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Encrypted files in git

Keep secrets in a repository, encrypted, and decrypted only by the people and machines allowed to.

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Encrypted files in git
ToolStarsLicenceTermsSelf-hostedLanguageLatestLast push
SOPS23kMPL-2.0Open sourceNoGov3.13.32026-10-05
git-crypt9.9kGPL-3.0Open sourceNoC++0.8.02025-09-24
Sealed Secrets9.3kApache-2.0Open sourceNoGov0.40.02026-10-01
dotenvx5.8kBSD-3-ClauseOpen sourceNoJavaScriptv2.33.02026-10-06
git-secret4kMITOpen sourceNoShellv0.5.02026-09-28
transcrypt1.7kMITOpen sourceNoShellv2.3.22026-07-21

6 tools

SOPS

Simple and flexible tool for managing secrets

Language
Go
Licence
MPL-2.0
Stars
23k
Latest
v3.13.3
Last push
2026-10-05
git-secret

:busts_in_silhouette: A bash-tool to store your private data inside a git repository.

Language
Shell
Licence
MIT
Stars
4k
Latest
v0.5.0
Last push
2026-09-28
transcrypt

transparently encrypt files within a git repository

Language
Shell
Licence
MIT
Stars
1.7k
Latest
v2.3.2
Last push
2026-07-21

What these tools replace