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Reviewed by Gabriel Bachmann
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Threat level
Covered
A covered pick. Anyone can use it as a private drop-in, with no setup or know-how. Enough for most people. Threat levels
Our take
Estonia-based with client-side encryption, so Cryptee genuinely can’t read your documents, and it handles photos as well as notes, which most rivals don’t. The constraints are real: the free tier is a tight 100MB and the project is small with no public code to inspect, so you’re trusting a closed-ish service more than an audited open one. Good for people who want encrypted documents and private photo storage in one place and are willing to pay past the free tier. Heavy note-takers wanting open code should look at Standard Notes.
GitHub at a glance
cryptee/web-client
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528
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Last commit
4mo ago
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Website at a glance
crypt.ee
B+ score 80
Solid website security headers
Graded by Mozilla HTTP Observatory, tested 14d ago
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Measures the security configuration of the tool's own website, not the privacy of the product itself. A strong tool can still score low here.
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