Cryptomator
Cryptomator provides transparent, client-side encryption for your cloud. Protect your documents from unauthorized access. Cryptomator is free and open source software, so you can rest assured there are no backdoors.
Cost / License
- Freemium (Pay once)
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Flathub
- F-Droid
- Homebrew
- Chocolatey
- AppImage
Features
Cryptomator News & Activities
Recent News
- Fla published news article about Cryptomator
Cryptomator Hub 2.0 adds user management and emergency accessCryptomator Hub 2.0.0 adds user and group management directly in its interface, allowing administra...
- POX published news article about Cryptomator
Cryptomator 1.18 desktop now lets you restore lost or damaged master keys & vault configCryptomator desktop version 1.18 is now available, bringing enhanced security and usability for use...
- POX published news article about Cryptomator
Cryptomator 1.17 brings Windows Hello integration, double-click vault unlock, and moreFile encryption software Cryptomator has released version 1.17.0 for desktop, introducing Windows H...
Recent activities
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Comments and Reviews
What it's for: Cryptomator lets you make encrypted versions of folders and files suitable for storage in the cloud, so that services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, Box.com, OneDrive and others aren't able to read the contents of your files. Cryptomator is therefore a privacy-protecting app, and should be of interest to everyone wishing to keep their private files private in an age of mass surveillance and companies mining our data.
Why Cryptomator is good:
How Cryptomator works: In the app you create a "Vault" which is just a folder that will contain encrypted versions of your files and a keyfile. You select a (hopefully very strong) password for the Vault. You choose where you want to save the Vault on your computer. This is the folder you should tell your sync service to sync. When you open the Vault by typing in the password, the decrypted version shows up in your browser mounted as a webdav folder, or "virtual hard drive". You put your files in there. Cryptomator encrypts them in real time. If you look in the encrypted version of the folder, you just see gibberish, which is all your sync service can see. Then, you go to another computer (if you like) and you download your encrypted files. You open Cryptomator, choose the keyfile from the synced folder. You enter your password and - again - the decrypted version appears in your browser as a webdav folder in and out of which you can save things. You can even have a Vault open on who machines and the encrypted versions will sync in real time and Cryptomator will decrypt the differences in real time. You can have as many such Vaults as your heart desires, all with different passwords.
Some minor limitations:
Hi John, thank you for you great reviews of different encryption and security related software here on Alternativeto! Regarding Cryptomator, I would like to ask you what is your comment about the fact that the Android app is not fully open source.
Thanks, Matteo
According to this Github ticket, Cryptomator is open-source only for the desktop app. The mobile projects do not have available source code.
https://github.com/cryptomator/cryptomator-android/issues/36
[Edited by flosspop, December 11]
Over the past few years, Cryptomator has open sourced their mobile apps. All of their clients are now open source.
Easy to use and just works
Boycott this cash-grabbing application.
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Cryptomator is a stunning achievement in simplicity. If all you want is a password protected and encrypted folder or "vault" to keep sensitive materials, this does the job with easy and logical setup. So glad I found it. Adding to my list of essential software. On top of all that, I can run it on both my Linux and Windows systems.
Fácil de entender.
I noticed some of my files became corrupted over time. E.g., one file that should be a few MB ended up being many GB. And other files went missing. Can't recommend it. Still looking for an alternative.