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KGpg vs GnuPG: catalog facts
KGpgGnuPG
Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

Linux Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Simple interface over GnuPG
  • Shows signatures, trust and expiry at a glance
  • The reference free OpenPGP implementation, present everywhere
  • Smartcard and hardware token support through its agent
  • Linux only
  • Fewer features than Kleopatra, with no S/MIME support
  • Key management and the command line are famously unforgiving
  • Defaults and trust models confuse newcomers into unsafe practice
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later License: GPL-3.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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