EncFS Alternatives
EncFS is described as 'Provides an encrypted filesystem in user-space. It runs without any special permissions and uses the FUSE library and Linux kernel module to provide the filesystem interface. You can find links to source and binary releases below' and is an app in the backup & sync category. There are more than 50 alternatives to EncFS for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best EncFS alternative is VeraCrypt, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like EncFS are Cryptomator, TrueCrypt, LUKS and DroidFS.
Alternatives list
83 LibreCrypt alternativesLibreCrypt (formerly DoxBox) is an open-source disk encryption for Windows and the successor of FreeOTFE
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
LUKS Manager provides on-the-fly encryption (AES by default) to virtual folders on Android devices.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Android
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Pismo File Mount Audit Package is an application that allows users to mount the contents of ZIP, ISO, Compact ISO, Compact File Set and Private Folder files to the file system as virtual folders.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Encrypt files and folders with 256-bit AES, shred data irreversibly, compress files for more storage, securely manage passwords, protect removable drives, and safely transmit encrypted data, with support for Windows PCs and simple rapid encryption.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
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This app eases the use of mounting (loading) encrypted partitions (also called Volumes), a disk drive may consist of several of those areas, usually represented by a drive letter.
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S.S.E. File Encryptor is a cross-platform encrypter/decrypter of files and folders.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
CryFS encrypts your files, so you can safely store them anywhere. It works well together with cloud services like Dropbox, iCloud, OneDrive and others.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
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If your computer were ever to be stolen, are you certain that your personal information cannot be discovered? Jetico’s BestCrypt software automatically encrypts your files so that nobody can read the data unless they have the right password or keys.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
The realcrypt application in the RPM Fusion repo is an encryption application based on truecrypt, freely available at http://www.truecrypt.org/. It differs from truecrypt in only the following ways:
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