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age vs rage: catalog facts
age	rage
Free Free and open source under the BSD 3-Clause licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT or Apache-2.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	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	Compatible with the age file format Small explicit keys and no configuration to get wrong
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 Not a drop-in for existing PGP keys or workflows
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: MIT OR 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 September 23, 2026

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