Take encrypted photos and video to protect sensitive information.
About this app
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.
Licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later, by Thomas Nibler.
What's New in v2.4.0
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- 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
Version history
Jul 24, 2025 · 9.4 MB · Android API 21–33 · code 18
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- 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
SHA-256 2158d88be9f3474ada27ffcad763bb18141e5f0390bcb385427384efc1f9be1f
Jul 31, 2022 · 5.7 MB · Android API 21–31 · code 17
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- Fix crash on API 31+
SHA-256 171162ee6161ffb63e4f3afe4a0fcc4bf20c013211777e7e6214f85ed1d79ad9
Oct 1, 2021 · 5.7 MB · Android API 21–31 · code 16
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- New features:
- - Allow removing EXIF data from photos
- - Allow using custom names for output files
SHA-256 10db2c35ae90ad599aff0e7d90183b79602b9e5e020b49ec18ed2c60563b381b
Will it run on your device?
87%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- Multiple CPU architectures are covered.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
How to verify the file you downloaded
Before you install anything, confirm the file is the one described here. On a computer, run shasum -a 256 your-download.apk (macOS or Linux) or certutil -hashfile your-download.apk SHA256 (Windows), then compare the output character-for-character with the SHA-256 on this page. If a single character differs, the file is not the build we recorded — delete it.
What the signing certificate proves
Every Android app is signed with a private key that only its developer holds. The fingerprint on this page is a hash of the matching public certificate, and it proves continuity rather than identity: it tells you a build came from whoever signed the earlier ones. Android enforces this at install time — if a package claiming to be com.tnibler.cryptocam is signed with a different key, the system will refuse to install it over your existing copy. A fingerprint that changes between releases is worth pausing on, because a repackaged app that has been modified by someone else cannot keep the original signature.
How to roll back to an earlier version
If the current release misbehaves, 2.3.1 is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall Cryptocam - encrypting camera app first — which clears its local data unless you have a backup. Reinstall the older APK only if its signing fingerprint matches the build you already trust, and check the API range: an older release may target an Android version your device has moved past.
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Source code
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App Information
Security Verification
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SHA-256 Hash
2158d88be9f3474ada27ffcad763bb18141e5f0390bcb385427384efc1f9be1f
Signing certificate
bfdb30392b8df9f7e8a92701232e7805fd6dc0fc9cb3c864f1668f508101f97d
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