KeychainPGP

Simple, cross-platform OpenPGP encryption for your clipboard.

Copy. Encrypt. Paste. — Copy. Decrypt. Read.

KeychainPGP brings the simplicity of OpenKeychain to desktop: Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Features

• Clipboard-first workflow — encrypt and decrypt without leaving your app
• Global hotkeys — Ctrl+Shift+E to encrypt, Ctrl+Shift+D to decrypt
• Modern cryptography — Ed25519 + X25519, zero configuration
• System tray — runs quietly in the background
• Auto-clear clipboard — decrypted text is wiped after 30 seconds
• Cross-platform — one app for Windows, macOS, and Linux

Quick Start

1. Install KeychainPGP
2. Create your keys (name + email, one click)
3. Import a contact's public key
4. Copy text → Ctrl+Shift+E → select recipient → paste encrypted message

Building from Source

Prerequisites

• Rust 1.85+
• Node.js 20+ and npm
• Platform-specific Tauri dependencies: see Tauri Prerequisites

Build

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/keychainpgp/keychainpgp.git
cd keychainpgp

# Install frontend dependencies
cd crates/keychainpgp-ui/frontend && npm install && cd ../../..

# Build the desktop app
cargo build --release -p keychainpgp-ui

# Or build the CLI only
cargo build --release -p keychainpgp-cli

Development

# Run the desktop app in development mode
cd crates/keychainpgp-ui && cargo tauri dev

# Run tests
cargo test --workspace

# Run clippy
cargo clippy --workspace -- -D warnings

Architecture

KeychainPGP is a Rust workspace with five crates:

License

Dual-licensed under MIT or Apache-2.0, at your option.

Security

Please report security vulnerabilities via the process described in SECURITY.md.