Cryptee
An encrypted cloud service for storing photos and videos and writing private documents and journals.
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About Cryptee
Cryptee is an Estonian service that keeps photos, videos, documents, notes and journals encrypted, so the company cannot read or view what you store. Media coverage describes it as open source, with photos encrypted using AES-256.
It combines two parts: an encrypted photo library, often suggested as a replacement for Google Photos, and an encrypted document editor for personal writing and file storage. It suits people who want a private place for both their pictures and their notes.
Strengths
- Photos and documents are encrypted so the provider cannot read them
- Photo storage and a document editor in one service
- Based in the EU
Limitations
- Hosted service; you depend on the company to keep running it
- Fewer automatic features than scanning-based photo services, since it cannot see your photos
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumStorage is offered in plans; check the website for current tiers.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- Cryptee
- Platforms
- Web
- How it runs
- Web application, Hosted service
- Account
- Required
- Best suited for
- Privacy-minded people who want encrypted storage for photos and personal writing
- Categories
- Photo libraries, Note-taking, Encryption tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Cryptee
Compare allSoftware that can replace Cryptee for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Ente Photos
End-to-end encrypted photo storage, hosted or self-hosted.
Ente Photos keeps end-to-end encrypted photo storage but adds native apps for desktop and mobile, on-device face search and a self-hosting option, while dropping Cryptee's document editor.
Proton Drive
End-to-end encrypted cloud storage from Proton for backing up, syncing and sharing files and photos.
Proton Drive offers end-to-end encrypted storage with automatic mobile photo backup and expiring share links, but it is closed source, needs a Proton account and has no journaling editor.
Degoo
A cloud storage service for automatic photo and video backup from phones, with a free plan.
Degoo gives a large free allowance and automatic phone backup with optional zero-knowledge encryption, but it is closed source and the free plan is limited to three devices.
Jottacloud
A Norwegian cloud storage and backup service with automatic photo and file uploads.
Jottacloud stores photos and files in Norway under European privacy law with an unlimited plan, but it is closed source and not end-to-end encrypted according to its listing.
Cryptee as an alternative
Listings that name Cryptee as an alternative.
NordLocker
End-to-end encrypted cloud storage for backing up, syncing and sharing files across devices.
Cryptee is an open-source, EU-based web service focused on encrypted photos and private documents, running only in the browser rather than through native apps.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Immich
A self-hosted photo and video backup platform with mobile apps, aimed at replacing Google Photos.
Google Photos
Google's hosted photo and video service with automatic backup from Android and iOS and 15 GB of shared free storage.
iCloud Photos
Apple's cloud photo library that syncs photos and videos across Apple devices and the web.
Yandex Disk
Cloud storage service from Yandex 360 with sync apps for computers and phones.
