These buttons open the developer's own site, repository or store listing in a new tab. wares.gg does not host downloads.
3 more ways to get AxCrypt
Other download sites
Run by third parties, not by AxCrypt. Prefer the official page above when it works.
Package managers
- Chocolatey
choco install axcrypt
About AxCrypt
AxCrypt encrypts files and folders with AES-256 using zero-knowledge encryption, including files kept in Google Drive, OneDrive or Dropbox. Encrypted files can be shared with other AxCrypt users, who open them with their own password, and multi-factor authentication is available.
It also offers text encryption, a manager for passwords, notes and cards, and encrypted messaging. Apps are listed for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS, with Private and Business plans that start with a 14-day free trial.
Strengths
- Encrypts files stored in Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox
- Share encrypted files with other AxCrypt users
- Apps for desktop and mobile
Limitations
- Paid plans after the trial
- Sharing requires recipients to use AxCrypt
Details
- Pricing
- PaidPrivate and Business plans, each with a 14-day free trial.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- AxCrypt
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Encrypting files kept in cloud storage and sharing them with others
- Categories
- Encryption tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to AxCrypt
Compare allSoftware that can replace AxCrypt for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Cryptomator
Encrypts a folder inside your existing cloud storage, so Dropbox or OneDrive holds files it cannot read.
Cryptomator is open source under GPL-3.0 and encrypts a whole vault folder in your cloud storage, including file names, with free desktop apps but paid mobile apps.
Encrypto
A free drag-and-drop app for Mac and Windows that encrypts files with AES-256 before sharing.
Encrypto is free and uses drag-and-drop password encryption for sharing, but it runs only on Windows and macOS with no mobile apps or cloud storage features.
AES Crypt
A file encryption program that protects individual files with a password using AES.
AES Crypt is also paid after a trial and encrypts single files with a password, adding a command-line version but no iOS app or built-in sharing between users.
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 XChaCha20 and Argon2id, but it has no mobile apps and is archived, so there will be no more releases.
CryFS
An encrypted filesystem that protects files stored in cloud storage, including their metadata and folder structure.
CryFS is a free LGPL-3.0 encrypted filesystem that hides metadata in any cloud sync folder, but it runs only on macOS and Linux and suits sharing poorly.
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, with no installation, accounts or mobile apps involved.
AxCrypt as an alternative
Listings that name AxCrypt as an alternative.
Folder Lock
A Windows program that locks and encrypts files and folders inside password-protected lockers.
AxCrypt encrypts files and folders with AES-256 on desktop and mobile, adds sharing with other AxCrypt users, and requires a paid plan after the trial.
NordLocker
End-to-end encrypted cloud storage for backing up, syncing and sharing files across devices.
AxCrypt encrypts files kept in Google Drive, OneDrive or Dropbox and adds Linux and macOS apps, but it is paid and sharing requires recipients to use AxCrypt.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Icedrive
A cloud storage service with 10GB free, client-side encryption and a mountable virtual drive.
VeraCrypt
Disk encryption that creates encrypted containers, encrypts whole partitions, and can encrypt the drive Windows boots from.
GnuPG
Complete free implementation of the OpenPGP standard.
WinZip
A commercial archiver for Windows and Mac that zips, unzips, encrypts and shares files.
