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SecureDel

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#3 of 26
Score
6.9
SecureDel's website

The facts below are what the maker publishes about SecureDel, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.

Plans and prices

From SecureDel's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.

All about pricing
PlanPriceWhat it gives you
FreeFreePortable Windows utility · source code included · GPLv3

The facts

Each one read from SecureDel's own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

Active-task monitoring
A task window lets users inspect running programs, close unresponsive processes, open their installation folders, search online and copy task names.checked 15 Oct 2026
API and integrations
The reviewed official pages describe no public API, SDK, plugin framework, cloud integration or third-party service integration.checked 15 Oct 2026
Automatic algorithm choice
The software recommends an erasure method based on each drive's characteristics and can choose separately for systems containing different drive types.checked 15 Oct 2026
Clipboard monitoring
The application can monitor Windows Clipboard changes in real time and display the captured contents.checked 15 Oct 2026
Deletion algorithms
The official page says SecureDel provides six deletion algorithms, including DoD seven-pass, Gutmann 35-pass and Securedelete.checked 15 Oct 2026
Documentation and support
The publisher provides feature descriptions, downloads, license text, integrity data and contact details, but no dedicated API or help-center documentation is listed.checked 15 Oct 2026
Drag and drop
The program supports dragging multiple files and folders into the deletion list.checked 15 Oct 2026
Drive scanning
At startup, SecureDel scans connected disks, USB drives and other mass-storage devices and reports their type, brand, capacity and usage.checked 15 Oct 2026
File-list backup
Before deletion, users can save a backup copy of the list of files selected for processing.checked 15 Oct 2026
File-lock handling
Since version 1.2.2, SecureDel checks whether selected files are in use and terminates the occupying process so deletion can continue.checked 15 Oct 2026
Independent download activity
Softpedia lists 144 downloads for SecureDel 1.2.3 and labels it donationware/GPLv3.checked 15 Oct 2026
Integrity verification
The publisher supplies hashes and OpenPGP signatures for SecureDel packages and publishes a public key for verification.checked 15 Oct 2026
Keyboard and mouse tracking
Keyboard and mouse monitoring is user-controlled, shows a taskbar indicator and can be extended to administrator-level programs when SecureDel is run as administrator.checked 15 Oct 2026
Latest version
The official product page identifies version 1.2.3.0 as the current SecureDel release.checked 15 Oct 2026
Limit: monitoring log
Keyboard and mouse monitoring writes a file named SecureDel LogSession.txt in the user's local Temp directory until the user deletes it.checked 15 Oct 2026
Limit: review evidence
SourceForge shows no user reviews for SecureDel, so there is no review consensus there.checked 15 Oct 2026
Limit: SSD erasure
The publisher warns that SSD recovery outcomes vary by drive model and controller, so some data may remain inaccessible or partially recoverable.checked 15 Oct 2026
Open-source licence
SecureDel is distributed under the GNU General Public License version 3 or later.checked 15 Oct 2026
Portable operation
The program requires no installation and can run directly from a USB drive.checked 15 Oct 2026

The company

Company fact
A 2024 Unione Sarda profile identifies Mariano Ortu as a 64-year-old computer-security systems designer based in Bolotana, Sardinia.checked 15 Oct 2026
Company fact: awards
The same 2024 report says Ortu's three open-source projects received SourceForge Rising Star recognition among more than 500,000 candidates.checked 15 Oct 2026
Company fact: development model
The publisher's legal page names Mariano Ortu as the person responsible for the site and gives an address in Via Stazione 118, Bolotana, Sardinia, Italy.checked 15 Oct 2026

Where it runs

Independent platform details
SourceForge lists SecureDel as Windows software written in C# under GPLv3 and records the project registration date as January 17, 2024.checked 15 Oct 2026
Independent Windows support
Softpedia lists Windows 10 32/64-bit and Windows 11 as supported systems.checked 15 Oct 2026

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