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24 alternatives to LOCK.PUB

Password-protected sharing with 9 content types, free

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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    Hush▲94

    Share secrets safely in Slack

    2020 · hush.codes · its alternatives →

  2. 2
    Keychat▲108

    Start a free secure chat with anyone without signing up

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Secret▲173

    Send a message through a safe, private, and encrypted link

    2017 · getsecret.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Password-protect URLs using AES in the browser; create hidden bookmarks without a browser extension - jstrieb/link-lock

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

  5. 5

    Send encrypted file links instead of email attachments

    Oct 2025 · couchdrop.io · its alternatives →

  6. 6

    The one click way for your clients to send you passwords

    2019 · sharesecurely.to · its alternatives →

  7. 7

    Get a secure link for any email to share privately on chat

    2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    🔐 Share end-to-end encrypted secrets with others via a one-time URL - sniptt-official/ots

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Vaulty▲90

    Ridiculously easy end-to-end encrypted data sharing

    2023 · vaulty.tools · its alternatives →

  10. 10

    Send secrets to anyone without leaving a digital footprint

    2022 · sendsecure.ly · its alternatives →

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    Lockify▲58

    Securely send private info to anyone using sharing a link

    2014 · lockify.com · its alternatives →

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    Diary app with AES encryption

    2023 · its alternatives →

  13. 13

    A tiny app to quickly send encrypted messages with a hotkey

    2025 · its alternatives →

  14. 14

    True end-to-end encrypted messaging.

    2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

  15. 15IP

    Hey HN! I made a service to share passwords easy and secure but never promoted it. It's called instapass.io I noticed that people besides my friends and clients actually started to use, so maybe it will be helpful for you too! You share one-time self-destruct message using one time links and I won't even be able to see what you wrote. How does it work? When you generate a message the client-side makes a random password and use that to encrypt the message. The password is appended as an anchor tag which all modern browsers never send to the server. This way, I don't even know what you shared.…

    2019 · its alternatives →

  16. 16

    Send passwords, keys, and other sensitive data with a single-use link.

    2022 · sendsecure.ly · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN! I'm the creator of PageLock. I built this because I kept running into situations where I needed to share sensitive URLs (private docs, beta links, etc.) but didn't want to trust a third-party service with the data. How it works: - Client-side AES-256-GCM encryption using Web Crypto API - Your password and original URL are encrypted in the browser before storage - Zero-knowledge architecture - None can decrypt links without the password - except someone manages to break AES-256 :0 - Pure frontend (React + TypeScript), no backend database The key insight: by doing encryption…

    Nov 2025 · pagelock.top · its alternatives →

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    Send end-to-end encrypted secrets using time-sensitive links

    2025 · flashview.link · its alternatives →

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    Secure File Sharing | Zero-Knowledge Encryption

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Hey everyone, English is not my native language. This post was polished with AI, but the content is mine. I run a small dev agency in Germany. Every week someone shares database credentials, API keys, or a .env file via Slack or email. Not because they don’t care: because there’s no frictionless alternative. Vault setups are heavy. Enterprise tools are expensive. I just needed: upload → share link → done. But encrypted before leaving the browser. So I built SecretDrop.dev. What it does Files encrypted client-side (AES-256-GCM, PBKDF2 600k iterations) Built entirely on WebCrypto No…

    Feb 2026 · secretdrop.dev · its alternatives →

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    Secret▲4

    Encrypted text and file sharing, self-host ready

    Jun 2026 · secret.witt.im · its alternatives →

  22. 22PY

    Keep your links safe and accessible only to authorized users

    2024 · protectmylink.xyz · its alternatives →

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    Self-destructing encrypted messages, files & screenshots

    Jul 2026 · secretnote.eu · its alternatives →

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    Seamless file and text transfer, now with Web3 security

    2025 · quicksync.me · its alternatives →

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