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