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Install Picocrypt

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

Install with winget
winget install --id Picocrypt.Picocrypt
Upgrade
winget upgrade --id Picocrypt.Picocrypt
Uninstall
winget uninstall --id Picocrypt.Picocrypt

About Picocrypt

Picocrypt is a very small (hence Pico), very simple, yet very secure encryption tool that you can use to protect your files. It's designed to be the go-to tool for encryption, with a focus on security, simplicity, and reliability. Picocrypt uses the secure XChaCha20 cipher and the Argon2id key derivation function to provide a high level of security, even from three-letter agencies like the NSA. It's designed for maximal security, making absolutely no compromises security-wise, and is built with Go's standard x/cryp...

What's new in 1.49

macOS: sha256(Picocrypt.dmg) 44094702f8b2fa662c4705692fab0d6a130239b5c51406fa67bd7c78f33a48c3 Linux: sha256(Picocrypt) 9fa44879f8983c7dd750c0d0ee304bb93a34f643bc0f21116f255f09492ef33b sha256(Picocrypt.deb) d1fa4260af8827bec251568723f0da8ae5a81cc5e29276130a024ac587f19b67 Windows: sha256(Picocrypt.exe) 81bbdffb92181a11692ec6651cc1831483ec6041266eb12eba9c71200248a8c4 sha256(Installer.exe) 0d7d8fe20509e658dfdb8902c44d1a65fafc2083e836c612625ec00591037b61

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Version history

Version Updated Notes
1.49 Unknown macOS: sha256(Picocrypt.dmg) 44094702f8b2fa662c4705692fab0d6a130239b5c51406fa67bd7c78f33a48c3 Linux: sha256(Picocrypt) 9fa44879f8983c7dd750c0d0ee304bb93a34f643bc0f21116f255f09492ef33b sha256(Picocrypt.deb) d1fa4260af8827...
1.48 Unknown macOS: sha256(Picocrypt.dmg) f70fbc98f62f488c93ce6b68a70dc95b41d1e05be92f29822af335fa019fe71d Linux: sha256(Picocrypt) 2699a1303b78da33180a236e118569ed0c2d3bffc926e7438cf2f694d72bb7e4 sha256(Picocrypt.deb) 654e14930cf853...
1.47 Unknown This release makes no code changes but uses the latest Go 1.24 and reintroduces the Windows installer! macOS: sha256(Picocrypt.dmg) aaa3c6164d11b07df91b28f17b090c455bdb72214626f76f670a009236f30cc8 Linux: sha256(Picocrypt...
1.45 Unknown No notes
1.33 Unknown Release notes
1.32 Unknown This release adds two new features: plausible deniability and recursive encryption. Thanks to @AsuxAX and @Minibus93 for helping me design and test these features. Additionally, the AppImage is now built on Debian 11 ins...