Best Linux apps: security & passwords
1Password
The same 1Password you use on Windows, made for Linux by the same company. Your vaults sync across.
Bitwarden
Password manager that syncs across every device, free for personal use.
ClamAV
Free open source virus scanner for Linux. Mostly used to check files before passing them to Windows users.
KeePassXC
Password manager that keeps everything in one encrypted file on your own computer.
Proton VPN
VPN with a real Linux app and a free plan that has no data limit.
VeraCrypt
Free disk encryption for Linux, with graphical packages for Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora and openSUSE.
Coming from one of these?
1Password
Yes · Has a Linux versionAuthy
No · No way to run itAvast
No · No way to run itAVG AntiVirus
No · No way to run itBitdefender
No · No way to run itBitwarden
Yes · Has a Linux versionDashlane
Partly · Works in a browserESET
Partly · Only some of it worksExpressVPN
Yes · Has a Linux versionKaspersky
Yes · Has a Linux versionKeePass
Partly · Only some of it worksLastPass
Partly · Works in a browserMalwarebytes
No · No way to run itMcAfee Total Protection
No · No way to run itMullvad VPN
Yes · Has a Linux versionNordVPN
Yes · Has a Linux versionNorton 360
No · No way to run itPrivate Internet Access
Yes · Has a Linux versionSurfshark
Yes · Has a Linux versionTrend Micro Maximum Security
No · No way to run itVeraCrypt
Yes · Has a Linux versionWindows Defender
No · No way to run it
