Deadbolt

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# deadbolt\n\n\u003cimg src=\"img/deadbolt-header.png\" /\u003e\n\n`deadbolt` simplifies encrypting and decrypting files. All you need is a password. Works on any laptop / desktop that you do.\n\nYou can download `deadbolt` for **macOS**, **Windows**, or **Linux**. Any encrypted file can be shared across these platforms.\n\n## Quickstart\n\n### GUI\n\nDownload the desktop app from the [releases tab](https://github.com/alichtman/deadbolt/releases) or see the [installation section](#building--installing) below for platform-specific instructions.\n\nSelect a file (or folder) to encrypt, enter a password, and \u2026 that\u0027s it. Decryption is just as easy.\n\n### CLI\n\n`deadbolt` includes a command-line interface for encrypting and decrypting files without the GUI. If you don\u0027t provide a password, you\u0027ll be prompted to enter it securely.\n\n```bash\n$ npm install -g deadbolt-cli\n\n# Encrypt a file or folder\n$ deadbolt encrypt secret.pdf\n\n# Decrypt a file\n$ deadbolt decrypt secret.pdf.deadbolt\n\n# Provide password directly (warning: may be logged in shell history)\n$ deadbolt encrypt secret.pdf --password \"my-secure-password\"\n$ deadbolt decrypt secret.pdf.deadbolt --password \"my-secure-password\"\n```\n\n## Building / Installing\n\nCheck out the [releases tab](https://github.com/alichtman/deadbolt/releases) for pre-built binaries for Mac, Windows, and Linux.\n\n### `macOS`\n\n#### Recommended: Installing with Homebrew\n\nThe recommended way to install `deadbolt` on `macOS` is with [Homebrew](https://brew.sh), which uses [this recipe](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/blob/master/Casks/d/deadbolt.rb):\n\n```bash\n# Install Homebrew\n$ /bin/bash -c \"$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)\"\n\n# Install deadbolt, using homebrew\n$ brew install deadbolt --cask\n```\n\n#### Using `.dmg` from GitHub Releases\n\nInstall the `deadbolt.dmg` file from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/alichtman/deadbolt/releases). There are builds for both `x86_64` (Intel) and `arm64` (Apple Silicon -- M1, M2, ",
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