# gocryptfs

5 Hacker News commenters recommended gocryptfs and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend gocryptfs as a simple, flexible way to encrypt files and backups. The most common caveat is that it is a pain after reboots.

## Why people recommend it

- Good for encrypting files and backups (3 comments): "For simplicity, I'd use gocryptfs, Veracrypt, or other general file-based encryption" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47076366)) "far more flexible, generic and flat out better in managing encrypted files/backups" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46472449)) "Gocryptfs works well for that." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47491379))

## What people warn about

- Hassle after reboots (1 comments): "It’s still a pain though when reboots happen" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48776059))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [age encryption tool](https://hackerapproved.com/p/age.md): 49 recommend
- [GnuPG](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gnupg.md): 40 recommend
- [PGP](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pgp.md): 38 recommend
- [GPG](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gpg.md): 23 recommend
- [Cryptomator](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cryptomator.md): 18 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "gocryptfs", https://hackerapproved.com/p/gocryptfs/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).