Alternatives to Kleopatra

A KDE certificate manager and front end for OpenPGP and S/MIME encryption and signing. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Kleopatra.

  • Gpg4win

    GnuPG packaged for Windows with the Kleopatra key manager, for signing and encrypting files and email.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    Gpg4win bundles Kleopatra with GnuPG for Windows and adds Outlook integration through GpgOL and Explorer integration through GpgEX, but it is Windows only.

  • KGpg

    A KDE graphical front end for GnuPG that manages keys and encrypts files and text.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    KGpg is a simpler KDE front end for GnuPG showing signatures, trust and expiry at a glance, but it lacks S/MIME support and has fewer features.

  • Seahorse

    GNOME's password and encryption key manager for the system keyring, PGP keys and SSH keys.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Seahorse is GNOME's key manager covering PGP keys, SSH keys and the system keyring, without the S/MIME certificate handling Kleopatra offers.

  • GPG Suite

    An OpenPGP toolkit for macOS for encrypting, signing and verifying files and email.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOS

    GPG Suite runs on macOS only, providing the GPG Keychain key manager and Apple Mail integration, with a paid subscription for GPG Mail.

  • GnuPG

    Complete free implementation of the OpenPGP standard.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    GnuPG provides the same OpenPGP operations from the command line with smartcard support through its agent, but without a graphical certificate manager.

  • Sequoia PGP

    An OpenPGP implementation in Rust with the sq command-line tool for encrypting, signing and managing keys.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    Sequoia PGP is a Rust OpenPGP toolkit using the sq command-line tool, trading the graphical interface and S/MIME support for a memory-safe implementation.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.