VeraCrypt is a widely trusted open-source encryption tool that allows users to encrypt files, folders, and entire disks using strong cryptographic algorithms. It supports hidden volumes and is commonly used to protect sensitive data against unauthorized access.
Cryptomator encrypts files locally before they are uploaded to cloud services. It allows users to keep control of their data while using existing cloud storage providers. All encryption happens client-side with open-source, auditable code.
GNU Privacy Guard is a complete and free implementation of the OpenPGP standard. It allows users to encrypt and sign files securely and is widely used in privacy-focused workflows and secure communications.
age is a modern encryption tool designed to be simpler and safer than traditional solutions. It focuses on secure defaults, minimal configuration, and strong cryptography for encrypting files.
PeaZip is an open-source file archiver that supports strong AES-256 encryption. It allows users to compress, encrypt, and securely manage archives with a graphical interface.
PDFCraft is a free, privacy-first PDF toolkit with 90+ tools to merge, split, compress, convert, and edit PDFs entirely in your browser using WebAssembly, plus a visual workflow editor for automating multi-step PDF pipelines no files ever leave your device.
Secluso is an open-source, self-hosted home security camera system for Raspberry Pi with end-to-end encrypted remote access, a 5-minute setup, and fully reproducible releases no cloud provider ever sees your footage.
SnapOtter is a self-hosted file-processing suite with 200+ tools across image, video, audio, PDF, and documents convert, compress, OCR, transcribe, and run local AI, all on hardware you own with no cloud dependency.
buku is a privacy-aware, command-line bookmark manager with a portable database, powerful search, browser auto-import, and no tracking or analytics whatsoever.
restic is a fast, secure, and efficient open-source backup program for Linux, macOS, and Windows — encrypted snapshots with deduplication, stored on local disk, SFTP, S3, Backblaze B2, Azure, Google Cloud, or any rclone backend.
Pretty fancy and modern terminal file manager with plugin support, custom themes, configurable hotkeys, and cross-platform installs via Homebrew, Winget, or Scoop.