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age vs AgePony: catalog facts
age	AgePony
Free Free and open source under the BSD 3-Clause licence.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
No options to choose, so there is no insecure configuration to fall into Keys are short strings that fit in a password manager	Compatible with the standard age CLI Post-quantum ML-KEM-768 hybrid recipients
Command line only; there is no official graphical front end No key server or web of trust, so you exchange keys yourself	Young project with a small user base Encrypted files need an age-compatible tool on the receiving end
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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