Seven apps to lock down, encrypt, and store private files

File and folder security is increasingly important, and an operating system alone is probably not enough. The article highlights seven apps that can help redact, encrypt, password-protect, and locally host private files across desktop and mobile devices. Censor is a Linux app for redacting PDFs and is free.

DocVault is a mobile document manager for Android that can password-protect access to stored documents. Nextcloud enables a locally deployed server for storing and managing documents on your LAN and is available for Linux, MacOS, and Windows. CryptoMater lets you assign passwords to specific folders in cloud storage and is open source and free across major platforms.

VeraCrypt is free, open-source disk encryption for Linux, MacOS, and Windows that creates virtual encrypted volumes. The Vault is a MacOS and iOS app that stores passwords, photos, and documents, syncs across Apple devices, uses strong encryption, and is a paid app.

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