[TrueCrypt is not exactly "Open Source", but the source is available. See the reviews to get more information.]
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux




The best free alternative to USB Safeguard is TrueCrypt. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to USB Safeguard and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to USB Safeguard are Axcrypt, Encrypto, Secure Folder and Seahorse.
[TrueCrypt is not exactly "Open Source", but the source is available. See the reviews to get more information.]




Offers robust file encryption with AES-256 for premium and AES-128 for free users, integrated password manager, intuitive interface, support for cloud storage, multilingual options, offline security, group management tools, and secure file deletion features.




Encrypto lets you encrypt files before sending them to friends or coworkers. Just drop a file into Encrypto, set a password, and then send it however you normally would — but this time with added security. It’s free for both Mac and Windows.



Samsung Secure Folder lets you put to use the power of defence-grade Samsung Knox security platform to protect your files with a private, encrypted space on your phone. Apps and data moved to Secure Folder are sandboxed separately on the device and gain an additional layer of...




Seahorse is a GNOME application for managing encryption keys and passwords in the GNOME Keyring.

Safe space is an app that creates a separate place on your android device to store valuable files. This storage location is not visible to other apps and is encrypted by the system by default.




Challenger is a software for the encoding of files, folders and drives. For the installation and for the execution simple user rights suffice. Thereby the program is mobil usable on an USB flash drive too.




EncFS provides an encrypted filesystem in user-space. It runs without any special permissions and uses the FUSE library and Linux kernel module to provide the filesystem interface. You can find links to source and binary releases below.
Lock and unlock your computer using USB flash drives as keys. USB Raptor can lock the system once a specific USB drive is removed from the computer and unlock when the drive is plugged in again to any USB port. The utility checks constantly the USB drives for the presence of a sp.




LibreCrypt (formerly DoxBox) is an open-source disk encryption for Windows and the successor of FreeOTFE

Lightweight Windows software enabling batch locking and unlocking of multiple local folders to prevent unauthorized access, reading, or deletion; folders become inaccessible from File Explorer, command line, or network shares, ensuring privacy and security for user data.




The Gnome Encfs Manager is an easy to use manager and mounter for encfs stashes. It allows you to create encrypted directories, any file that is placed in such a directory will be encrypted.



