    • Windows

    Stellar File Eraser VS Secure Eraser

     
    • Stellar File Eraser is the most popular Mac alternative to Secure Eraser.

    • Stellar File Eraser is the most popular commercial alternative to Secure Eraser.

    • Stellar File Eraser is Paid and ProprietarySecure Eraser is Free Personal and Proprietary
  4. O&O SafeErase icon
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    O&O SafeErase is a security software designed to provide comprehensive protection against unauthorized access to any confidential data you wish to erase. It is capable of permanently deleting a range of data types, from outdated financial information and email archives to...

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    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

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    • Windows

    O&O SafeErase VS Secure Eraser

     
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    This program offers the possibility to finally delete files and/or folders (no recovery possible). The program also can overwrite the free space on a drive, which means, that already deleted files cannot be restored, too.

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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Alternate File Shredder VS Secure Eraser

     
  6. iShredder icon
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    Implements certified erasure methods to destroy files, folders, SD cards, and device storage, wiping unused space while deleting contacts, call logs, cache, temporary data, and generating compliance erasure reports with password-protected access.

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    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    iShredder VS Secure Eraser

     
    • iShredder is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Secure Eraser.

    • iShredder is Paid and ProprietarySecure Eraser is Free Personal and Proprietary
  7. Offigneum icon
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    The world's most powerful file shredding software.

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    • US flagUnited States

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    • Windows

    Offigneum VS Secure Eraser

     
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    Active@ Kill Disk is disk eraser software for secure formatting of hard drives without any possibility of following data recovery.

    38 Active@ KillDisk alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Active@ KillDisk Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Booting from USB
    3.  Create bootable Image
    4.  Create bootable CD

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  9. HDShredder icon
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    HDShredder by Miray Software deletes entire hard disks, partitions or other storage media securely and according to international standards if desired. Safely recycle your hard drive!.

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    • FreemiumProprietary

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    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

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    • Windows

    HDShredder VS Secure Eraser

     
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    File Eraser Pro is the safe and reliable data erasure software which can completely erase your private and sensitive data with Safe and certified data erasure standards including HMG Infosec Standard 5, German FOFIS, DOD 5220.22-M, U.S.

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    • FreeProprietary

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    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows

    File Eraser Pro VS Secure Eraser

     
  11. BCWipe icon
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    BCWipe data wiping software enables you to permanently delete files selectively so that they can never be recovered or undeleted. BCWipe embeds itself within Windows and can be activated from the Explorer FILE Menu OR from the context (right-click) menu OR from BCWipe Task...

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    • US flagUnited States

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    BCWipe VS Secure Eraser

     
    • BCWipe is the most popular Linux alternative to Secure Eraser.

    • BCWipe is Paid and ProprietarySecure Eraser is Free Personal and Proprietary
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    When you normally delete your files in Mac OS X, the operating system is only forgetting where those particular files are placed, while the data still physically remains on the drive. Beginning with Mac OS 10.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    • US flagUnited States

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    • Mac

    Permanent Eraser Features

    1. Finder icon  Apple Finder Integration

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