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Picocrypt NGDeadbolt
Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Linux, Android, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Small and simple to use
  • Command-line interface as well as a GUI
  • Password-only encryption with very little to configure
  • Encrypted files work across macOS, Windows and Linux
  • A fork with a different maintainer team from the original Picocrypt
  • Focused on files, not whole disks
  • No auto-updates on Linux
  • Not a replacement for full-disk encryption
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0 License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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