Try every feature free for 15 days. AES Vault is the fast, private way to encrypt files and folders on Windows. Password-protect documents, photos, videos, tax returns, passport scans and whole folders with AES-256 encryption, straight from File Explorer or by dragging them into the app. Everything happens on your own PC: no account, no cloud, no tracking. ENCRYPT FILES AND FOLDERS IN ONE CLICK - Add files and folders, type one password, click Encrypt. That's it. - Right-click any file or folder in File Explorer and choose Encrypt with AES Vault. - Double-click an .aenc file to open it. Decrypting is automatic: .aenc files are decrypted, everything else is encrypted. - Batch-encrypt hundreds of files at once, with live progress, speed and time remaining. - A whole folder becomes a single encrypted .aenc file, optionally compressed. SERIOUS ENCRYPTION, PLAINLY EXPLAINED - AES-256-GCM authenticated encryption: a changed or damaged file is detected instead of opening silently. - Your password is hardened with PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA512 over 600,000 rounds, so guessing it is slow and expensive. - Every file gets its own key and random salt. - AES Vault never stores your password. No master key, no back door. SAFE BY DEFAULT - Every encrypted file can be verified right after it is written. - Originals are removed only after the encrypted copy is verified, and nothing is ever overwritten. - Keep originals, move them to the Recycle Bin, or shred them. - Hide file names: encrypted files get random names and the real name comes back when you decrypt. - Add an optional password hint that travels with the file. - A live strength meter warns you about weak passwords. MORE PRIVACY TOOLS INCLUDED - Secure text: encrypt a message and paste it into any e-mail or chat. Only someone with the password can read it. - Secure shredder: overwrite files with random data (1 to 7 passes) before deleting them. - Password generator using the Windows secure random number generator. - SHA-256 and SHA-512 file checksums to prove a file has not been changed. - Check an encrypted file's details and hint without the password, and change a password without writing unencrypted data to disk. - Clipboard auto-clear for copied passwords and decrypted text. 100% OFFLINE AND PRIVATE AES Vault works entirely on your PC. Nothing is uploaded or synced, there is no sign-up and no telemetry. Your files, your passwords and your data stay yours. UPGRADING FROM AES VAULT 1.x? Version 2 opens every file created by AES Vault 1.x, and can still write the 1.x format when you need to share with an older PC. GREAT FOR Tax and bank documents, ID and passport scans, contracts, medical records, family photos and videos, backups on USB drives, work files on shared or family PCs, and anything you would not want a thief, a repair shop or a curious housemate to read. 25 languages, light and dark themes, native Windows 11 design. Start your 15-day free trial and lock your first folder in seconds. After the trial you can always decrypt your files.