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Picocrypt NG vs ccrypt: catalog facts
Picocrypt NG	ccrypt
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free to download, with source code and prebuilt binaries.
Linux, Android, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Small and simple to use Command-line interface as well as a GUI	Simple ccencrypt, ccdecrypt and ccat commands ccat decrypts to the terminal without leaving plaintext files
A fork with a different maintainer team from the original Picocrypt Focused on files, not whole disks	Command line only, no graphical interface Windows builds rely on Cygwin
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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