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Picocrypt NG

A very small, very simple, yet very secure encryption tool.

  • Completely free
  • Windows, Linux and Android
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

Picocrypt NG is a file encryption program, available on Windows, Linux and Android.

Features described in its Flathub listing, in its GitHub repository and in its F-Droid listing: command-line use and data encryption.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Paranoid, offline file encryption with XChaCha20 and Argon2id.” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026
  • “Features include Reed-Solomon error correction for data recovery, keyfile support, volume splitting, and a full command-line interface for scripting and automation.” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Picocrypt NG encrypts files and folders locally using XChaCha20 and Argon2id.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Picocrypt NG is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-3.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • No advertising
  • Commercial use allowed

About

Picocrypt NG is a small, simple, yet very secure file encryption tool. It uses XChaCha20 for encryption and Argon2id for key derivation, with optional cascaded Serpent encryption in paranoid mode. Features include Reed-Solomon error correction for data recovery, keyfile support, volume splitting, and a full command-line interface for scripting and automation.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from F-Droid (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, ads, commercial use, version) —
  • Last technical check: 7 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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