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KGpg vs Sequoia PGP: catalog facts
KGpg	Sequoia PGP
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux, Command line
Simple interface over GnuPG Shows signatures, trust and expiry at a glance	Written in memory-safe Rust Usable both as a library and through the sq command-line tool
Linux only Fewer features than Kleopatra, with no S/MIME support	Command-line only, with no graphical interface Much of the project is aimed at developers rather than end users
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
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 September 23, 2026

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