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GnuPG vs Minisign: catalog facts
GnuPG	Minisign
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source under the ISC licence.
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	Very short public keys and simple commands Ed25519 signatures with encrypted secret keys
Key management and the command line are famously unforgiving Defaults and trust models confuse newcomers into unsafe practice	Signs and verifies only; does not encrypt files Command-line only, no graphical interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: ISC
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 October 2, 2026

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