AxCrypt2Go

AxCrypt2Go is a lightweight Windows application built specifically for helping users protect their sensitive data by setting up passwords.

The tool can be accessed via the context menu, so you can easily select the file, document, or folder that you want to encrypt.

Since this is the portable version of program, it is important to mention that it doesn’t leave any traces in the Windows Registry.

You can copy it on any USB flash drive or other devices, and take it with you whenever you to need to encrypt data on the breeze, without having to go through installation steps.

The file encryption process can be carried out by specifying a passphrase and optionally a key-file, which can be imported from a plain text file. Plus, you can make the utility remember the current setting for decryption and use it as default for encryption.

What’s more, you can encrypt a copy of a file and create a self-extracting item, which allows you to open the file or folder without having AxCrypt2Go installed on your system. You only need to specify the password, and the file is automatically decrypted in the same location.

Other notable characteristics worth mentioning are represented by the possibility to create a key-file (with the TXT file format), which includes random data, and shred files or directories permanently from the computer, so other users cannot recover the information with specialized tools.

AxCrypt2Go offers support for batch processing, which means you can secure multiple items and folders at the same time.

During our testing we have noticed that the encryption operation is accomplished pretty quickly but this pretty much depends on the size of a file, and no errors showed up throughout the entire process.

As a conclusion, AxCrypt2Go provides a simple yet powerful software solution for helping you encrypt important information.