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gocryptfs vs cppcryptfs: catalog facts
gocryptfs	cppcryptfs
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows
Per-file encryption, so cloud sync and incremental backups only transfer what changed Independently audited in March 2017 with a published security design document	Compatible with gocryptfs, so the same encrypted folder works on Linux and Windows Encrypts file contents and file names, transparently to applications
macOS support is described by the project as beta quality No native Windows support; that is a separate reimplementation	Requires the Dokany filesystem driver to be installed separately Windows only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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