GPG Suite
GPG Suite is a macOS collection for encrypting, decrypting, signing, and verifying files or email.
What GPG Suite is
GPG Suite is a macOS collection for encrypting, decrypting, signing, and verifying files or email. GPG Mail adds those operations to Apple Mail and automatically decrypts and verifies encrypted or signed attachments. GPG Keychain manages OpenPGP keys, including creation, editing, imports from key servers or contacts, and advanced choices for key size, expiry, and algorithm. GPG Services places the same cryptographic actions in the macOS Services menu for selected text, files, and folders. MacGPG supplies the underlying engine and is based on GnuPG. The maker says the suite is released under open source licences and can be compiled under the GPL. GPG Mail offers a 30-day trial to users who have not started one before. After expiry, encrypted messages remain readable, but encrypting, signing, and verifying require a support plan for the current major version. GPG Mail 8 is in beta and requires an active GPG Mail 7 Support Plan.
Good
- Integrates encryption with Apple Mail
- Manages OpenPGP keys
- Services menu actions for text and files
- Open source licensing
- Thirty-day GPG Mail trial
Watch out
- Permanent GPG Mail use requires support
- Trial restrictions follow expiry
- GPG Mail 7 is limited to macOS Ventura
- GPG Mail 8 remains in beta
Who it suits
It suits Mac users who want OpenPGP email and file actions integrated with Apple Mail and macOS services. It is also relevant to users managing their own keys.
Verdict
GPG Suite combines mail integration, key management, and system-level services around GnuPG. Check macOS compatibility and the support-plan requirement before relying on GPG Mail.
Plans and prices
From GPG Suite's own pricing page, checked 10 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| GPG Mail 7 Support Plan | €24, paid once | one person · up to 5 personally owned computers · regular updates and hotfixes for GPG Mail 7 · support for GPG Mail, GPG Suite tools, and GnuPG |
The facts
Each one read from GPG Suite's own pages, with the date it was checked.
The company
- Company location
- GPGTools GmbH lists its address as Zieglergasse 84/1, 1070 Vienna, Austria.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Vienna, Austriachecked 28 Sep 2026
What it does
- Compatibility limit
- The maker's terms state GPG Mail 7 may be used on macOS Ventura but not on other or future macOS or Mail versions.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Current beta
- GPG Mail 8 is in beta, requires an active GPG Mail 7 Support Plan, and the maker says it cannot yet give a date for leaving beta.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Email plugin
- GPG Mail integrates GPG encryption, decryption, signing, and verification into Apple Mail.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Encryption engine
- MacGPG is the underlying encryption engine and is based on GnuPG.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Key management
- GPG Keychain manages OpenPGP keys, including creating and modifying keys and importing keys from key servers or contacts.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Key options
- GPG Keychain provides default settings for new keys and an advanced view for choosing key size, expiration date, and algorithm.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Mail attachments
- GPG Mail automatically decrypts and verifies encrypted or signed attachments.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Mail support requirement
- Permanent use of GPG Mail requires purchasing a support plan for the current available major version.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Open source
- The maker says GPG Suite, including GPG Mail, is released under open source licenses, and users may compile their own version under the GPL.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- GPG Suite is a collection of software for encrypting and decrypting, signing and verifying files or emails on macOS.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Support
- An active GPG Mail Support Plan includes professional help for GPG Mail, the tools in GPG Suite, and GnuPG.checked 10 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Trial
- GPG Mail can be used free for 30 days if the user has not started a trial before; after expiry, users can still access encrypted emails but cannot encrypt, sign, or verify emails.checked 10 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- macOS Services
- GPG Services adds encryption, decryption, signing, and verification actions to the macOS Services menu for text selections, files, and folders.checked 10 Oct 2026
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