Encrypted Files

GnuPG (gpg)

opens 5 file types
Linux
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PlatformsLinux
Opens5 file types
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5 file types verified
Last reviewed Oct 2026

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What is GnuPG (gpg)?

GnuPG (gpg) is listed in our database as a program that opens or converts the file formats shown on this page. It runs on Linux. The formats it works with include .ASC, .SIG, .GPG, .SEC and .PGP.

You can get the official version from the developer's website (gnupg.org); we do not host the installer and only point you to the original source. A detailed, hand-checked description of GnuPG (gpg) is on the way; for now the information here comes straight from our database.

Files GnuPG (gpg) opens

5 formats
Encrypted Files
Encoded Files

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PLATFORMSLinux

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Files GnuPG (gpg) opens most

1.ASCOpenPGP ASCII-Armored File
2.SIGOpenPGP Detached Signature
3.GPGGnuPG Encrypted File
4.SECPGP Secret Key Ring File
5.PGPPGP Encrypted File

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