# gocryptfs
> Encrypted overlay filesystem written in Go

## Summary
FUSE-based encrypted overlay filesystem

## Capabilities
- Encrypt files transparently using FUSE
- Mount encrypted directories
- File-level encryption

## When to Use
- You need transparent file encryption
- You want to encrypt directories without full-disk encryption

## When NOT to Use
- You need full disk encryption

## Related Tools
- [safe](/tools/safe) (complementary)
- [sops](/tools/sops) (complementary)

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Source: https://littlescripts.sh/tools/gocryptfs
