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We recommend that you use:

We recommend that you use:

<span class="application">- *VeraCrypt</span>* to share encrypted files across different operating systems.

- *VeraCrypt* to share encrypted files across different operating systems.

<span class="application">LUKS</span>- *LUKS* to encrypt files for Tails and Linux.

- *LUKS* to encrypt files for Tails and Linux.

<table>
<tr><th></th><th class="w30"><span class="application">LUKS</span></th><th class="w30"><span class="application">VeraCrypt</span></th></tr>
<tr><td>Compatibility</td><td>Linux</td><td>Windows + macOS + Linux</td></tr>
<tr><td>Create new volumes</td><td class="check"><span class="check">Yes</span></td><td class="cross">Outside of Tails</td></tr>
<tr><td>Open and modify existing volumes</td><td class="check">Yes</td><td class="check">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td>Encrypted partitions (or entire disks) ¹</td><td class="check">Yes</td><td class="check">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td>Encrypted file containers ¹</td><td class="cross">Complicated ²</td><td class="check">Easy</td></tr>
<tr><td>Plausible deniability ³²</td><td class="cross">No</td><td class="check">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td>Ease of use</td><td class="check">Easier</td><td class="cross">More complicated</td></tr>
<tr><td>Speed</td><td class="check">Faster</td><td class="cross">Slower</td></tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr><th></th><th class="w30"><span class="application">LUKS</span></th><th class="w30"><span class="application">VeraCrypt</span></th></tr>
<tr><td>Compatibility</td><td>Linux</td><td>Windows + macOS + Linux</td></tr>
<tr><td>Create new volumes</td><td class="check"><span class="check">Yes</span></td><td class="cross">Outside of Tails</td></tr>
<tr><td>Open and modify existing volumes</td><td class="check">Yes</td><td class="check">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td>Encrypted partitions (or entire disks) ¹</td><td class="check">Yes</td><td class="check">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td>Encrypted file containers ¹</td><td class="cross">Complicated </td><td class="check">Easy</td></tr>
<tr><td>Plausible deniability ²</td><td class="cross">No</td><td class="check">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td>Ease of use</td><td class="check">Easier</td><td class="cross">More complicated</td></tr>
<tr><td>Speed</td><td class="check">Faster</td><td class="cross">Slower</td></tr>
</table>

See the [[difference between *file containers* and *partitions*|veracrypt#container-vs-partition]].

*Plausible deniability*: in some cases (for example, with <span class="application">VeraCrypt</span> hidden volumes), it is impossible for an adversary to technically prove the existence of an encrypted volume.

Still, [[!wikipedia Deniable_encryption desc="deniable_ encryption"]] might not protect you if
you are forced to reveal the existence of the encrypted volume. See:
[VeraCrypt: Plausible Deniability](https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Plausible%20Deniability.html).

Still, [[!wikipedia Deniable_encryption desc="deniable encryption"]] might not protect you if
you are forced to reveal the existence of the encrypted volume. See
[VeraCrypt: Plausible Deniability](https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Plausible%20Deniability.html).