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Vaults vs gocryptfs: catalog facts
Vaults	gocryptfs
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 or later.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Linux	macOS, Linux, Command line
Simple interface for gocryptfs and CryFS Encrypted vaults work as ordinary folders when unlocked	Per-file encryption, so cloud sync and incremental backups only transfer what changed Independently audited in March 2017 with a published security design document
Linux only Relies on gocryptfs or CryFS being available	macOS support is described by the project as beta quality No native Windows support; that is a separate reimplementation
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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