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age	Hideout
Free Free and open source under the BSD 3-Clause licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux
No options to choose, so there is no insecure configuration to fall into Keys are short strings that fit in a password manager	Simple interface for a single task Built on the established GnuPG toolchain
Command line only; there is no official graphical front end No key server or web of trust, so you exchange keys yourself	Linux only Small project with a single developer
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: MIT
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 1, 2026

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