Using AES Crypt on Mac

The Mac version of AES Crypt offers a simple to use drag and drop GUI to enable you to securely encrypt and decrypt files on your Mac. Below is a screen shot of what it looks like:

To install the AES Crypt GUI app, download the disk image file and open it. Inside, you will see the AES Crypt app and a link to your Applications folder. Drag and drop the AES Crypt app to the Applications folder. You may then eject the disk image.

To use the AES Crypt GUI on your Mac, you drag and drop file(s) to be encrypted or decrypted onto the AES Crypt application. To make it easier to access, it is recommended dragging the AES Crypt lock icon onto the dock or creating a shortcut on the desktop. When on the dock, for example, you drag files onto the lock icon on the dock to invoke AES Crypt. It will then present a dialog to encrypt or decrypt as appropriate.

Command-Line Option

AES Crypt for the command-line works the same way on all platforms. See the command line instructions for usage.

There is no installation script for the Mac command-line version. To use it, extract the tgz file and place the executable in /usr/local/bin/ and, optionally, the man page in /usr/local/man/man1/.