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age vs ccrypt: catalog facts
age	ccrypt
Free Free and open source under the BSD 3-Clause licence.	Free Free to download, with source code and prebuilt binaries.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
No options to choose, so there is no insecure configuration to fall into Keys are short strings that fit in a password manager	Simple ccencrypt, ccdecrypt and ccat commands ccat decrypts to the terminal without leaving plaintext files
Command line only; there is no official graphical front end No key server or web of trust, so you exchange keys yourself	Command line only, no graphical interface Windows builds rely on Cygwin
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License not stated
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 September 23, 2026

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