Getting started

Windows

Download the .exe file and run it. On first launch Windows may show a SmartScreen warning: choose “More info”, then “Run anyway”.

Linux

On Debian and Ubuntu install the .deb package. On any other distribution use the AppImage file: make it executable and run it.

Go to the download

Choose a password

It is the only thing to remember. Make it long: a sentence beats a word.

Put the 24 words away

They are shown to you once. Write them on paper and keep them away from the computer: they are the only way back in if you forget the password.

Private profile, if you want it

It is chosen now and not changed afterwards. It also disguises file sizes and name lengths, in exchange for a little more space.

What it protects and what it does not

Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive

Sign-in happens in your browser, on the provider’s site. CryptoUpload does not see your password.

S3, SFTP, WebDAV

Enter the address and credentials of your storage. For SFTP you are shown the server’s fingerprint to confirm.

Just a disk

You can also keep the vault in a folder or on an external disk, with no cloud at all.

Provider not listed? Suggest it

Sync a folder

Pick a folder on your computer: every change is encrypted and uploaded by itself.

Or open the drive

Mount the vault as a drive and work on the files with the programs you always use.

When you are done

Lock the vault. Without the password, only unreadable blocks remain on the computer and in the cloud.