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Picocrypt NG vs Hideout: catalog facts
Picocrypt NG	Hideout
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Linux, Android, Command line	Linux
Small and simple to use Command-line interface as well as a GUI	Simple interface for a single task Built on the established GnuPG toolchain
A fork with a different maintainer team from the original Picocrypt Focused on files, not whole disks	Linux only Small project with a single developer
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
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 October 1, 2026

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