CNET Editors' review
Chances are, there's something on your computer that you don't want other people to see, whether it's financial information, client files, trade secrets, or evidence of your erotic photography hobby. AxCrypt makes it easy to encrypt all types of files, ensuring that your sensitive data is safe from prying eyes.
The program integrates easily into Windows, appearing as an item in any file's context menu. Users simply right-click on the item they want to encrypt, select AxCrypt from the menu, and choose Encrypt. The program lets users select a password for the file and optionally create a key-file. As its name would suggest, the key-file is designed to function as a key that can unlock encrypted files. It's meant to be kept on a removable storage device, such as a USB drive, so that it can only be used when the file's owner inserts the removable device into the computer with the encrypted file. In addition to encrypting the original file, the program also lets users encrypt a copy, encrypt a copy to .EXE, and shred and delete files. The program has a Help file in the form of an online PDF, and it's quite thorough and contains plenty of screenshots. Overall, we found that AxCrypt is both powerful and easy to use, and we think that it's a great way to keep files secure for users of all experience levels.
AxCrypt installs politely and uninstalls without issues. We recommend this program to all users.
Publisher's Description
From Axantum Software:
AxCrypt integrates seamlessly with Windows to compress, encrypt, decrypt, store, send and work with individual files. It features password Protect any number of files using strong encryption, right-click integration with Windows Explorer makes AxCrypt the easiest way to encrypt individual files in Windows, many additional features, but no configuration required, encrypts files that are safely and easily sent to other users via e-mail or any other means, and AxCrypt is translated into English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Russian, Polish, Spanish and Swedish so chances are it speaks your preferred language.
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"No security"
Version: AxCrypt 1.7.2867
Pros
It is very fast
Cons
All I had to do was double click on an encrypted file & it opened!
Summary
I'll stick with Encrypt-on-click til something better comes along.
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"Great program"
Version: AxCrypt 1.7.2867
Pros
Easy to use and does what it says
Cons
...none...
Summary
Use to the exact same thing with kruptos until they started charging $25 for it. Hopefully that won't happen with axcrypt
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"A Windows must-have"
Version: AxCrypt 1.7.2867
Pros
Simple, powerful, perfect. Using a key-file to encrypt files as absolute genius.
Cons
Nothing to complain about.
Summary
If you have Windows on your hard drive, and a brain in your head, you must download this program!
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