KGpg
A KDE graphical front end for GnuPG that manages keys and encrypts files and text.
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About KGpg
KGpg is a simple KDE interface for GnuPG. It helps you create and manage keys, import and export them, and see key signatures, trust status and expiry dates, so you can use GnuPG encryption without the command line.
It is released with KDE Gear roughly monthly, most recently version 26.08.1 in September 2026, and installs through Discover or a Linux distribution's package manager. A handbook is available on docs.kde.org.
Strengths
- Simple interface over GnuPG
- Shows signatures, trust and expiry at a glance
- Regular releases with KDE Gear
Limitations
- Linux only
- Fewer features than Kleopatra, with no S/MIME support
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the GPL.
- License
- GPL-2.0-or-later
- Developer
- KDE
- Platforms
- Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- KDE users who want a simple GUI for their GnuPG keys
- Categories
- Encryption tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to KGpg
Compare allSoftware that can replace KGpg for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Kleopatra
A KDE certificate manager and front end for OpenPGP and S/MIME encryption and signing.
Kleopatra is also a KDE front end but adds S/MIME certificates and key lookup through key servers, LDAP and WKD, with more concepts for newcomers to learn.
Seahorse
GNOME's password and encryption key manager for the system keyring, PGP keys and SSH keys.
Seahorse is the GNOME counterpart, managing PGP keys alongside the system keyring and SSH keys in one app, and is focused on GNOME rather than KDE.
Gpg4win
GnuPG packaged for Windows with the Kleopatra key manager, for signing and encrypting files and email.
Gpg4win moves you to Windows, packaging GnuPG with Kleopatra plus Outlook and Explorer integration, under several licences rather than a single one.
GPG Suite
An OpenPGP toolkit for macOS for encrypting, signing and verifying files and email.
GPG Suite moves you to macOS with the GPG Keychain key manager and Apple Mail integration, and its mail plugin needs a paid subscription.
GnuPG
Complete free implementation of the OpenPGP standard.
GnuPG is the underlying OpenPGP engine used directly from the command line, adding smartcard support but dropping the graphical interface.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Sequoia PGP
An OpenPGP implementation in Rust with the sq command-line tool for encrypting, signing and managing keys.
OpenKeychain
An open-source Android app that manages OpenPGP keys and encrypts, decrypts and signs messages and files.
Mailvelope
Browser extension that adds OpenPGP encryption to webmail.
QtPass
A cross-platform graphical front end for pass, the GPG-encrypted Unix password manager.
