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KGpg vs PGPTool: catalog facts
KGpg	PGPTool
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free to download and use.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Simple interface over GnuPG Shows signatures, trust and expiry at a glance	Compatible with the OpenPGP specification Suggests encryption and decryption settings from previous actions
Linux only Fewer features than Kleopatra, with no S/MIME support	Requires a separately installed Java Runtime Environment 17 or later Non-Oracle JREs need JAVA_HOME set or the ZIP package on Windows
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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