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Privacy-focused encryption alternatives

Browse privacy-focused encryption alternatives curated from awesome-privacy, with editorial guidance for choosing tools that respect your data.

Privacy Risk

Why people switch

Remember: Without strong encryption, you will be spied on systematically by lots of people.

Subtopics Covered

What this category includes

  • OS Encryption
Popular Apps To Replace

Default choices that deserve a second look

Editorial Shortlist

Privacy-focused options worth evaluating

These are not every option in the source list. They are the clearest starting points for people who want better privacy, portability, and control.

Veracrypt

VeraCrypt is a free open source disk encryption software for Windows, macOS and Linux.

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Shufflecake

Free open source, plausible deniability for multiple hidden filesystems on Linux

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Hat.sh

A Free, Fast, Secure and Serverless File Encryption.

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Cryptomator

Cryptomator encrypts your data quickly and easily. Afterwards you upload them protected to your favorite cloud service.

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Stegcloak

Hide secrets with invisible characters in plain text securely using passwords.

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Picocrypt

A very small (hence "Pico"), very simple, yet very secure file encryption tool.

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Photok

Photok is a free Photo-Safe. It stores your photos encrypted on your device and hides them from others.

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OS Encryption

Cryptsetup

Full disk encryption for Linux. Cryptsetup is a utility used to conveniently set up disk encryption based

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Evaluation Criteria

What to look for

  • Prefer products with clear data ownership, export options, and transparent retention policies.
  • Look for local-first, end-to-end encrypted, or self-hosted options when the workflow handles sensitive material.
  • Check whether the product depends on trackers, mandatory accounts, or hidden cloud processing before rolling it out broadly.
Where Basil Fits

Keep the meeting layer private too

This category is broader than Basil AI, but the same principle applies: the less sensitive work you ship to third-party clouds, the lower your privacy exposure. For meetings, interviews, and voice notes, Basil keeps that processing on-device.

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Keep Your Meetings Private with Basil AI

100% on-device processing. No cloud. No data mining. No privacy risks.

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