diff --git a/.vscode/ltex.dictionary.en-US.txt b/.vscode/ltex.dictionary.en-US.txt
index 0517aa3f..a9790e79 100644
--- a/.vscode/ltex.dictionary.en-US.txt
+++ b/.vscode/ltex.dictionary.en-US.txt
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@ cryptofs
siv-mode
cryptolib-swift
cryptomator-objc-cryptor
-Picocrypt
VeraCrypt
TrueCrypt
cryptoprocessor
diff --git a/docs/encryption.md b/docs/encryption.md
index a9d2b801..e02377f7 100644
--- a/docs/encryption.md
+++ b/docs/encryption.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
---
-meta_title: "Recommended Encryption Software: VeraCrypt, Cryptomator, PicoCrypt, and OpenPGP - Privacy Guides"
+meta_title: "Recommended Encryption Software: VeraCrypt, Cryptomator, and OpenPGP - Privacy Guides"
title: "Encryption Software"
icon: material/file-lock
description: Encryption of data is the only way to control who can access it. These tools allow you to encrypt your emails and any other files.
@@ -52,35 +52,6 @@ Some Cryptomator cryptographic libraries have been [audited](https://community.c
Cryptomator's documentation details its intended [security target](https://docs.cryptomator.org/en/latest/security/security-target), [security architecture](https://docs.cryptomator.org/en/latest/security/architecture), and [best practices](https://docs.cryptomator.org/en/latest/security/best-practices) for use in further detail.
-### Picocrypt (File)
-
-Protects against the following threat(s):
-
-- [:material-target-account: Targeted Attacks](basics/common-threats.md#attacks-against-specific-individuals){ .pg-red }
-
-
-
-{ align=right }
-
-**Picocrypt** is a small and simple encryption tool that provides modern encryption. Picocrypt uses the secure XChaCha20 cipher and the Argon2id key derivation function to provide a high level of security. It uses Go's standard x/crypto modules for its encryption features.
-
-[:octicons-repo-16: Repository](https://github.com/Picocrypt/Picocrypt#readme){ .md-button .md-button--primary }
-[:octicons-code-16:](https://github.com/Picocrypt/Picocrypt){ .card-link title="Source Code" }
-[:octicons-heart-16:](https://opencollective.com/picocrypt){ .card-link title="Contribute" }
-
-
-Downloads
-
-- [:fontawesome-brands-windows: Windows](https://github.com/Picocrypt/Picocrypt/releases)
-- [:simple-apple: macOS](https://github.com/Picocrypt/Picocrypt/releases)
-- [:simple-linux: Linux](https://github.com/Picocrypt/Picocrypt/releases)
-
-
-
-
-
-Picocrypt has been [audited](https://github.com/Picocrypt/storage/blob/main/Picocrypt.Audit.Report.pdf) by Radically Open Security in August 2024, and [most](https://github.com/Picocrypt/Picocrypt/issues/32#issuecomment-2329722740) of the issues found in the audit were subsequently fixed.
-
### VeraCrypt (Disk)
Protects against the following threat(s):
diff --git a/docs/tools.md b/docs/tools.md
index a8b9671c..1f7b7104 100644
--- a/docs/tools.md
+++ b/docs/tools.md
@@ -421,7 +421,6 @@ For encrypting your OS drive, we typically recommend using the encryption tool y