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CryFS vs gocryptfs: catalog facts
CryFS	gocryptfs
Free Free and open source under the LGPL.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Hides metadata and folder structure, not just file contents Works with any cloud provider through its normal sync folder	Per-file encryption, so cloud sync and incremental backups only transfer what changed Independently audited in March 2017 with a published security design document
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	macOS support is described by the project as beta quality No native Windows support; that is a separate reimplementation
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: LGPL-3.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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