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rage vs Picocrypt NG: catalog facts
rage	Picocrypt NG
Free Free and open source under the MIT or Apache-2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Command line	Linux, Android, Command line
Compatible with the age file format Small explicit keys and no configuration to get wrong	Small and simple to use Command-line interface as well as a GUI
Command-line only Not a drop-in for existing PGP keys or workflows	A fork with a different maintainer team from the original Picocrypt Focused on files, not whole disks
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT OR Apache-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
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 October 1, 2026

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