VeraCrypt
VeraCrypt is a free, open-source disk encryption utility that creates virtual encrypted disks within a file, encrypts partitions or USB drives, and can encrypt the Windows system drive with pre-boot authentication. Encryption is automatic and on-the-fly, with hidden-volume support, on Windows, macOS and Linux.
- Open-source alternative to: BitLocker
- Licence: NOASSERTION (Custom or unrecognized license)
- Website: https://veracrypt.io
- Source code: https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt
- GitHub stars: 12037, forks: 1385
- Topics: disk encryption, security, privacy, encryption, utilities, encryption-algorithms, encryption-decryption, idrix, veracrypt, veracrypt-source