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GnuPGssh-vault
Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

 Free

Free software under the BSD 3-Clause license.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line macOS, Linux, Command line
  • The reference free OpenPGP implementation, present everywhere
  • Smartcard and hardware token support through its agent
  • Uses existing SSH keys for encryption
  • Can create vaults, view them, and share secrets
  • Key management and the command line are famously unforgiving
  • Defaults and trust models confuse newcomers into unsafe practice
  • Legacy SSH RSA keys with the old private key header are not supported
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0 License: BSD-3-Clause
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked October 8, 2026

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