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9 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI File Encryption Tools

This roundup looks at the finest GUI-based file encryption tools. Only free and open source software is included.

Kryptor lets you encrypt multiple files/directories with a passphrase, symmetric key, or asymmetric keys.

Picocrypt is billed as a very small (hence Pico), very simple, yet very secure encryption tool that you can use to protect your files.

GnuPG is a superb tool though it’s a command line affair. If you’re looking for a GUI frontend, check out these tools.

Lock is a graphical front-end for GnuPG (GPG) making use of an attractive LibAdwaita GUI.

The GNU Privacy Assistant (GPA) is a graphical user interface for the GnuPG (GNU Privacy Guard).

KGpg is a simple interface for GnuPG, a powerful encryption utility.

GpgFrontend is a free, open-source, robust yet user-friendly, compact and cross-platform tool for OpenPGP encryption.

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