---
title: Install File Encrypter on Debian using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of File Encrypter for on Debian - Encrypt and
  decrypt files with AES-256-GCM
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/file-encrypter/debian
---

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# Install File Encrypter on **Debian**

# File Encrypter

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/file-encrypter/debian#install)

#### Encrypt and decrypt files with AES-256-GCM

In the era of AI agents, it is becoming increasingly important to protect
important files from accidental access.

A Linux app for password-based AES-256-GCM file encryption
and decryption.

It replaces the original files with encrypted ones. Back up original files
first, for instance in a password-protected archive or an external location.

The app doesn't use internet at all - works completely offline.

The app can encrypt/decrypt files in folders recursively using the same password.

It can search text in file names or encrypted file contents if password is provided.

It can preview supported text contents of encrypted files in memory, without writing plain-text files.

This snap uses strict confinement. It has access to regular files in the
user's home directory by default, and it can optionally access removable media
after the `removable-media` interface is connected manually - enable it with:
`sudo snap connect file-encrypter:removable-media`

### Package name

* file-encrypter

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### License

* Proprietary

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### Last updated

* 4 October 2026 - latest/stable
* 4 October 2026 - latest/beta

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### Websites

* [veniva.github.io](https://veniva.github.io/fenc/ "https://veniva.github.io/fenc/")

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## Enable snaps on Debian and install File Encrypter

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

On Debian 9 (Stretch) and newer, snap can be installed directly from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd:

```
sudo snap install snapd
```

### Install File Encrypter

To install File Encrypter, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install file-encrypter
```

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