VeraCrypt Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to VeraCrypt for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative 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 many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to VeraCrypt are TrueCrypt, Picocrypt, LUKS and File Lock PEA.

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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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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
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    • 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
  2. TrueCrypt icon

    TrueCrypt

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    [TrueCrypt is not exactly "Open Source", but the source is available. See the reviews to get more information.]

    108 TrueCrypt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Comments about TrueCrypt as an Alternative to VeraCrypt
    Ashley Green
    Positive
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    Probably still secure in most cases, but has been discontinued and VeraCrypt is its successor. Virtually no reason to use TrueCrypt today, as VeraCrypt is more secure and has fixed several TrueCrypt vulnerabilities.

    Alternative_Peanut
    Positive
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    You are right Christian. They have cracked it most likely because when it was discontinued, the owners made the source code public and so anyone could sit and crack it if they like. Also, since Veracrypt is its successor, and since it's based upon Truecrypt, you can presume that Veracrypt is also compromised since the source code was not rewritten from the ground up.

    Christian
    Positive
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    I have heard that TrueCrypt has already been cracked by law enforcement, or could have been potentially been cracked by law enforcement.

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    • Most users think TrueCrypt is a great VeraCrypt alternative.

    • TrueCrypt is Free and ProprietaryVeraCrypt is Free and Open Source
    • TrueCrypt is Security-focusedVeraCrypt is not according to our users
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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

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    • Discontinued

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    Comments about Picocrypt as an Alternative to VeraCrypt
    Golfy038
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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
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    LUKS

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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

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    • Linux
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    LinuxDoge
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    If you are on Linux, dont bother with Veracrypt.

    Encrypting your drive on startup using LUKS is a one-click action (for example on Kubuntu) and works flawlessly. Other encrypted drives automatically ask for a password when plugged in, that can be stored in your local password manager.

    Veracrypt is such a pain to use in comparison, although you have way more control over the encryption mechanism and you can add Entropy by wiggling your mouse, which is nice.

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    • Almost everyone thinks LUKS is a great VeraCrypt alternative.

    • LUKS is Free and Open SourceVeraCrypt is also Free and Open Source
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    Kryptor

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    A simple, modern, and secure encryption tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. 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
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    CipherShed

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    CipherShed is a program that can be used to create encrypted files or encrypt entire drives (including USB flash drives and external HDDs).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere icon

    Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere

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    The World's First BitLocker Solution for Windows 10/8.1/8/7 Home, Windows 8 Core and Windows 7 Professional Editions!.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Jetico BestCrypt icon

    Jetico BestCrypt

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    If your computer were ever to be stolen, are you certain that your personal information cannot be discovered? Jetico’s BestCrypt software automatically encrypts your files so that nobody can read the data unless they have the right password or keys.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    EncFS

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Warning

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  14. 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

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    • Linux
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