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GnuPG vs ccrypt: catalog facts
GnuPG	ccrypt
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free to download, with source code and prebuilt binaries.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
The reference free OpenPGP implementation, present everywhere Smartcard and hardware token support through its agent	Simple ccencrypt, ccdecrypt and ccat commands ccat decrypts to the terminal without leaving plaintext files
Key management and the command line are famously unforgiving Defaults and trust models confuse newcomers into unsafe practice	Command line only, no graphical interface Windows builds rely on Cygwin
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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