ette (Encrypted Terminal Text Editor)

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

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

make

Testing

Requires Bazel.

bazel test //...

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)

./ette <filename>

LICENSE

MIT. See LICENSE file.

Credits

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