The official app for the open .bge format

Lock a file to a person. Or a password. Nothing else.

DotBGE encrypts your files with RSA-4096 and AES-256-GCM, right on your device. No accounts, no servers, no cloud middleman — and it's built on an open format, so your files outlive the app.

Free on the App Store · iOS 17.6+ · Pro $24.99 once, or $3.99/mo

Vault

FACE ID
📷
Passport_scan.jpg
to Identity · 2.4 MB
.bge
📄
Q4_financials.pdf
password mode · 880 KB
.bge
🎥
interview.mov
to A. Chen · 310 MB
.bge
+  Encrypt a file
Encrypted on-device
No account, ever
Open .bge format
Biometric-locked vault
Got a .bge file?

Open it free.

Someone sent you an encrypted .bge file? Decrypting and previewing are always free — no purchase needed. Install DotBGE, authenticate, and open it.

Get the app
What it does

Real encryption, without the ceremony.

Every feature runs locally. There is no dashboard to log into and no key to upload — the app simply works with the keys on your device.

01
👤

Share to a person

Encrypt a file so that exactly one person can open it. Exchange identities with a QR code — no key servers, no email attachments of public keys, no trust-on-first-use guesswork.

02
🔒

A vault that locks itself

A private store for sensitive files, sealed behind Face ID and locked the moment you background the app.

03
🔑

Password mode

No DotBGE on the other end? Seal with a passphrase — PBKDF2-SHA512, a million rounds.

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👁

Preview without a trace

View decrypted photos, PDFs, and video in-app — nothing is ever written back to disk.

05
📤

Encrypt from anywhere

The Share Extension puts DotBGE in every app's share sheet — encrypt straight from Photos or Files, and iCloud keeps your vault in sync end to end.

Where it runs

One format. Every device, eventually.

A .bge file made on one platform opens on every other. iPhone and iPad ship today; the rest are on the way.

iPhone & iPad
Available now
The full app — vault, identities, and the Share Extension.
macOS
In development
A menu-bar app with drag-and-drop and folder auto-encryption.
Command line
In development
Scriptable bge binary for batch and pipeline use.
Windows & Android
Planned
The open format makes third-party clients possible too.
Built on an open format

If DotBGE vanished tomorrow,
your files would not.

The .bge file is fully documented and free for anyone to implement. Your encrypted files are not locked to this app, this company, or any account. That is the whole point.

Read the .bge specification at dotbge.com →
report.bge magic BGE3
Header — wrapped key
Metadata — encrypted
Payload — sealed chunks
RSA-4096-OAEP  +  AES-256-GCM
self-describing · streaming · no server
Pricing

Free to use. Pro if you want it.

Receiving, decrypting, and everyday encryption are free forever. Unlock Pro power features with a one-time purchase — or a monthly subscription if you prefer.

Free
$0
forever, no account
  • Decrypt & preview any .bge file
  • Encrypt single files (identity or password)
  • Biometric-locked vault (up to 3 files)
  • One identity · Share Extension · in-app preview
Pro — recommended: lifetime
$24.99
one time · or $3.99/month
  • Everything in Free
  • Batch encryption
  • Folder & structured encryption
  • Unlimited vault & multiple identities

Encrypt your
first file today.

Free on the App Store. Set up an identity in under a minute.