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[[!meta title="Encrypting text and files using GnuPG and Kleopatra"]]
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[*Kleopatra*](https://apps.kde.org/kleopatra/) is a graphical interface to [*GnuPG*](https://www.gnupg.org/), a tool to encrypt and authenticate text and files using the OpenPGP standard.
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With *Kleopatra* you can:
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Create new OpenPGP keys for yourself
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Manage your OpenPGP private keys and the public keys of others
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Encrypt text with a public key or a passphrase
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Sign text with a private key
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Decrypt and verify text
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<p>The [[<i>Thunderbird</i>|anonymous_internet/thunderbird]] email client
allows you to work with OpenPGP encrypted emails. Consider using
<i>Thunderbird</i> instead of <i>Kleopatra</i> if you want to exchange encrypted emails.</p>
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<p>The OpenPGP keys stored in <i>Thunderbird</i> are separate from the keys
stored in <i>GnuPG</i> and visible in <i>Kleopatra</i>.</p>
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<p>To store your GnuPG keys and configuration across different working sessions,
you can turn on the [[GnuPG|persistent_storage/configure#gnupg]]
feature of the Persistent Storage.</p>
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Working with encrypted files
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To encrypt a file:
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Choose **Sign/Encrypt** from the main window.
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Select the file that you want to encrypt.
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In the **Sign/Encrypt Files** dialog, either:
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Specify which OpenPGP keys you want to encrypt the file to.
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Choose **Encrypt with password**.
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To decrypt a file:
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