FileEncrypt

FileEncrypt is a small-sized and portable application that you can use to protect your documents, images, applications, and other important files via password protection.
It comes packed with a set of intuitive options that can be tackled with ease by all types of users, even those inexperienced with with software.

Portability advantages

Since there's no setup pack involved, you can save the program files to a custom location on the disk or copy them to a USB flash drive, in order to easily run the program on any computer without previous installations. It doesn't modify your system registry settings or create files on the disk without your permission.

Simple interface for file encryption and decryption

When it comes to the interface, FileEncrypt adopts a small window with a plain and simple structure, where you can enter a preferred password and select the key length between 128, 192 or 256 bits.
In order to ensure security, you should specify a long password made from uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.

How it works

In the following step, you can pick the object you want to encrypt with the aid of the file browser, as well as specify the output directory and name of the new file. It receives the .aes format.
This means that the program doesn't process the original files, so there's no need to create backups beforehand. However, you should keep the encrypted items in a safe location nonetheless, such as a USB flash drive.
The decryption operation is easy, since all you have to do is indicate an .aes file and enter the correct password. This triggers the tool to recreate the original item.

Conclusion

Although it doesn't have richer features, FileEncrypt offers a practical and user-friendly solution for password-protecting important files. CPU and RAM usage was minimal in our tests.