Pro3X for Windows

Even though Pro3X successfully encrypted and decrypted files, we found it lacking some of the niceties found in similar applications.

At first glance, the user interface appears easy to use. But after spending some time with it, we found the encryption/decryption process a bit awkward to navigate. There are three tabs in the slim window, though two of the three tabs are really unnecessary. A Help feature isn't included. The File tab is where all of the action takes place and offers four buttons. We were able to easily add a file, and then after clicking the highlighted Codify (encrypt) button, a window popped up with a blank field, which we assumed was for a password. The file was immediately encrypted, but we were never asked if we wanted to delete the source file, nor were we asked where to place the encrypted file, features offered in similar programs. Eventually we found the encrypted file in our program files. In the same manner, we were able to decodify, or decrypt, the file using our password.

Before you settle on Pro3X, we recommend you check out one of the many free, well-designed encryption programs on the market. This one works, it just doesn't offer any unique features or functionality. We found some leftover files after uninstalling the program, but these could be manually deleted.