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update!: Remove Picocrypt (#3086)

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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.
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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)
<small>Protects against the following threat(s):</small>
- [:material-target-account: Targeted Attacks](basics/common-threats.md#attacks-against-specific-individuals){ .pg-red }
<div class="admonition recommendation" markdown>
![Picocrypt logo](assets/img/encryption-software/picocrypt.svg){ 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" }
<details class="downloads" markdown>
<summary>Downloads</summary>
- [: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)
</details>
</div>
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)
<small>Protects against the following threat(s):</small>