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Sequoia PGP vs rage: catalog facts
Sequoia PGP	rage
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the MIT or Apache-2.0 licence.
Linux, Command line	Command line
Written in memory-safe Rust Usable both as a library and through the sq command-line tool	Compatible with the age file format Small explicit keys and no configuration to get wrong
Command-line only, with no graphical interface Much of the project is aimed at developers rather than end users	Command-line only Not a drop-in for existing PGP keys or workflows
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: LGPL-2.0-or-later	License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
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 September 23, 2026

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