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Plasma Vault vs gocryptfs: catalog facts
Plasma Vaultgocryptfs
Free

Free and open source, part of KDE Plasma.

Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Linux macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Integrated into the Plasma panel and system tray
  • Uses established backends such as gocryptfs and CryFS
  • Per-file encryption, so cloud sync and incremental backups only transfer what changed
  • Independently audited in March 2017 with a published security design document
  • Only useful on the KDE Plasma desktop
  • Depends on the chosen backend being installed
  • macOS support is described by the project as beta quality
  • No native Windows support; that is a separate reimplementation
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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