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Tomb vs fscrypt: catalog facts
Tomb	fscrypt
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Short, memorable commands for creating and opening encrypted volumes Keys are kept in separate files that can be stored apart from the data	Uses encryption built into the Linux kernel Encrypts individual directories rather than whole disks
Linux only Command line only, with no graphical interface	Linux only and limited to filesystems with native encryption support Command line only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: 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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