Alternatives to Encrypto
A free drag-and-drop app for Mac and Windows that encrypts files with AES-256 before sharing. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Encrypto
A free drag-and-drop app for Mac and Windows that encrypts files with AES-256 before sharing.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Encrypto.
AES Crypt
A file encryption program that protects individual files with a password using AES.
AES Crypt adds Linux, Android and command-line versions for password-protecting single files, but it is paid after a 30-day trial.
AxCrypt
A file encryption app that protects files and folders with AES-256 before sharing or cloud storage.
AxCrypt adds Linux and mobile apps and sharing between AxCrypt users, but it is paid after the trial and recipients also need AxCrypt.
Picocrypt
A tiny, single-purpose file encryption tool using XChaCha20 and Argon2id. Archived by its author, but still working.
Picocrypt is free and open source with a Linux version and error correction for archival copies, but it is archived with no further releases.
hat.sh
An open-source web app that encrypts and decrypts files locally inside your browser.
hat.sh encrypts files locally in the browser with nothing to install, and it is open source, though the roster gives little detail on its algorithms.
age
File encryption with one small key, no options to get wrong, and a command you can remember.
age is free, open source, and encrypts to public or SSH keys, but it is command line only, so it suits technical users more than drag-and-drop sharing.
Kryptor
Command-line file encryption and signing using modern cryptography.
Kryptor is free and open source with encryption and signing using short public keys, but it runs from the command line and uses its own file format.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
ffsend
A command-line client for sharing encrypted files through Send-compatible servers.
GnuPG
Complete free implementation of the OpenPGP standard.
WinZip
A commercial archiver for Windows and Mac that zips, unzips, encrypts and shares files.
EncryptPad
A text editor and file encryptor that uses OpenPGP-compatible symmetric encryption.
PowerArchiver
A commercial archive manager for Windows and macOS that opens over 60 formats and encrypts archives.
Cryptomator
Encrypts a folder inside your existing cloud storage, so Dropbox or OneDrive holds files it cannot read.
