File, document and everyday web utilities
Encrypted vaults and password managers
Apps and tools that encrypt and store private files, passwords and secrets locally (often hidden behind calculator disguises) or share them via self-destructing links, for privacy-conscious individuals and small teams.
Built for: Privacy-conscious phone users and developers
Projects since May 04
130
Different builders
120
Last 4 weeks vs 8 before
+21%
AI is the core
0.8%
Projects per week
Mostly mobile app (34%), web app (32%), desktop app (11%) · from r/SideProject, r/SaaS, r/ShowYourApp, r/IMadeThis
Latest
- Tuck — Stores API keys, passwords and links alongside notes on where each is used and where to update it, kept in Apple Keychain.“I built Tuck, a native Mac menu-bar vault for API keys and where I use them”
- Valkey.app — Manages multiple local Valkey server instances from a macOS menu-bar app, with separate data directories and live logs.“I built a native Mac app to manage local Valkey servers”
- Runs text input through selected algorithms like hashing, bcrypt and base64 encoding and shows the output.“I made a simple tool where you can see what algorithm does to data.”
- GenixKey — Provides a local, zero-knowledge password and security extension with a built-in VPN.“I didn’t trust big tech, so I built GenixKey: A completely local, zero-knowledge security & VPN extension. I need your brutal feedback”
- KeepCalc — Hides private files, notes, photos and videos behind a working calculator that opens a PIN-protected vault.“KeepCalc: a vault inside a calculator (Android)”
- FileLocker — Stores files in an encrypted vault on a phone so they are locked behind a password.“FileLocker - Private Encrypted File Vault”
- bybence securekit — Wraps common encryption setup in Node.js into a few-line API.“I got tired of rewriting encryption code, so I made an npm package”
- Dopbase — Centralizes secrets organized by project and environment and injects them into applications without .env files.“I built open sources alternative to paid services secrets manager”
- Encrypts files into containers that can be bound to devices, expire, be revoked, require quorum access, and follow authorization policies.“Where would you actually use a revocable encrypted file container?”
- pasteithere — Hosts text and image pastes that can be password-protected, auto-expire, or self-destruct after being read, without requiring an account.“I built a privacy-first Pastebin alternative — no account, no tracking, pastes that burn after reading”
- Calculator Vault — Hides photos, videos and files behind a calculator-disguised app and alerts the owner when someone tries to access the private space.“The quiet little security feature is winning people's hearts”
- Nutto — Stores passwords, IDs, cards, photos, documents and memories in an encrypted on-device vault synced via personal iCloud.“Nutto — a cozy private life vault for passwords, IDs, docs & memories (iOS)”
- OPM - Offline Password Manager — Stores account passwords and notes locally on a phone without any cloud sync.“OPM - Offline Password Manager”
- Sanctum Photo Vault — Stores photos, videos and documents in encrypted folders behind a separate PIN, syncing through the user's own iCloud.“I built a photo vault for iPhone because Apple's Hidden album is one folder behind the same passcode everyone in my house knows”
- Vaulti — Stores passwords encrypted on the Android device itself, with no account, server or sync, unlockable by biometrics.“[Beta] Vaulti – gestionnaire de mots de passe 100 % hors ligne, recherche de testeurs (Android, test fermé, application en français)”
- Vaurypt — Encrypts files and folders locally on Windows before they are stored, backed up, or shared.“I built Vaurypt, a Windows app for encrypting files and folders before storing or sharing them”
- placepass — Generates a repeatable password from a chosen What3Words location and a PIN, so the password can be regenerated without storing it.“Generate strong but easy-to-remember passwords based on a location you choose and a PIN number. No need to write them down or use a password manager. your password is practically un-guessable, but if you forget it, you can easily regenerate it”
- Amano — Stores personal documents encrypted on the phone or iCloud, with OCR to suggest titles and expiration dates, renewal reminders, shared family folders, and watermarked sharing.“Built Amano to gain control of my personal documents”
- HushBoxx — Hides an encrypted file vault for photos, videos, notes and documents behind everyday app disguises like a calculator or notepad.“I built a vault hidden behind four everyday apps”
- Raemote — Gives an iPhone encrypted, paired access to web apps running on a home server without exposing the server to the public internet or configuring a VPN.“Raemote: access your home server's web apps from an iPhone, anywhere in the world”
Most discussed
- crate share — Encrypts a secret in the browser and generates a self-expiring link so the text is never stored on the server.“Needed a fast way to share secrets last night...”
- ShareClean — Redacts passwords, API keys, tokens, emails, and local paths from logs and terminal output before sharing.“ShareClean: a local-first CLI to redact sensitive info from logs before sharing”
- placepass — Generates a repeatable password from a chosen What3Words location and a PIN, so the password can be regenerated without storing it.“Generate strong but easy-to-remember passwords based on a location you choose and a PIN number. No need to write them down or use a password manager. your password is practically un-guessable, but if you forget it, you can easily regenerate it”
- KeySave — Parses pasted blocks of account credentials into organized password entries stored offline on the device.“Shipping 20 apps in 100 days: #5 Kaysave (Day 48)”
- FeatCtrl — Provides a SaaS sign-up and login flow that pushes users toward passkeys, with TOTP required for password accounts.“Friction on user registration/authentication ?”
- LumenPass — Stores and autofills passwords, passkeys and TOTP codes in a KeePass-compatible vault file that the user controls.“[App] LumenPass — KeePass-compatible password manager for Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android + browser extensions”
- IDVault — Stores identity documents encrypted and shares them through expiring, revocable, watermarked links.“I built a secure vault for identity documents after my family dealt with identity theft — just launched”
- Password & ID Wallet — Stores passwords and photos of IDs offline in a single encrypted vault on an iPhone.“My tiny iPhone app made 99 last month. Now I’m testing a different model.”
- Provides zero-knowledge encrypted cloud storage for EU users, where the provider cannot see stored content.“Advice: I built a product, but now I'm being blocked by Mastercard”
- Vaultic — Generates two-factor authentication codes offline on an iPhone and stores secrets only in the iOS Keychain.“I got tired of 2FA apps pushing cloud sync and accounts, so I built an offline authenticator that never touches a server (Vaultic)”