Quickrypt

Just because you use a password to reach the desktop, or have an antivirus installed doesn’t mean your files are completely safe. To add an extra layer of protection, you can rely on specialized applications like Quickrypt to have content modified without affecting content so only decryption brings it back to a recognizable state.

On the visual side of things, the interface is simple, with plain elements used for buttons and other fields. Accommodation is not an inconvenience, neither does it make it stand out from the crowd. A couple of fields are there to help you write the password to encrypt with, as well as to show the path of the file you want to secure.

Loading a file can’t be done through a drag and drop operation, but using the browse dialog isn’t difficult either. There’s no restriction to the file type, so you’re free to pick anything which needs to be secured. Note that the original is replaced, so it’s best to create a backup at least to test out functionality.

The security option can be composed either of a custom text string, or a key file. The password is anything you can think of, but you need to remember it. In case you want to use a key file, it can be anything. However, if the key file is lost, then there’s no way to recover content from the encrypted file.

Encryption is done almost instantly, but there’s somewhat of a major drawback to the whole operation. In other words, content remains encrypted forever, because there’s no component to use to reverse the process, nor any related tools to download in this regard.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that Quickrypt only does half of the operation right. The overall process is easy from start to end, but without a method of recovering content, practicality has a lot to suffer.