Tomb Alternatives

Tomb is described as '100% free and open source system for file encryption on GNU/Linux, facilitating the backup of secret files. Tomb is written in code that is easy to review and links commonly shared components' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Tomb for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best Tomb alternative is VeraCrypt, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Tomb are Cryptomator, Picocrypt, LUKS and DroidFS.

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  1. VeraCrypt icon
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    Ensure your data's security by encrypting entire partitions, storage devices, or system drives with VeraCrypt. Benefit from transparent and automatic real-time encryption, hardware acceleration on modern processors, and robust security algorithms that are resistant to brute-force attacks.

    66 VeraCrypt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
     
    • VeraCrypt is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Tomb.

    • VeraCrypt is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Tomb.

    • VeraCrypt is Free and Open SourceTomb is also Free and Open Source
    • VeraCrypt is Privacy focusedTomb is not according to our users
  2. Cryptomator icon
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    Cryptomator provides transparent, client-side encryption for your cloud. Protect your documents from unauthorized access. Cryptomator is free and open source software, so you can rest assured there are no backdoors.

    73 Cryptomator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
     
    • Cryptomator is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Tomb.

    • Cryptomator is Freemium and Open SourceTomb is Free and Open Source
    • Cryptomator is Privacy focusedTomb is not according to our users
  3. Picocrypt icon
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    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.

    29 Picocrypt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. LUKS icon
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    LUKS is the standard for Linux hard disk encryption. By providing a standard on-disk-format, it does not only facilitate compatibility among distributions, but also provides secure management of multiple user passwords.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. DroidFS icon
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    DroidFS is an alternative way to use encrypted overlay filesystems on Android that uses its own internal file explorer instead of mounting virtual volumes. It currently only works with gocryptfs but support for CryFS could be added in the future.

    31 DroidFS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  6.  6 likes
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    A simple, modern and secure encryption tool (and Go library) with small explicit keys, no config options, and UNIX-style composability.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Hat.sh icon
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    hat.sh is a javascript app that provides secure file encryption using the AES-256-GCM algorithm from WebCryptoAPI provided by your browser. it was coded following the WebCrypto Documentations .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
    • Hat.sh is the most popular Web-based alternative to Tomb.

    • Hat.sh is Free and Open SourceTomb is also Free and Open Source
    • Hat.sh is Security-focusedTomb is not according to our users
  8. Kryptor icon
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    A simple, modern, and secure encryption tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. DiskCryptor icon
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    DiskCryptor is a free and open-source utility that offers encryption of all disk partitions, including the system partition. Originally conceived as a replacement for DriveCrypt Plus Pack and PGP Whole Disk Encryption (WDE), the project aims to create the best product in its...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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