Encryption

Codify

• Free

Codify is a lightweight encryption app that lets you create, edit and encrypt text easy and fast. The recipient of any encrypted messages needs to have a working version of Codify, and the password* to decrypt the message. Codify provides a good way to secure your data by encrypting it and making sure it cannot be seen by anyone except yourself, or the intended recipient. The app lets you encrypt unlimited file, such as MS Word or PDF documents, and you can also secure email attachments as well. Using Codify is very easy; simply choose the text, or a file, that you want to encrypt, and choose the password you want use for encrypting that data. If you want to, you can choose from a list of passwords. Overall, Codify is a simple, lightweight text encryption app that does exactly what it says on the tin. It is easy to use, and has a simple, single-windowed interface to work from and it uses hardly any system resources. The only downside that we can see is using the app on a shared computer, as any user would be able to access the password list as it has no restrictions. *Codify uses the AES-256 encryption algorithm to securely store your passwords.

BCArchive

• Free

BCArchive: Compress data in encrypted, password-protected archives

Base64 Tools

• Trial version

Base 64 Tools For Windows

MyWinLocker

• Trial version

How to Clean Mywinlocker

Blowfish Advanced CS

• Free

How to Block Blowfish Advanced CS From Receiving Wireless Networking Data

Xiao Steganography

• Free

Steganography - Hiding Data From the Spyware and Hackers With Steganography

PGP Tool

• Free

Secure Your Data with PGP Tool for Windows

USB Copy Protection

• Trial version

USB Copy Protection Explained

Encrypt Easy

• Trial version

How To Protect Your Identity By Installing Encrypt Easy

Lock My Folders

• Trial version

Lock My Folders - How You Can Protect Your Data

FlashCrypt

• Free

Encrypt Care

• Free

Encrypt Care is an easy to use, but powerful encryption app, which gives you the power to encrypt or decrypt text and files in batch mode, and generate, verify and export checksums. Encrypt Care uses powerful encryption algorithms to protect your data. The interface is easy to navigate and quite user friendly, with drag and drop support for easily adding files for encryption. Simply enter your chosen password, select your destination folder and begin the encryption process. With Encrypt Care you can perform multiple tasks with checksums, including generating a checksum of any text or file, export checksums to .TXT file or copy to clipboard. You can also generate hash for multiple files, and verify checksums as well. Key Features include: Encrypt and decrypt text and messages. Encrypt and decrypt files photos, documents, and apps. Generate and verify checksum of text and file. Generate and export checksums for multiple files. Supports various algorithms such as AES, Blowfish, CAST, DES, IDEA, RC2, RC4, TEA. Supports various hashes including MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512. Small footprint. Supports Unicode characters. Supports batch processing. Overall, Encrypt Care is a good, all round encryption solution. It is an easy to use, yet powerful app that will protect the contents of your files and encrypt your text messages. The only downside we could find is that you are not able to set a master password that can be used for all encryptions. However, with some useful tools such as batch mode and checksum verification, Encrypt Care is a handy utility to own.

Ashampoo Privacy Protector

• Trial version

Ashampoo Privacy Protector is a great security tool that combines encryption, archiving and trace removal in one application. AES256-encrypted files can be instantly burned or emailed. There's also support for self-extracting archives for easy file access from any PC. Users can generate password keys from flash drives and use them as master keys to avoid having to remember lengthy passwords. Also, individual files, such as images, can be used as password keys. The integrated trace removal feature locates and removes orphaned/redundant files, program remains and temporary files to protect your privacy and reclaim previous disk space. Key features include: Maximum AES256 encryption for your private data. Burn and archive data safely. Use flash drives as master keys. Works without passwords: use existing files and images as password keys. Delete sensitive information completely and permanently. Find and eliminate revealing data traces from your system. Ashampoo Privacy Protector includes multiple security tools in a single application. It is useful for finding any privacy issues on your computer and resolving them as soon as possible. It comes with an integrated system cleaner that eliminates any privacy threats effortlessly. Ashampoo Privacy Protector also allows users to encrypt their data to ensure that others do not have access to it. Users can select individual files or entire folders to be encrypted and can set separate encryption passwords for each of them. Ashampoo Privacy Protector not only gives users the ability to encrypt their files and folders but also provides them with the choice to burn the protected files to a disc. In addition, users can automatically email the encrypted files as well. Overall, Ashampoo Privacy Protector is a fast and reliable tool. It is easy-to-use and is good at keeping user's data secure. It can encrypt/decrypt files, can securely erase files, and can also be used to discover and clean privacy issues. Click here to get 50% discount on Ashampoo WinOptimizer 16!

GiliSoft CD DVD Encryption

• Trial version

If you keep your backup data or personal files on DVDs or CDs, then it is always a good idea to ensure the data is protected with either a password or some form of data encryption. GiliSoft CD/DVD Encryption is a simple tool that lets you create encrypted CDs or DVDs by adding password protection to them during the burning process. Key Features include: Fully encrypt your CDs & DVDs Password protect CDs and DVDs Secure Your CD/DVD data GiliSoft CD/DVD Encryption has been designed to work alongside your current CD/DVD burning software. It does not require a specific set-up process and you can begin encrypting your data in a few clicks. In fact, to get started you simply need to click on the “Enable burning encryption’ option, located in the system tray icon. When you need to view the data on your encrypted discs, just navigate to the app and hit the “Decrypt encrypted disc” button and it will decrypt the disc. Overall, GiliSoft CD/DVD Encryption gives you a reliable way to create encrypted discs. It is lightweight, it has a small footprint and is very simple to use.

