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    Cryptee

    Estonian open-source encrypted storage with ghost folders.

    EEEstonia·Founded 2017
    Headquarters
    🇪🇪Estonia
    Data Hosting
    EU (any EU region)
    Structure
    Independent
    Compliance
    ▣GDPR◆EU HQ▦EU Data

    Cryptee key facts

    Last updated
    Legal entity
    Svartlab OÜ
    Headquarters
    Estonia (EE)
    Ownership
    Independent
    Founded
    2017
    Data hosting
    EU (any EU region)
    Deployment
    SaaS
    Open source
    No
    US Cloud Act exposure
    Low (no US parent)
    Replaces
    Dropbox, Google Drive, Notion, Google Photos

    About Cryptee

    Cryptee is a European, privacy-first cloud service that provides encrypted storage for photos and videos alongside a full-featured encrypted documents editor. Files are encrypted on the client using AES-256 before leaving the device, so Cryptee cannot access the contents of user data. The service emphasizes anonymity, offering sign-up without personal identifiers, and operates without analytics, cookies, trackers, or ads. The Photos product supports albums, “ghost” albums for deniability, RAW formats, tagging, intelligent and typo-tolerant search, EXIF-based sorting, and date editing. The Docs editor supports markdown, hotkeys, inline code, KaTeX math, tables, checkboxes, cross-links/attachments, Evernote import, DOCX/PDF open/edit, and encrypted PDF export. Cryptee works across major platforms via a progressive web app with encrypted instant sync and offline capability. The company positions itself as European-made, GDPR-compliant by design, and bootstrapped with subscription-only revenue.

    Alternative to

    DropboxGoogle DriveNotionGoogle Photos

    Target Segments

    SMBEnterprise

    Deployment Options

    SaaS

    Key Features

    Client-side AES-256 encryption before data leaves the device
    Encrypted photo and video storage on a European cloud
    “Ghost” folders/albums to hide sensitive content
    Hashtag tagging with intelligent and typo-tolerant search
    RAW photo support, EXIF date/time sorting, and date editing
    Encrypted documents editor with markdown, inline code, and KaTeX math
    Open/edit DOCX and PDF files; encrypted PDF export
    PWA with encrypted instant sync and offline use across devices

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