14 Good Encryption Tools To Protect Your Files

The importance of encryption tools lies in one simple fact. Prevention is better than cure.


 File encryption is of paramount importance nowadays. There are various software that you can use in order to ensure proper protection. Here is a list that will help you with that.


1. Folder Lock

This software allows you to encrypt your files and folders by password protecting them. It is one of the best known and most used encryption software.

2. Advanced Encryption Package Pro

This is another well known encryption app, which has encryption, decryption and self-decryption features.

3. SensiGuard

This is a file encryption software that is quite easy to use.

4. SafeHouse Personal Edition

This software uses passwords and strong encryption in order to protect your personal files and folders.

5. SecureIT

This is an Android app that protects your smartphone from malware, performs call intercepts etc.

6. File Encryption XP

This encryption software brings a common folder tree and file lists that makes it easy for users to work with.

7. CryptoForge

Official Description: CryptoForge™ is easy-to-use file encryption software for personal and professional data security. It allows you to protect the privacy of sensitive files, folders, or email messages, by encrypting them with up to four strong encryption algorithms. Once the information has been encrypted, it can be stored on insecure media or transmitted on an insecure network -like the Internet- and still remain secret. Later, the information can be decrypted into its original form. CryptoForge integrates the strongest encryption available today into the Windows environment.

8. Dekart Keeper

This software is designed to be easy-to-use and helps in memorising your strong passwords etc.

9. SafeBit Disk Encryption

Compatible with all 64-bit platforms, this software also provides command line functions.

10. KetuFile

This is an encryption software that works only on Windows and can be used to encrypt files. Encrypted files can not be opened without the 'secret key', which is known to the user alone.

11. GNU Privacy Guard

From the website: GnuPG is the GNU project's complete and free implementation of the OpenPGP standard as defined by RFC4880. GnuPG allows to encrypt and sign your data and communication, features a versatile key management system as well as access modules for all kinds of public key directories. GnuPG, also known as GPG, is a command line tool with features for easy integration with other applications. A wealth of frontend applications and libraries are available. Version 2 of GnuPG also provides support for S/MIME.

12. TrueCrypt

TrueCrypt is a very widely used encryption tool that creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk.

13. AES Crypt

Official Description:AES Crypt is a file encryption software available on several operating systems that uses the industry standard Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to easily and securely encrypt files.

14. AxCrypt

Official Description: AxCrypt is the leading open source file encryption software for Windows. It integrates seamlessly with Windows to compress, encrypt, decrypt, store, send and work with individual files.