GitHub - ryanmcdermott/ette: Encrypted Text Terminal Editor (Ette)

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ette (Encrypted Terminal Text Editor)

Bazel Test Runner

ette is an encrypted terminal text editor. It is written in C++ and has no external runtime dependencies.

USE THIS PROGRAM AT YOUR OWN RISK. IT HAS NOT BEEN AUDITED FOR DATA SECURITY. SEE LICENSE.

Demo

ette terminal demo

Philosophy

  • No external runtime dependencies.
  • Small enough codebase to be readable within an afternoon.
  • VT100 compatabile.
  • AES-256 encryption.
  • C++17 or later.
  • Buildable and runnable until the end of time, as long as a C++17 compiler exists and a VT100 compatible terminal is available.

Platforms

Tested on:

  • macOS >= 13
  • Ubuntu >= 20.04

Building

Testing

Requires Bazel.

Usage (encrypted)

  1. ./ette <filename>.aes256cbc
  2. Type password
  3. Confirm password (if new file).
  4. Type text...
  5. CTRL+S to save. Your file will be encrypted and saved.
  6. CTRL+Q to exit.

Usage (unencrypted)

LICENSE

MIT. See LICENSE file.

Credits

Adapted from kilo by Salvatore Sanfilippo. Uses https://github.com/kkAyataka/plusaes for encryption.