# PGP tools privacy ratings

Apps for managing OpenPGP keys and encrypting messages.

| Name | Grade | Jurisdiction | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mailvelope](https://privacyratings.com/pgp-tools/mailvelope/) | A (100/100) | Germany (Fourteen Eyes) | Browser extension that adds OpenPGP encryption to webmail services such as Gmail, Outlook.com and many others. Business editions integrate with Google Workspace and Nextcloud. |
| [OpenKeychain](https://privacyratings.com/pgp-tools/openkeychain/) | A (90/100) | Germany (Fourteen Eyes) | OpenPGP app for Android that manages keys and encrypts, decrypts and signs messages and files, on its own or through other apps such as K-9 Mail. In maintenance mode: security fixes only, no new features. |
| [GPG4Win](https://privacyratings.com/pgp-tools/gpg4win/) | B (80/100) | Germany (Fourteen Eyes) | GnuPG distribution for Windows that bundles the Kleopatra certificate manager and the GpgOL plugin for Outlook for encrypting and signing files and email. |
| [Kleopatra](https://privacyratings.com/pgp-tools/kleopatra/) | B (80/100) | Germany (Fourteen Eyes) | KDE certificate manager and graphical front end for GnuPG. Manages OpenPGP and X.509 certificates, encrypts, decrypts, signs and verifies files, and retrieves certificates from LDAP servers. |
| [SeaHorse](https://privacyratings.com/pgp-tools/seahorse/) | B (80/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | GNOME app, shown as Passwords and Keys, for managing PGP and SSH keys and the passwords stored in GNOME Keyring. |
| [GPG Suite](https://privacyratings.com/pgp-tools/gpg-suite/) | C (65/100) | Austria | GnuPG distribution for macOS with key management, Finder and system service integration, and GPG Mail, an OpenPGP plugin for Apple Mail that requires a paid support plan. |
| [PGP Everywhere](https://privacyratings.com/pgp-tools/pgp-everywhere/) | D (50/100) | Unknown | iOS app for encrypting, decrypting and signing text and files with PGP, with a custom keyboard for use inside other apps. It has not received updates for several years. |
| [FlowCrypt](https://privacyratings.com/pgp-tools/flowcrypt/) | D (45/100) | Czechia | Browser extension for OpenPGP email encryption in Gmail on Chrome, Firefox and other browsers, with companion apps for Android and iOS. |

## Criteria

- **Open source** (weight 3): Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
- **No trackers or telemetry** (weight 3): Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
- **No ads or data sales** (weight 2): Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
- **Independent audit** (weight 2): Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?

Source: https://privacyratings.com/pgp-tools/