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 Cryptomator
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 Multiplatform transparent client-side encryption of your files in the cloud.
 
 If you want to take a look at the current beta version, go ahead and get your copy of cryptomator on  [Cryptomator.org](http://cryptomator.org) or clone and build Cryptomator using Maven (instructions below).