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SOPSSecretSpec
Free

Free and open source under the MPL.

 Free

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Encrypts values but not keys, so diffs and reviews stay meaningful
  • Works with age, PGP and every major cloud key management service
  • One manifest works across development, CI and production
  • Around 35 secret providers, from password managers to cloud vaults
  • Anyone who can decrypt a file can read every secret in it
  • Key rotation across many files is a manual exercise
  • Young project still on 0.x versions
  • Some providers such as Fly.io and Cloudflare are write-only
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MPL-2.0 License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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