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Encrypto

Encrypto lets you encrypt files before sending them to friends or coworkers. Just drop a file into Encrypto, set a password, and then send it however you normally would — but this time with added security. It’s free for both Mac and Windows.

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  • Free
  • Proprietary

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  • Mac
  • Windows
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  1.  Lightweight

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  1.  PDF encryption
  2.  128-bit encryption

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John Fastman
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Encrypto is a program that allows you to encrypt individual files, for example so that you can email them as attachments without the risk that someone can intercept them and read them. It uses the AES-256 algorithm for encryption. You select a password and communicate this to the recipient through other means. They then use Encrypto to decrypt the file and read the contents.

All this is excellent except that:

  • Encrypto is proprietary, not open source. This means it is not possible to see their code and assess if the cryptography is correctly implemented and if there are any backdoors or not.
  • Encrypto creates the encrypted version of the file as a .crypto file. This seems exclusive to them, so it's not clear that any other app could be used to open the file, even if it also uses the AES-256 standard. Therefore, it seems like if you encrypt your files using Encrypto, you're locking yourself to Encrypto.
  • 7-Zip is an open source alternative that does exactly the same thing, and therefore is not locking you in and you can check the code. However, 7Zip does not work natively on Mac.
Eliott TAKVORIAN

7-zip isn't directly an encryption software... It has been created to make archive (as zip, 7-zip, tar, gz...). On the 7-Zip's website, we can read "7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio.". 7-Zip put the file in an archive, and then can set a password to the archive. If I use the AES-256 (for instance) with the created archive, I don't find directly the original file. So it's not the same.

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What is Encrypto?

Secure Any File with AES-256 Encryption

Encrypto takes any file or folder and adds AES-256 encryption to it. With encryption, you know your file is incredibly secure and that only the right person can access it.

Create a Password Hint

Rather than relay a password to the recipient, include a unique, embedded password hint that only they would be able to decipher.

Send Files Securely

Send encrypted files via email, Messages, AirDrop, Dropbox, carrier pigeon with USB stick — however you send them, your files are protected.

…Or Save Them to Disk

With Encrypto, not only can you encrypt and share files, but you can also save them to your own disk. Select your files, put them through Encrypto, and voilà — they’re protected.