# age

> BSD-3 simple file encryption by FiloSottile

**Category:** DevOps  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://age-encryption.org  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/FiloSottile/age  
**Added:** 2026-09-07

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## The Hook

age encrypts files with small explicit keys — the modern successor people reach for instead of GPG.

## What's Good

BSD-3-Clause. Tiny CLI + Go library, recipient keys, passphrase mode, works great under SOPS.

## The Catch

Not a password manager or key directory. You still distribute public keys yourself.

## Verdict

BSD-3 file encryption. Free forever; pair with SOPS when the team outgrows ad-hoc scripts.