A: Yes, but you may need to install WebView2 runtime for the UI to render properly. The CLI version works on any OS.
: It is a single executable that does not require installation or administrator rights, making it ideal for use on public computers or from USB drives.
Picocrypt uses libsodium’s constant‑time implementations of Poly1305 and ChaCha20, mitigating timing attacks. The Go version benefits from Go’s cryptographic library, which is hardened against basic timing leaks. However, no formal side‑channel evaluation has been published.
In ~2 seconds, you will have a new file named myfile.pcv . That is your encrypted volume. To decrypt it, drag the .pcv file back into Picocrypt, enter the password, and click .