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choco install aescrypt
About AES Crypt
AES Crypt encrypts files with the Advanced Encryption Standard so they cannot be read without the password or encryption key. It is designed to be used without any knowledge of cryptography.
Versions are available for Windows, Mac, Linux and other Unix systems, including a command-line version, and the site also lists Android. The desktop and server versions come with a 30-day free trial, after which you buy a perpetual license that includes future updates, with no subscription.
Strengths
- Simple password-based encryption of single files
- Available on several desktop systems plus a command-line version
- Perpetual license with no ongoing subscription
Limitations
- Paid after the 30-day trial
- Encrypts individual files rather than whole disks or volumes
Details
- Pricing
- Paid30-day free trial, then a one-time perpetual license with future updates included.
- License
- Proprietary
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Password-protecting individual files across different operating systems
- Categories
- Encryption tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to AES Crypt
Compare allSoftware that can replace AES Crypt for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
AxCrypt
A file encryption app that protects files and folders with AES-256 before sharing or cloud storage.
AxCrypt is also paid after a trial, but adds iOS apps, encryption of files in cloud storage, and sharing with other AxCrypt users, with no command-line version listed.
Encrypto
A free drag-and-drop app for Mac and Windows that encrypts files with AES-256 before sharing.
Encrypto is free and adds password hints for recipients, but it runs only on Windows and macOS, and recipients need Encrypto to open the files.
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Picocrypt is free and open source under GPL-3.0 and uses XChaCha20 and Argon2id, but it has been archived since September 2025 and will get no further releases.
age
File encryption with one small key, no options to get wrong, and a command you can remember.
age is free and open source under BSD-3-Clause and supports public keys and SSH keys, but it is command line only with no official graphical front end.
ccrypt
A command-line utility for encrypting and decrypting files and streams with the Rijndael cipher.
ccrypt is free and open source and encrypts files and streams with a passphrase from the terminal, but it has no graphical interface and Windows builds rely on Cygwin.
hat.sh
An open-source web app that encrypts and decrypts files locally inside your browser.
hat.sh is a free open-source web app that encrypts files locally in the browser, so nothing is installed, though details on algorithms and size limits are sparse.
Kryptor
Command-line file encryption and signing using modern cryptography.
Kryptor is free and open source under GPL-3.0 and adds public-key encryption and signing, but it works from the command line and uses its own file format.
scrypt
A simple command-line tool for password-based file encryption built on the scrypt key derivation function.
scrypt is free and uses passphrase encryption with a key derivation function designed to resist hardware brute-force attacks, but it runs only on the command line.
AES Crypt as an alternative
Listings that name AES Crypt as an alternative.
EncryptPad
A text editor and file encryptor that uses OpenPGP-compatible symmetric encryption.
AES Crypt password-protects single files on desktop, Android and the command line, but it is paid after a trial and has no built-in editor.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
VeraCrypt
Disk encryption that creates encrypted containers, encrypts whole partitions, and can encrypt the drive Windows boots from.
Cryptomator
Encrypts a folder inside your existing cloud storage, so Dropbox or OneDrive holds files it cannot read.
GnuPG
Complete free implementation of the OpenPGP standard.
WinZip
A commercial archiver for Windows and Mac that zips, unzips, encrypts and shares files.
PowerArchiver
A commercial archive manager for Windows and macOS that opens over 60 formats and encrypts archives.
