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Minisign vs Sequoia PGP: catalog facts
Minisign	Sequoia PGP
Free Free and open source under the ISC licence.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Very short public keys and simple commands Ed25519 signatures with encrypted secret keys	Written in memory-safe Rust Usable both as a library and through the sq command-line tool
Signs and verifies only; does not encrypt files Command-line only, no graphical interface	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: ISC	License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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