BestCrypt

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Commercial disk encryption app available for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android

title: "BestCrypt" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["disk-encryption", "cryptographic-software"] description: "Commercial disk encryption app available for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android" topic_path: "general/disk-encryption" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BestCrypt" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Commercial disk encryption app available for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android ::

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FieldValue
nameBestCrypt
logoBestCrypt v.9 logo.png
screenshotBestCrypt_for_Windows_v.9.png
captionBestCrypt for Windows v9.0
developerJetico Inc. Oy
released
latest release version9.08.4
latest release date
operating system{{Plainlist
*Linux 2.6 or later (including Android{{cite weburl
languageEnglish, Arabic, Chinese simplified, Czech, Dutch, Persian, French, German, Italian, Latvian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish
size5.6–52.3 MB
genreDisk encryption software
licenseTrialware
website
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| name = BestCrypt | logo = BestCrypt v.9 logo.png | screenshot = BestCrypt_for_Windows_v.9.png | caption = BestCrypt for Windows v9.0 | author = | developer = Jetico Inc. Oy | released = | latest release version = 9.08.4 | latest release date = | latest preview version = | latest preview date = | operating system = {{Plainlist|

BestCrypt comes in two editions: BestCrypt Volume Encryption to encrypt entire disk volumes; BestCrypt Container Encryption to encrypt virtual disks stored as computer files.

BestCrypt also provides the complimentary data erasure utility BCWipe.

Cryptographic Algorithms

BestCrypt supports a wide variety of block cipher algorithms including AES, Serpent, Blowfish, Twofish, DES, Triple DES, GOST 28147-89. All ciphers support CBC and LRW modes of operation while AES, Twofish and Serpent also support XTS mode.

Features

  • Create and mount a virtual drive encrypted using AES, Blowfish, Twofish, CAST-128 and various other encryption methods. BestCrypt v.8 and higher can alternatively mount a subfolder on a NTFS disk instead of a drive. Encrypted virtual disk images are compatible across Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.
  • Encrypt a set of files into a single, self-extracting archive.
  • Transparently encrypt entire partitions or volumes together with pre-boot authentication for encrypted boot partitions.
  • Two-factor authentication.
  • Support for size-efficient Dynamic Containers with the Smart Free Space Monitoring technology.
  • Hardware accelerated encryption.
  • Anti-keylogging facilities to protect container and volume passwords.
  • Data erasure utility BCWipe to erase unprotected copies of data to complement encryption.
  • Secret sharing and Public Key authentication methods in addition to basic password-based authentication.

BestCrypt Volume Encryption v.3.png|BestCrypt Volume Encryption v.3 main window BestCrypt for Mac.png|BestCrypt for Mac v.1.3 control panel

References

References

  1. "Jetico Inc. Oy Mission". Jetico.
  2. "BestCrypt Explorer on Google play". Jetico.
  3. "Data Encryption {{!}} Jetico".
  4. "Encrypt Hard Drives with BestCrypt Volume Encryption {{!}} Jetico".
  5. "Encrypt Files with BestCrypt Container Encryption {{!}} Jetico".
  6. "BestCrypt Container Encryption Features {{!}} Jetico".
  7. "New Features in BestCrypt Version 8". Jetico.
  8. "New Features in BestCrypt Version 9". Jetico Inc. Oy.

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