{"slug": "encryption-tool-help-needed", "title": "Encryption tool help needed", "summary": "A user on Privacy Guides forum seeks GUI encryption tools for Linux that avoid AI-generated code and root privileges, citing concerns over Picocrypt-NG's use of 'vibecoded' AI code.", "body_md": "[dixon](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/u/dixon)\n1\nHi\n\nI use [Picocrypt-NG](https://github.com/Picocrypt-NG/Picocrypt-NG) but I discovered that it is [vibecoded](https://github.com/Picocrypt-NG/Picocrypt-NG#ai-usage), which is huge no-go for me, especially in so sensitive task as encryption.\n\nCan you please advice me good GUI (because I am a beginner) utils for Linux to encrypt files? And better without *sudo,* because I don’t feel comfortable allowing any app to have root rights on my distribution permanently.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/encryption-tool-help-needed", "canonical_source": "https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/encryption-tool-help-needed/38779#post_1", "published_at": "2026-06-24 21:55:29+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-24 22:19:29.520480+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Picocrypt-NG", "Privacy Guides", "Linux"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/encryption-tool-help-needed", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/encryption-tool-help-needed.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/encryption-tool-help-needed.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/encryption-tool-help-needed.jsonld"}}