rfjakob/gocryptfs

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

gocryptfs is an encrypted overlay filesystem written in Go, built on the go-fuse library, that stores each file as a corresponding encrypted file on disk. It was inspired by EncFS, aims to fix its security issues while providing good performance, and has been independently security-audited.

Use cases

• encrypt a folder of files with per-file encryption on Linux
• store encrypted files in a Dropbox folder that syncs efficiently
• create an encrypted filesystem on a USB stick
• replace EncFS with a more secure and faster alternative
• encrypt file names and contents with AES-GCM and EME
• mount an encrypted directory as a plain readable filesystem

When to choose

• you need file-based (not full-disk) encryption so files sync efficiently with Dropbox or rsync
• you are on Linux (native platform) and want a mature, audited FUSE encryption tool
• you want a dynamic-size encrypted filesystem limited only by disk space
• you need signed releases and a well-documented crypto design

When to avoid

• you need full-disk or block-device encryption (use LUKS instead)
• you require rock-solid Windows support natively (only third-party cppcryptfs exists)
• you need guaranteed stability on macOS (support is beta-quality)
• you cannot use FUSE in your environment

Facets

cli-tool · maturity stable

cryptography file-system security cli security privacy files developer-tools cli go fuse encrypted-filesystem cloud-storage-encryption encfs-successor file-based-encryption command-line linux macos

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