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File Encryption Software Privacy Guide

The most reliable source for privacy tools since 2015. Software, services and privacy guides to fight surveillance with encryption for better internet privacy.

VeraCrypt: On-the-fly Disk Encryption
Win Mac Linux Raspberry Pi

It can create a virtual encrypted disk that works just like a regular disk but within a file. It can also encrypt a partition or the entire storage device with pre-boot authentication.

GNU Privacy Guard: Email Encryption
Win Android Mac Linux

GnuPG allows you to encrypt and sign your data and communications. Following are download links for different platforms. Mac: GPG Suite. OpenKeychain for Android: Google Play and F-Droid.

7-Zip: Easy to use with strong AES-256 encryption
Fast Windows Linux

File archiver with a high compression ratio and built-in encryption functionality.

Cryptomator: Encrypt Dropbox, Google Drive and other cloud storage
Win Android iOS Mac Linux

Cryptomator encrypts your data quickly and easily. Afterwards you upload them protected to a cloud service.

Picocrypt: Small, simple and secure Desktop Encryption
Win Mac Linux

Uses the secure XChaCha20 cipher and the Argon2id key derivation function to provide a high level of security, even from three-letter agencies like the NSA. Simply drop your files, enter a password, and hit Start to encrypt.

Hat.sh: Simple, fast, secure client-side file encryption in your browser
Firefox Chrome Opera Edge Web

A web app that provides secure file encryption in the browser. The app never uploads the files to the server. It uses modern secure cryptographic algorithms with chunked AEAD stream encryption/decryption.

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Privacy Guides about Encryption:

File encryption is crucial in the digital era. This means that all data stored on your computer is encrypted with a key. The data cannot be read unless the key owner decrypts it. All security and privacy tools have file encryption features and retain user privacy and security.