diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e4de08d..57489f0 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -37,21 +37,21 @@ Why should you use Picocrypt instead of BitLocker, NordLocker, VeraCrypt, AxCryp # Comparison Here's how Picocrypt compares to other popular encryption tools. -| | Picocrypt | VeraCrypt | 7-Zip (GUI) | NordLocker | BitLocker | AxCrypt | -| -------------- | -------------- | -------------- | -------------- | -------------- | -------------- | -------------- | -| Free |✅ Yes |✅ Yes |✅ Yes |🟧 Partially |🟧 Partially |🟧 Partially | -| Open Source |✅ GPLv3 |✅ Multi |✅ LGPL |❌ No |❌ No |❌ No | -| Cross-Platform |✅ Yes |✅ Yes |❌ No |❌ No |❌ No |❌ No | -| Size |✅ 2MB |❌ 20MB |✅ 2MB |❌ 60MB |✅ Included |🟧 8MB | -| Portable |✅ Yes |✅ Yes |❌ No |❌ No |✅ Yes |✅ Yes | -| Permissions |✅ None |❌ Admin |❌ Admin |❌ Admin |❌ Admin |❌ Admin | -| Ease-Of-Use |✅ Easy |❌ Hard |✅ Easy |🟧 Medium |🟧 Medium |✅ Easy | -| Key Derivation |✅ Argon2 |🆗 PBKDF2 |❌ SHA256 |✅ Argon2 |❓ Unknown |🆗 PBKDF2 | -| Data Integrity |✅ Always |❌ No |❌ No |✅ Always |❓ Unknown |✅ Always | -| Reed-Solomon |✅ Yes |❌ No |❌ No |❌ No |❌ No |❌ No | -| Compression |✅ Yes |❌ No |✅ Yes |❌ No |✅ Yes |✅ Yes | -| Telemetry |✅ None |✅ None |✅ None |❌ Analytics |❓ Unknown |❌ Accounts | -| Audited |🟧 Planned |✅ Yes |❌ No |❓ Unknown |❓ Unknown |❌ No | +| | Picocrypt | VeraCrypt | 7-Zip (GUI) | BitLocker | Cryptomator | NordLocker | AxCrypt | +| -------------- | -------------- | -------------- | -------------- | -------------- | -------------- | -------------- | -------------- | +| Free |✅ Yes |✅ Yes |✅ Yes |🟧 Partially |✅ Yes |🟧 Partially |🟧 Partially | +| Open Source |✅ GPLv3 |✅ Multi |✅ LGPL |❌ No |✅ GPLv3 |❌ No |❌ No | +| Cross-Platform |✅ Yes |✅ Yes |❌ No |❌ No |✅ Yes |❌ No |❌ No | +| Size |✅ 2MB |❌ 20MB |✅ 2MB |✅ Included |❌ 50MB |❌ 60MB |🟧 8MB | +| Portable |✅ Yes |✅ Yes |❌ No |✅ Yes |❌ No |❌ No |✅ Yes | +| Permissions |✅ None |❌ Admin |❌ Admin |❌ Admin |❌ Admin |❌ Admin |❌ Admin | +| Ease-Of-Use |✅ Easy |❌ Hard |✅ Easy |🟧 Medium |🟧 Medium |🟧 Medium |✅ Easy | +| Key Derivation |✅ Argon2 |🆗 PBKDF2 |❌ SHA256 |❓ Unknown |✅ Scrypt |✅ Argon2 |🆗 PBKDF2 | +| Data Integrity |✅ Always |❌ No |❌ No |❓ Unknown |✅ Always |✅ Always |✅ Always | +| Reed-Solomon |✅ Yes |❌ No |❌ No |❌ No |❌ No |❌ No |❌ No | +| Compression |✅ Yes |❌ No |✅ Yes |✅ Yes |❌ No |❌ No |✅ Yes | +| Telemetry |✅ None |✅ None |✅ None |❓ Unknown |✅ None |❌ Analytics |❌ Accounts | +| Audited |🟧 Planned |✅ Yes |❌ No |❓ Unknown |✅ Yes |❓ Unknown |❌ No | # Features Picocrypt is a very simple tool, and most users will intuitively understand how to use it in a few seconds. On a basic level, simply dropping your files, entering a password, and hitting Start is all that's needed to encrypt your files. Pretty simple, right?