VeraCrypt AlternativesOnly apps categorised as File Encryption Software

The best File Encryption Software alternative to VeraCrypt is Cryptomator, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to VeraCrypt and 15 are File Encryption Software so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting File Encryption Software alternatives to VeraCrypt are Picocrypt, File Lock PEA, Kryptor and Age.

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  1. Cryptomator icon

    Cryptomator

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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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
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    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    -4

    Provides the same functionality as an encrypted virtual disk, but allows you to quickly sync it to the cloud.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    LinuxDoge
    6

    Cryptomator is also safe, but not focused on encrypting whole drives. Its use case is encrypting folders into small parts, making Synchronisation easy. Veracrypt in a Cloudfolder would be horrible, as all the contents would be synced on a small change. On the other hand is Cryptomator probably not as secure as Veracrypt.

    Ashley Green
    4

    Cryptomator is focused on encrypting files for cloud storage, and as such makes a minor compromise to security by not obscuring the individual file sizes within the vault. This is done so that the entire vault doesn't have to be resynced when one file is changed, a huge convenience with cloud storage. You absolutely can use it locally, but VeraCrypt offers more security with exclusively local vaults.

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    • Some users think Cryptomator is a great VeraCrypt alternative, some don't.

    • Cryptomator is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to VeraCrypt.

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

    • Cryptomator is Freemium and Open SourceVeraCrypt is Free and Open Source
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    Picocrypt

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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
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    Picocrypt isn't like a container that could be mounted. It only crypt files/folders drage'n dropped on it.

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    • Picocrypt is Free and Open SourceVeraCrypt is also Free and Open Source
    • Picocrypt is LightweightVeraCrypt is not according to our users
  5. Kryptor icon

    Kryptor

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    A simple, modern, and secure encryption tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Age

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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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    FileCryptor

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    A simple right-click, you can encrypt files in seconds - without any prior technical knowledge.

    32 FileCryptor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. zuluCrypt icon

    zuluCrypt

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    zuluCrypt is a free hard drives encryption, supports PLAIN dm-crypt, LUKS, TrueCrypt, VeraCrypt, and Microsoft’s BitLocker volumes. Currently Linux only.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. Steganos Safe icon

    Steganos Safe

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    Safely encrypt sensitive data. FREE 30 DAY TRIAL.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. AVGVSTO icon

    AVGVSTO

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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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Castlefile

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    CastleFile is an innovative file encryption tool that uses chess moves as unique keys for secure, client-side file encryption. It uses the SHA-256 hashing algorithm and AES encryption to ensure top-notch data protection, combining chess with cryptography.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  13. OpaqueFiles icon

    OpaqueFiles

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  14. east-tec SafeBit icon

    east-tec SafeBit

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    East-tec SafeBit is an on-the-fly disk encryption software that creates password-protected virtual drives to securely store and protect your confidential files from unauthorized access.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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