Is croc safe?

croc is a tool that allows any two computers to simply and securely transfer files. Features - allows any two computers to transfer data (using a relay) - provides end-to-end encryption (using PAKE) - enables easy cross-platform transfers (Windows, