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Cryptocam - encrypting camera app

Take encrypted photos and video to protect sensitive information.

New in version 2.4.0

New Features:
- Viewer for last taken photo (never written to disk)
- Option to remember last shooting mode

Other:
- Fix bugs and jank with photo shutter and flash
- Add secure flag so the app contents don't appear in screenshots
- Target Android API level 33

Thanks to Egor Mozgovoy for most of these :)

Cryptocam allows you to take encrypted photos and videos so your data is safe even if an attacker gains
physical access to your device or SD card.

Find a full tutorial on https://cryptocam.gitlab.io

Worried that your device or memory card might get into the wrong hands with sensitive footage on it?
Cryptocam uses age (X25519 and ChaCha20) to encrypt
recorded videos and photos without ever persisting unencrypted data to device storage.

Author: Thomas Nibler
License: GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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Version 2.4.0 (18) suggested Added on Jul 24, 2025

arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- take pictures and videos
  
  This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
- run foreground service
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
- show notifications
  
  Allows the app to show notifications
- record audio
  
  This app can record audio using the microphone while the app is in use.
- control vibration
  
  Allows the app to control the vibrator.
- com.tnibler.cryptocam.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Download APK 9 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log
Version 2.3.1 (17) - Added on Jul 31, 2022

arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- take pictures and videos
  
  This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
- run foreground service
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
- read the contents of your shared storage
  
  Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
- record audio
  
  This app can record audio using the microphone while the app is in use.
- control vibration
  
  Allows the app to control the vibrator.
- modify or delete the contents of your shared storage
  
  Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage.
Download APK 5.7 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log
Version 2.3.0 (16) - Added on Oct 01, 2021

arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- take pictures and videos
  
  This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
- run foreground service
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
- read the contents of your shared storage
  
  Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
- record audio
  
  This app can record audio using the microphone while the app is in use.
- control vibration
  
  Allows the app to control the vibrator.
- modify or delete the contents of your shared storage
  
  Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage.
Download APK 5.7 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

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