AxCrypt is not yet available for Linux, but you’re free to try running the Windows version of AxCrypt under Wine!

We could not figure out what OS you are using. Choose from the download links below.

AxCrypt Mobile

There are mobile apps available for Android and iOS devices. The mobile version is a viewer app that lets you open and read files and documents encrypted with the desktop application.

Read more here .

AxCrypt for macOS

  • Open secured files on your mobile device. See information below.
  • Secure any number of files using strong encryption.
  • Double-click integration makes it as easy to open, edit and save secured files as it is to work with files without security.
  • Share keys with others and allow secured files to be opened by other AxCrypt users with their own password.
  • Secured folders will automatically secure files as required on demand.
  • Multilingual support for English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish. More to come.

AxCrypt Mobile

There are mobile apps available for Android and iOS devices. The mobile version is a viewer app that lets you open and read files and documents encrypted with the the desktop application.

Read more here .

AxCrypt for Windows

  • Open secured files on your mobile device. See information below.
  • Secure any number of files using strong encryption.
  • Right-click integration with Windows Explorer makes AxCrypt the easiest way to secure individual files in Windows.
  • Double-click integration makes it as easy to open, edit and save secured files as it is to work with files without security.
  • Share keys with others and allow secured files to be opened by other AxCrypt users with their own password.
  • Secured folders will automatically secure files as required on demand.
  • Multilingual support for English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish. More to come.

Download AxCrypt Mobile for Android

Version 2

  • Open secured files on your mobile device.
  • Easy navigation, one-click access to your secured files.
  • Open files secured for you by friends and colleagues using key sharing.
  • Easy access to passwords with one-click access to our Password Manager.
  • English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish.

Download AxCrypt Mobile for iOS

Version 2

  • Open secured files on your mobile device.
  • Easy navigation, one-click access to your secured files.
  • Open files secured for you by friends and colleagues using key sharing.
  • Easy access to passwords with one-click access to our Password Manager.
  • English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish.

Current AxCrypt Versions and System Requirements

Please read the release notes to see what version is current.

AxCrypt for macOS requires OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion or later.
AxCrypt for Windows requires Windows Vista SP2 w/.NET 4.5 or later.

AxCrypt is encryption with no backdoors. Without the password your files are lost. Do not forget your password! Always keep proper backups of important files, encrypted or not.

This is the only official download site for AxCrypt. Lookup SHA256 hash.

Keep in mind that if you install AxCrypt 2 and open old files, these files will no longer be possible to open with AxCrypt 1.

Installer downloads

The installer version of AxCrypt comes with some additional features (e.g. context menu integration) compared to the lightweight, standalone version.

All downloads are for all relevant AxCrypt plans: Viewer, Free and Premium. There is no separate download for the Premium plan.

Operating system Download Description
Windows 32- and 64-bit AxCrypt-2-Setup.exe AxCrypt 2 installer for Windows
macOS axcrypt-mac.pkg AxCrypt 2 installer for macOS

Standalone downloads

The standalone version of AxCrypt is directly executable – no installation required.

Operating system Download Description
Windows 32 and 64 bit AxCrypt-2.exe AxCrypt 2 standalone / portable version for Windows

Version 1

Are you looking for AxCrypt 1.x? This version is obsolete and not maintained – we don’t recommend using it. If you really need to, it’s still available from our old web site. Please contact support@axcrypt.net for more information.