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transcrypt vs git-secret: catalog facts
transcrypt	git-secret
Free Free to download from GitHub.	Free Free and open source.
Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Encryption and decryption happen automatically on commit and checkout You choose exactly which files are encrypted	Keeps encrypted secrets in the same repository as the code Access is granted per user through their public GPG keys
Relies on a shared password rather than per-user keys Command-line only, with no graphical interface	Every user needs a working GPG setup Command-line only, with no graphical interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
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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