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cppcryptfs vs CryFS: catalog facts
cppcryptfs	CryFS
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the LGPL.
Windows	macOS, Linux, Command line
Compatible with gocryptfs, so the same encrypted folder works on Linux and Windows Encrypts file contents and file names, transparently to applications	Hides metadata and folder structure, not just file contents Works with any cloud provider through its normal sync folder
Requires the Dokany filesystem driver to be installed separately Windows only	Adds a setup step on each machine that needs access to the files Not a good fit for sharing files with people who do not use CryFS
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: LGPL-3.0
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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