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age vs OpaqueFiles: catalog facts
age	OpaqueFiles
Free Free and open source under the BSD 3-Clause licence.	Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0.
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	Supports ChaCha20-Poly1305 and AES-GCM-SIV encryption Can verify, check, and scrub encrypted files
Command line only; there is no official graphical front end No key server or web of trust, so you exchange keys yourself	Java is required
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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