age — The Complete Guide: File Encryption in One Command, with No Configuration Hassle
age is an open-source command-line tool that encrypts files with a passphrase, a short public key or an existing SSH key. Ideal for backups and scripts.
Guides and Articles
Gpg4win — The Complete Guide: Encrypting and Digitally Signing Files and Email on Windows
Gpg4win brings GnuPG to Windows with Kleopatra for key management, an Outlook add-in and Explorer menus. Free and open source, also for offices.
Passbolt — The Complete Guide: Encrypted Team Password Sharing on Your Own Office Server
Passbolt Community Edition is an open-source team password manager installed on your office server. Each password is OpenPGP-encrypted per user.
Proton Pass — The Complete Guide: Encrypted Passwords and Email Aliases That Hide Your Address
Proton Pass from Swiss Proton encrypts passwords, passkeys and notes on the device and adds email aliases for sign-ups. Generous free plan; 2FA codes need Plus.
Bitwarden — The Complete Guide: An Open-Source Password Manager with Encrypted Sync Across Devices
Bitwarden keeps every password in an encrypted vault synced across computer, browser and phone. Free plan: unlimited passwords and devices; extras need Premium.
Timeshift — The Complete Guide: Linux System Snapshots and Rollback After a Bad Update
Timeshift saves incremental Linux system snapshots with rsync or BTRFS and rolls the PC back after an update or driver install goes wrong. Free and open source.
Déjà Dup — The Complete Guide: Simple, Encrypted Personal Backup on Linux
Déjà Dup is GNOME’s simple backup tool: pick folders and a destination, and it backs up, compresses and encrypts regularly to a disk, server or Google Drive.
Backrest — The Complete Guide: A Web Interface and Scheduler on Top of restic
Backrest wraps restic in a web interface: scheduled backup plans, background pruning and checks, snapshot browsing and file restore. Free, GPL licence.
UrBackup — The Complete Guide: Free Central Backup for Every PC in the Office
UrBackup collects incremental file backups and disk images of every office PC on one server while they run, storing identical files once. Free and open.
Rescuezilla — The Complete Guide: Graphical Disk Backup and Cloning from USB
Rescuezilla boots from USB and backs up, restores or clones a disk in a simple graphical interface, even when the system will not start. Free.
Clonezilla — The Complete Guide: Disk Imaging, Cloning and Multi-PC Deployment
Clonezilla boots from USB, images or clones a disk or partition, and deploys one image to dozens of PCs over a network. GPL open source, free for any use.
Paragon Backup & Recovery CE — The Complete Guide: Image Backup for Home Windows PCs
Paragon Backup & Recovery CE backs up disks, the OS and folders on Windows with scheduling and recovery media. Free for non-commercial use only.