64-bit
wixmachine scopelaunchpad.net · known platform- File name
- VeraCrypt_Setup_x64_1.26.29.msi
- SHA-256
- 5ba6426983123cfb92bc1f09bd888fdbc0f53f300d0d9c5da52ce3aee8d474f0
- Silent install
- /qn ACCEPTLICENSE=YES
VeraCrypt
by IDRIX · Apache 2.0
94/100how this is calculated
VeraCrypt is a free open source disk encryption software for Windows, Mac OSX and Linux.
Record
- Latest version
- 1.26.29
- Official page
- https://veracrypt.io/
- Package identifier
- IDRIX.VeraCrypt
Official downloads
These URLs are the ones IDRIX declares in its own manifest. We do not proxy or shorten them, and we do not host a copy.
Verify the file you downloaded
Run this against the file on disk. If the output does not match the hash below, the file is not what IDRIX published. Delete it.
Windows · PowerShell
Get-FileHash "VeraCrypt_Setup_x64_1.26.29.msi" -Algorithm SHA256macOS · Linux
shasum -a 256 "VeraCrypt_Setup_x64_1.26.29.msi"Expected output
5ba6426983123cfb92bc1f09bd888fdbc0f53f300d0d9c5da52ce3aee8d474f0
Got a different hash, or one you cannot place? Paste it into the hash checker and it will tell you which program and version it belongs to, past releases included.
Install VeraCrypt silently
The unattended switch below is the one IDRIX declares in the installer manifest, not one we guessed by trying flags.
64-bit · machine scope · publisher-declared
.\VeraCrypt_Setup_x64_1.26.29.msi /qn ACCEPTLICENSE=YESRun it from the folder holding the downloaded file, in a terminal opened as administrator when the package installs for all users. Silent means no window and no prompts, so check the exit code rather than waiting for something to appear: 0 is success and 3010 means it worked but wants a reboot.
Download VeraCrypt for Mac
The macOS build as Homebrew declares it, with the same treatment as the Windows side: the publisher's own URL and a hash to check it against.
- Version on Homebrew
- 1.26.29
- File name
- VeraCrypt_1.26.29.dmg
- SHA-256
- a316c2dcb7f42eb3b0fcccbd305ae1c2abc46df6d79e9e5bf0544719d7774ed4
- Install with Homebrew
- brew install --cask veracrypt
How we scored this 94 out of 100
| Signal | Finding | Points |
|---|---|---|
| SHA-256 hash published | 1 of 1 installers ship a SHA-256 hashWithout a published hash there is no way to prove the file you downloaded is the file the publisher built. | 30 / 30 |
| Binary provenance | 1 on a recognised distribution platformThe strongest signal against a repackaged installer: the file should come from the publisher, not from a mirror nobody vouches for. | 29.8 / 35 |
| Served over HTTPS | 1 of 1 over HTTPSAn installer fetched over plain HTTP can be modified in transit. | 15 / 15 |
| Licence declared | Apache 2.0A declared licence tells you what you are actually allowed to do with the software. | 5 / 5 |
Is VeraCrypt safe to download?
The installer comes from a recognised distribution platform rather than IDRIX's own domain. That is normal for this kind of software and not a red flag by itself.
The installer on this page comes with the SHA-256 IDRIX declared, so you do not have to take our word for it: hash the file you downloaded and compare.
What this does not tell you is whether the software itself is any good, or whether you want what it does once installed. A publisher can ship something you would rather not run and the download is still authentic. We answer the question we can measure and leave the other one to you.
If Windows says “Windows protected your PC” when you run it, that is SmartScreen reporting reputation, not a malware verdict — it shows up on perfectly legitimate software from small publishers and on releases that are simply new. The reverse matters more: no warning does not mean the file was checked.
How the 94/100 score is calculated · why the source matters more than the reputation
Install VeraCrypt with winget
Windows ships with a package manager, and this program is in it. The identifier below is the one Microsoft's repository uses, which is also where the download URL and hash on this page come from.
Install
winget install --id IDRIX.VeraCrypt --exactUpgrade later
winget upgrade --id IDRIX.VeraCryptWhy --exact: without it winget matches on name as well as identifier, and a search that returns more than one package makes it stop and ask rather than install. Pinning the identifier is what makes the command safe to put in a script.
Not installing anything, or getting an error back? The commands that actually come up covers upgrading everything at once, what --include-unknown is for, and why winget can be missing from a machine that should have it.
Old versions of VeraCrypt7 with hashes
The version history of VeraCrypt, each release with the download URL the publisher declared at the time and the SHA-256 to check it against. Useful when an update breaks something and you need to downgrade to a build that worked.
We do not host any of these files and never re-upload them, which is the difference between this and an old-version download site.
1.26.24
released 31 May 202548184A29DB24A88ACEF0A0AB079230676CFDF1A8F2C87CBD42188952496B54DA
1.26.20
released 05 Feb 20258CC1F95666FCBAB6016C18C36F1E6273308EDFCEEDC535035DA911EC090C2236
1.26.18
released 21 Jan 2025B7D0495453259FFFE0B9C5FFBA02A4C36614F18DD2AD00C90EF7B95613CB1314
1.26.15
released 03 Sept 2024B04253864ADAD522669AD69E94E55945A0736A8C4AEB6742357228120D342CF7
1.26.14
released 27 Aug 20249A29C7B3B911BBC50BC7F41F93C7659CE70599FD19A78ACA002BD6E4A8D3E9A4
1.26.7
C802DCDDA02E9A7A3F52645BF90285D3055C76038DC760131192CC23327CA8F8
1.25.9
206D31C2ED1A2B0390D4DFA12E74A9B9DAE88658D1F9BFA1BB433B23E2B24FD8
Publishers take old builds offline without warning, so a link here can stop working even though the hash stays correct forever. If you already have the file, the hash is what matters: it tells you whether what you have is what they published.
Every version on record8
Every VeraCrypt version with a published manifest, newest first. The most recent ones are listed above with their file names and hashes.
- 1.26.29
- 1.26.24
- 1.26.20
- 1.26.18
- 1.26.15
- 1.26.14
- 1.26.7
- 1.25.9
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Where our data comes from
- macOS cask
- formulae.brew.sh/cask/veracrypt