- Gpg4win is an installer for Windows and contains several Free Software components: GnuPG: The core; this is the actual encryption tool. Kleopatra: A certificate manager for OpenPGP and X.509 (S.
- Kleopatra will automatically select the file type and store your certificate as an.gpg file. For export, click on OK. Important: If you save the file on the hard drive, you should copy the file to another data carrier (USB stick, diskette or CD-ROM) as soon as possible, and delete the original file without a trace, i.e. Do not leave it in.
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Install on Linux. Kleopatra is a certificate manager and a universal crypto GUI. It supports managing X.509 and OpenPGP certificates in the GpgSM keybox and retrieving certificates from LDAP servers. Learn how to use PGP encryption to send encrypted messages to anyone. Use gpg4win with Kleopatra to encrypt any message within minutes. PGP encryption can be. The Kleopatra Handbook Chapter 1 Introduction Kleopatra is the KDE tool for managingX.509andOpenPGPcertificates in theGpgSMandGPG keyboxes and for retrieving certificates from LDAP and other certificate servers. Kleopatra can be started from KMail’s Tools!Certificate Manager menu, as well as from the command line.
Note that you may also download the GNU Privacy Guard from a mirrorsite close to you. See our list of mirrors. The table belowprovides links to the location of the files on the primary serveronly.
Source code releases
These are the canonical release forms of GnuPG. To use them youneed to build the binary version from the provided source code.For Unix systems this is the standard way of installing software.For GNU/Linux distributions are commonly used (e.g. Debian, Fedora,RedHat, or Ubuntu) which may already come with a directlyinstallable packages. However, these version may be older so thatbuilding from the source is often also a good choice. Someknowledge on how to compile and install software is required.
The table lists the different GnuPG packages, followed by requiredlibraries, required tools, optional software, and legacy versionsof GnuPG. For end-of-life dates see further down.
| Name | Version | Date | Size | Tarball | Signature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GnuPG | 2.3.1 | 2021-04-20 | 7392k | download | download |
| GnuPG (LTS) | 2.2.27 | 2021-01-11 | 7023k | download | download |
| Libgpg-error | 1.42 | 2021-03-22 | 951k | download | download |
| Libgcrypt | 1.9.3 | 2021-04-19 | 3143k | download | download |
| Libgcrypt (LTS) | 1.8.7 | 2020-10-23 | 2915k | download | download |
| Libksba | 1.5.1 | 2021-04-06 | 643k | download | download |
| Libassuan | 2.5.5 | 2021-03-22 | 558k | download | download |
| ntbTLS | 0.2.0 | 2020-08-27 | 340k | download | download |
| nPth | 1.6 | 2018-07-16 | 293k | download | download |
| Pinentry | 1.1.1 | 2021-01-22 | 504k | download | download |
| GPGME | 1.15.1 | 2021-01-08 | 1659k | download | download |
| Scute | 1.7.0 | 2021-01-07 | 831k | download | download |
| GPA | 0.10.0 | 2018-10-16 | 745k | download | download |
| GnuPG 1.4 | 1.4.23 | 2018-06-11 | 3661k | download | download |
GnuPG distributions are signed. It is wise and more secure to check out for their integrity.
Remarks:
- Pinentry is a collection of passphrase entry dialogs which isrequired for almost all usages of GnuPG.
- GPGME is the standard library to access GnuPG functions fromprogramming languages.
- Scute is a PKCS#11 provider on top of GnuPG.
- GPA is a graphical frontend to GnuPG.
- GnuPG 1.4 is the old, single binary version which still supportthe unsafe PGP-2 keys. This branch has no dependencies on theabove listed libraries or the Pinentry. However, it lacks manymodern features and will receive only important updates.
