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rage vs age: catalog facts
rage	age
Free Free and open source under the MIT or Apache-2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the BSD 3-Clause licence.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Compatible with the age file format Small explicit keys and no configuration to get wrong	No options to choose, so there is no insecure configuration to fall into Keys are short strings that fit in a password manager
Command-line only Not a drop-in for existing PGP keys or workflows	Command line only; there is no official graphical front end No key server or web of trust, so you exchange keys yourself
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT OR Apache-2.0	License: BSD-3-Clause
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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