Encrypto - free program for quick file encryption and folders

There are various methods to put a password to a folder or file, encrypt your data: You can use BitLocker or VeraCrypt, there are also many programs that allow you to put a password to the folder. All listed methods are slightly more complicated for a novice user than in the Encrypto utility.

In this summary - about the free Encrypto program for AES-256 encryption folders and files for its own storage or transfer to anyone else in Windows and Mac OS, the developer of the utility - Macpaw, a company that can be known to you by CleanMyMac products and CleanMypc. Note: Perhaps the most universal way to protect the folder or file is not this and not listed above, but simply create a zip, rar or 7z archive and put a password on it.

The process of encrypting folders and files in Encrypto

After you downloaded and installed Encrypto (about downloading the program at the end of the article), the encryption process can be performed using the following steps:

1. Run the program and transfer file, files or folder to its window or right-click on a file or folder and select the Encrypt WITH Encrypto context menu item.

   

2. After that, in the Password field, you will need to enter the encryption password, and in the Hint field you can enter (optional) a password tip, which will be displayed when opening an encrypted file.

   

3. After executing encryption, press the "Save As" button to save the encrypted container with the file.

   

On this process, the process is completed - the file is being protected and, if you believe the information of the developer, it is quite reliable (most likely, this is, the encryption AES-256 is quite reliable, and the MacPaw developer has a good reputation). By the way, judging by my tests, the files during encryption are also archived: the size of the encrypted file is less than the size of the source files, but the type of archive is used by some kind of its own, not standard (substitution of extensions, the opening of different archivers did not work).

To decrypt the file, it is enough to open it on the computer where the Encrypto program is installed, enter the password and select the location of the decrypted files.

As the result - an excellent, small and free utility for easy and fast protection of your files from extra eyes. You can download it from the official site https://macpaw.com/encrypto