Kryptor vs Picocrypt: catalog facts
Kryptor | Picocrypt |
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Free Free and open source under the GPL. |
Free Free and open source, no longer developed. |
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Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line |
Windows, macOS, Linux |
- Modern primitives with a small, hard-to-misuse option set
- Short public keys that are practical to share
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- XChaCha20 and Argon2id, with a design deliberately small enough to audit
- Standalone portable executable on Windows, with no installation
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- Its file format is its own, so interoperability is limited
- Small project compared with GPG or age
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- Permanently archived and read-only since September 2025; there will be no more releases
- Encrypts individual files, not partitions, drives or cloud folders
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Open source |
Open source |
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License: GPL-3.0 |
License: GPL-3.0 |
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Not stated if an account is needed |
No account needed |
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Not stated if it works offline |
Works offline |
Checked September 22, 2026 | Checked September 20, 2026 |
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