Secure Your Notes in Linux with EncryptPad Text Editor

EncryptPad is a free text editor application with encryption. It also allows us to view or update the encrypted text. Using EncryptPad text editor, one can also encrypt or decrypt binary files like archives, images, and videos. It uses the popular OpenPGP RFC 4880 quality file format.

Installing EncryptPad text editor on Ubuntu 20.04

By default, EncryptPad is not available through Ubuntu 20.04 standard repository. However, it can be installed from the external repository.

Perform the given-below steps to install EncryptPad on Ubuntu 20.04.

Add EncryptPad PPA repository

First, add the EncryptPad PPA using the command below:

$ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8

Press 'En' to continue adding the repository.

Update apt package listing

Once the EncryptPad PPA repository is added, write the below-given command to update the apt package listing:

$ sudo apt update

Install EncryptPad

Next, install the EncryptPad text by writing on the terminal:

$ sudo apt install encryptpad encryptcli

Press 'y' to allow the system to install the EncryptPad application.

The EncryptPad text editor will be successfully installed.

Open EncryptPad and encrypt a text file

Once the EncryptPad text editor is installed, click on the Application Menu, search 'EncryptPad', and open it.

The EncryptPad dashboard will be displayed. It looks like a simple text editor that has a menu bar.

To encrypt a text file, click on the 'Encryption' option and select the 'Generate Key' option.

Browse the path where you want to store the key and click 'OK'.

Next, Enter the Passphrase, retype it for confirmation, and click 'OK'.

Click on 'Yes' to use the generated key for the file.

Now, enter the text and save the file.

Define the file's passphrase and press 'OK'.

Alright! The file will be encrypted.

Open an encrypted file

To open an encrypted file, click on the 'File' option, and select 'Open'.

Select the file that you want to open.

Next, enter the file passphrase.

Select the key file path and click 'OK'.

To decrypt a file, you will also need to add the key passphrase.

After performing all the required steps, the file will be opened.

Remove EncryptPad from Ubuntu 20.04

At any time, if you wish to remove EncryptPad from Ubuntu 20.04, type the appended command:

sudo apt remove -autoremove encryptpad encryptcli

Press 'y' and the EncryptPad application will be removed.

Conclusion

EncryptPad is a text editor that lets you encrypt your files to ensure file security. This post explains the EncryptPad installation on Ubuntu 20.04.