CLUSTER DESKTOP-DECRYPTS-ENCRYPTS · 23 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2019-07-11
File encryption and decryption tools
This cluster consists of desktop-centric utilities that encrypt, decrypt, and sometimes convert or manage files and vaults locally, ranging from AES-256 file tools to OpenPGP editors and encrypted archives. The dated history shows sparse entries from 2016 through 2022, with activity increasing from 2025 onward; the highest monthly counts were two entries in both 2026-03 and 2026-06. Traction is led by BastionVault with one star, followed by file-encryption-tauri and Decrypt It with zero stars each.
Entry timeline
ENTRY TIMELINE
Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.
Members by activity
Activity signals, not revenue.
Build origin · 2 hand-coded · 18 unlabelled
Operator · 7 hobby · 12 open source · 1 unlabelled
Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.
- 01cadenas3★12 dayslivehobbyBrowser-based and command-line tool that encrypts and decrypts files locally with a password without sending data over the internet.
- 02ARCA1★15 days—hobbyWindows desktop application that password-protects folders and manages file access to keep private data secure.
- 03BastionVault1★23 days—hobbyDesktop app for creating and editing encrypted archive files that keep folder contents private and detect tampering.
- 04cryptare-bin0★17 daysliveopen sourceTerminal utility that encrypts, decrypts, compresses, and extracts files and directories.
- 05rust-sigilo0★14 days—hobbyDesktop utility that encrypts and decrypts text locally using a secret key, intended for handling MFA/TOTP secrets stored in databases.
- 06KeyFlow0★1 mo—Local file encryption app that lets users encrypt files with a recipient's public key and decrypt them with a private key on-device.
- 07Decrypt It0★2 moliveopen sourceDesktop utility that decrypts container files to reveal the download links they contain.
- 08file-encryption-tauri0★1 mo—hobbyDesktop file encryption tool that encrypts and decrypts files and text with password or public-key protection and checks file hashes.
- 09Xecrets Ez0★3 moliveopen sourceDesktop application that encrypts individual files and text messages so protection stays intact when files are moved, copied, or shared.
- 10Cryptomator0★3 molivehand-codedopen sourceA client-side encryption tool that secures cloud files by encrypting contents and names before upload, ensuring privacy.
- 11Picocrypt NG0★3 moliveopen sourceDesktop and command-line tool that encrypts files with modern authenticated ciphers, offering keyfile support, error-correcting redundancy, and scriptable automation.
- 12Hideout0★6 mostaleliveopen sourceDesktop utility for encrypting and decrypting sensitive files with a simple drag-and-drop interface.
- 13File Vault0★unknownlivehobbyDesktop vault application that encrypts and decrypts files, including those on removable storage devices, to keep them secure.
- 14Picocrypt-NG (Unofficial)0★unknownlivehand-codedhobbyDesktop utility that encrypts and decrypts files locally using strong authenticated encryption to protect user privacy.
- 15DigiDoc4 Client0★1 moliveopen sourceDesktop application that lets citizens sign, encrypt, decrypt, and verify digital documents using national ID card credentials.
- 16keybox-bin0★8 mostaleliveopen sourceLightweight application that stores and encrypts passwords locally on a single device for individual users.
- 17Lock0★9 mostaleliveopen sourceDesktop application that provides a graphical interface for encrypting, decrypting, signing, and verifying files and managing cryptographic key pairs.
- 18SiriKali0★1 yrabandonedliveopen sourceDesktop application that creates and manages encrypted storage folders using bundled encryption backends to keep documents secure.
- 19Picocrypt0★1 yrabandonedliveopen sourceDesktop application that encrypts and decrypts individual files with password protection, intended for everyday users who need private file storage.
- 20cloaker-bin0★1 yrabandonedliveopen sourceDesktop application that encrypts and decrypts individual files with a user-supplied password for local protection.
Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.