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Picocrypt NG vs scrypt: catalog facts
Picocrypt NG	scrypt
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free to download, with source published on GitHub.
Linux, Android, Command line	Command line
Small and simple to use Command-line interface as well as a GUI	Passphrase-based encryption with no key files to manage Key derivation is designed to resist hardware brute-force attacks
A fork with a different maintainer team from the original Picocrypt Focused on files, not whole disks	Symmetric passphrase encryption only, with no public-key support Command-line only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed 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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