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CipherPaths

CipherPaths for Windows

Version 0.9 · Portable ZIP

Download CipherPaths (.zip)
Platform: Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit) Size: 3MB Licence: Free Install: None — unzip & run
Getting started

Up and running in four steps

  1. Download & unzip

    Extract the ZIP anywhere you like — a folder, an external drive or a USB stick.

  2. Run CipherPaths

    Double-click CipherPaths.exe. There is no installer and nothing is written to your registry beyond your last-used vault path.

  3. Create a vault

    Choose a folder, set a strong master password and save your recovery key somewhere safe.

  4. Add passwords & files

    Create accounts, store credentials and drag in the files you want encrypted. That's it.

Open the full Users Guide
Set up CipherPaths dialog

System requirements

  • Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit)
  • ~5 MB of free disk space for the app
  • Microsoft Edge WebView2 runtime for PDF viewing (usually pre-installed on Windows 11)
  • An NTFS or exFAT drive for your vault

What's in the ZIP

  • CipherPathsWin.exe — the portable application
  • libcrypto-4-x64.dll — the OpenSSL crypto library

Verify your download (File: CipherPathsWin.zip):

SHA-256: F4A2E2DB722CACCF75115B2E88982E3388B558CF08F9B5F9F7E56BE8D216A723
Keep your recovery key safe. If you lose both your master password and your recovery key, your data cannot be recovered. There is no backdoor.
Other platforms

Linux command-line version in the works

The portable encryption core already builds and runs on Linux, and a command-line tool exists today. A packaged Linux release is planned for the future. macOS is under consideration.