The Best 37 FileVault Alternatives

  • TrueCrypt icon

    TrueCrypt

    [TrueCrypt is not exactly "Open Source", but the source is available. See the reviews to get more information.] TrueCrypt is a disk encryption software for Windows Vista/XP, Mac OS X, and Linux.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

    Portable Drive Encryption
  • CipherShed icon

    CipherShed

    CipherShed is a program that can be used to create encrypted files or encrypt entire drives (including USB flash drives and external HDDs).

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • DiskCryptor icon

    DiskCryptor

    DiskCryptor is the only truly free solution, provided under GNU General Public License (GPLv3), which offers encryption of all disk partitions, including the system partition.

    Free Open Source Windows

  • LUKS icon

    LUKS

    LUKS is the standard for Linux hard disk encryption. By providing a standard on-disk-format, it does not only facilitate compatibility among distributions, but also provides secure management of multiple user passwords.

    Free Open Source Linux

  • EncFS icon

    EncFS

    EncFS provides an encrypted filesystem in user-space. It runs without any special permissions and uses the FUSE library and Linux kernel module to provide the filesystem interface. You can find links to source and binary releases below.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Linux BSD

  • Cryptonite icon

    Cryptonite

    Cryptonite brings EncFS and TrueCrypt to Android. You can browse, export and open EncFS-encrypted directories and files on your Dropbox and on your phone. On rooted phones that support FUSE (e.g.

    Free Open Source Android Android Tablet

  • FreeOTFE icon

    FreeOTFE

    FreeOTFE is a free, open source, "on-the-fly" (OTFE) disk encryption program for PCs running MS Windows and Windows Mobile PDAs (FreeOTFE4PDA).

    Free Open Source Windows Windows Mobile

  • LibreCrypt icon

    LibreCrypt

    LibreCrypt (formerly DoxBox) is an open-source disk encryption for Windows and the successor of FreeOTFE Change of name to 'LibreCrypt' in version 6.

    Free Open Source Windows

  • eCryptfs icon

    eCryptfs

    The enterprise cryptographic filesystem for Linux

    Free Open Source Linux

  • Luksus icon

    Luksus

    LUKSUS is a tool that creates an encrypted volume and filesystem on a hardrive or other storage media as well as a filecontainer. It can use the following encryption facilities: LUKS, Truecrypt and GELI.

    Free Open Source Linux BSD TrueCrypt dialog

  • RealCrypt icon

    RealCrypt

    The realcrypt application in the RPM Fusion repo is an encryption application based on truecrypt, freely available at http://www.truecrypt.org/ .

    Free Open Source Linux

  • ProxyCrypt icon

    ProxyCrypt

    ProxyCrypt is a command line tool that creates encrypted volumes within a file or a hard drive.

    Free Open Source Windows ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver

  • Luks manager icon

    Luks manager

    LUKS Manager provides on-the-fly encryption (AES by default) to virtual folders on Android devices. These virtual folders can be dynamically mounted, unmounted, created and deleted as needed. Similar to Truecrypt in functionality.

    Free Open Source Android

  • Knox icon

    Knox

    Knox offers easy disk image encryption and comes with a built-in backup service. Knox can automatically back up any or all vaults to a local hard drive, an iPod, an iDisk, or a network volume.

    Commercial Mac OS X

  • CyberSafe Top Secret icon

    CyberSafe Top Secret

    CyberSafe Top Secret is an information security program that uses modern encryption algorithms (RSA, AES, BlowFish, etc.).

    Commercial Windows