CrococryptFile

• Free

CrococryptFile is a small and unobtrusive file encryption tool that creates encrypted archives of arbitrary files and folders. CrococryptFile is a suite that includes the following: Password-based encryption (following PBKDF2) with AES-256, Windows Keystore based encryption using RSA keys and AES-256, and GPG/OpenPGP key based encryption with AES-256. In many ways the encryption features of CrococryptFile could be compared to a ZIP utility, which uses ZIP's AES encryption, but there are differences between the two. CrococryptFile, for instance, encrypts all file and folder information including file names, time/date and file size information, and it also disguises any information of the archive's content, because all data and meta-data is simply integrated into a giant file dump. Overall, CrococryptFile is a really useful tool that reliably allows you to encode important files and thereby renders them inaccessible to any other unauthorized users. The utility allows you to add individual files to a password-protected archive, which the encodes the file name, time/date, as well as the file size information. As the application integrates with the Windows Explorer context menu, you can also right-click on the desired file and start the encoding process.

Perfecto Encryptor

• Trial version

Perfecto Encryptor is a fast and user-friendly tool to encrypt your data, keeping it safe and secure. It allows you to encrypt files and folders with a choice of four encryption algorithms, and even includes a password manager. Perfecto Encryptor is quick to install and its user-friendly interface makes it easy to use, even if you haven't had any previous experience in encrypting files and folders. Simply choose your file or folder, select a destination, and click the button to encrypt or decrypt your data. You can also choose to delete the original file or folder when it is encrypted, so you know your data is secure. Key features include: File and folder encryption. Password manager. 4 encryption algorithms. Privacy protection. Compression encrypted files. Perfecto Encryptor allows you to choose from four encryption algorithms, AES, Triple DES, DES and RC2, all of which are explained in detail, so you can select the right option for you. Your encrypted files can only be decrypted by you, so you can be sure that your data is safe and secure. Perfecto Encryptor includes a useful password manager to store and keep track of passwords for all your encrypted data. When encrypting a file or folder, you have the option to automatically save the password in the program. Alternatively, you can also have the password emailed to you, so you can choose to store it elsewhere if you prefer. Overall, Perfecto Encryptor is a simple tool to secure your data and manage passwords. It has a generous selection of encryption types and allows you to secure the files and folders you select. You can also decrypt files and folders within the program. It offers a 14-day limited free trial, so you can decide whether you want to upgrade to the unlimited plan and access all features. Looking to keep your data secure? Check out the full range of encryption software on FileHippo.

PDF Page Lock

• Free

PDF Page Lock enables users to lock or hide selected pages of a PDF document with a password. With PDF Page Lock, users could hide or lock selected pages of a PDF file while leaving all other pages available. Features include: Password Encryption 1-Click Unlock Hide PDF Pages AES-256 encryption algorithm The document in whole remains accessible on any computer, while the locked pages become protected. Hide or lock confidential pages of your PDF documents whilst leaving required pages open and available.

Top Data Protector

• Free

Free folder protector for Windows

KeyDepot

• Free

KeyDepot is a user-friendly and intuitive password solution that provides you with a robust way of storing all of your login keys, in a single, password-protected environment, located in the cloud. Key Features include: Supports AES-256 Algorithms. Cloud support. Intuitive User Interface. The app’s interfaces is simple to understand and easy to work with. After the initial wizard walks you through the initial creation of a secure environment to store specific login details, or ‘keys’, you are able to manually enter your details for various sites and services that you access regularly. It is set out in a similar fashion to popular key storing apps such as LastPass. Your login details are saved inside self-defined categories which can be configured accordingly to what you need. i.e. ‘Banking’ or ‘Entertainment’ etc. Next up, you simply start adding new entries by inputting a name of the website or service, and opting to choose a category for it go reside in. From here you can enter the username and password for the account. If you need to use a fresh password, then KeyDepot has a built-in key generator that allows you to define its length and complexity. If you need to, you can also add further details in the form of notes. KeyDept also has some really nice features, which make your online life a little easier, such as the ability to copy the username and password details from the clipboard, with the click of the mouse. If you need to erase or alter an access key, then you can do so from within the app, via the settings menu. Overall, KeyDepot is a really useful security app to have. If you struggle with remembering passwords, then a password manager such as this is a great step forward. It is worth noting, however, that there are other, well known, apps on the market that are free.

TortoiseSVN Password Decrypter

• Free

TortoiseSVN Password Decrypter is a free utility that can view cached repository credentials that TortoiseSVN has saved on your PC. This handy little tool is helpful if you have check-marked the 'Save authentication' box at some point in the past, but have now forgotten the password you had entered. TortoiseSVN Password Decrypter stores your cached credentials inside files in the %APPDATA%\Subversion\auth\svn.simple directory. These passwords are encrypted using the Windows Data Protection API, with a key tied to your user account. TortoiseSVN Password Decrypter is able to read the files and uses the API to decrypt your passwords. TortoiseSVN Password Decrypter can be run from a script; you can specify the -s switch to avoid the "Press any key" prompt on completion.