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Sequoia PGP vs GnuPG: catalog facts
Sequoia PGP	GnuPG
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Written in memory-safe Rust Usable both as a library and through the sq command-line tool	The reference free OpenPGP implementation, present everywhere Smartcard and hardware token support through its agent
Command-line only, with no graphical interface Much of the project is aimed at developers rather than end users	Key management and the command line are famously unforgiving Defaults and trust models confuse newcomers into unsafe practice
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: LGPL-2.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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