GnuPG binary releases
In general we do not distribute binary releases but leave that tothe common Linux distributions. However, for some operatingsystems we list pointers to readily installable releases. Wecannot guarantee that the versions offered there are current. Notealso that some of them apply security patches on top of thestandard versions but keep the original version number.
| OS | Where | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | Gpg4win | Full featured Windows version of GnuPG |
| Simple installer for the current GnuPG | ||
| Simple installer for GnuPG 1.4 | ||
| OS X | Mac GPG | Installer from the gpgtools project |
| GnuPG for OS X | Installer for GnuPG | |
| Debian | Debian site | GnuPG is part of Debian |
| RPM | rpmfind | RPM packages for different OS |
| Android | Guardian project | Provides a GnuPG framework |
| VMS | antinode.info | A port of GnuPG 1.4 to OpenVMS |
| RISC OS | home page | A port of GnuPG to RISC OS |
End-of-life announcements
We announce the end-of-life date for a current stable version atthe time a new stable version is released. We maintain oldbranches for at least two years. For GnuPG 2.2 we consider 2.1.0as the birth of this new stable branch. For most other packages wedon't maintain branches and thus there is no end-of-life; alwaysuse the latest version.
| Package | Ver. | End-of-life | Birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| GnuPG | 2002-09-07 | 1999-09-07 | |
| 2005-01-01 | 2002-09-21 | ||
| 1.4 | none (2) | 2004-12-16 | |
| 2017-12-31 | 2006-11-11 | ||
| 2.2 | 2024-12-31 (1) | 2014-11-06 | |
| 2.3 | tba | 2021-04-07 | |
| Libgcrypt | 2016-12-31 | 2011-06-29 | |
| 2017-06-30 | 2013-12-16 | ||
| 2019-06-30 | 2016-04-15 | ||
| 1.8 | 2024-12-31 (1) | 2017-07-18 | |
| 1.9 | 2024-03-31 | 2021-01-19 |
- (1): Long Term Support; eol date likely to be prolonged
- (2): Legacy version; see remarks above.
- tba: To be announced.
Gpg4win 3.1.15 (Released: 2021-01-12)
You can download the full version (including the Gpg4win compendium)of Gpg4win 3.1.15 here:
OpenPGP signature (for gpg4win-3.1.15.exe)
SHA256: 58b4de192ce0f3a7f25766e96ec379a8f125e3a1e2bdb2519c185a03a0a4ed4c
Changelog
More Gpg4win-3.1.15 downloads
- Gpg4win source code package:
gpg4win-3.1.15.tar.bz2 (Size: 273 MByte)
OpenPGP signature
SHA256 checksum:3f04482b7f80ab5f4846d3fcfab45e825d2a506e9348ba6e266fe6cc44811081 - All versions and OpenPGP signatures:
files.gpg4win.org. - To create a portable Gpg4win version use the included tool
mkportable.exe.
HOWTO: Install Gpg4win with all components and then run from the command line (cmd) in install directory:mkportable.exe [OPTIONS] TARGETDIR. Usemkportable.exe --helpto get all options. The portable version does not include GpgOL and GpgEX! Your certificates and settings are saved in the directory 'home' of portable version.
Please note: Do not use portable applications - especially crypto applications - on potentially infected systems.
For the full mkportable version of Gpg4win you have to install all components including GPA. Additionally the name of the target folder has to be at least four characters long.
Installation
After downloading please verify the integrity of your Gpg4win package. Then double-click on the file you have downloaded and follow the instructions on the screen (or look at the documentation) and read the current README file.
Gpg4win Compendium 3.0.0(Released: 2016-11-30)
You find the current PDF and HTML version of the Gpg4win Compendiumhere:
Read the documentation page for more information about available Gpg4win documentation.
All Downloads
Current and all previous Gpg4win installers as well as signatures and correspondingsource code packages are available under:files.gpg4win.org
In the change historyyou will find information about the most relevant changes and whichversion of the products each of the releases contained.Also, you will find direct download link for the old releases.
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All Beta releases (with OpenPGP-Signatures):files.gpg4win.org/Beta/Please note that old releases may still contain meanwhile fixed security issues.
The publicGpg4win git repositorycontains the current Gpg4win source code.
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