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GnuPG vs EncryptPad: catalog facts
GnuPG	EncryptPad
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free to download, with source on GitHub.
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	Edit encrypted text files directly without writing plaintext to disk OpenPGP-compatible file format readable by GPG
Key management and the command line are famously unforgiving Defaults and trust models confuse newcomers into unsafe practice	Symmetric encryption only, no public-key workflows Some platforms require compiling from source
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed 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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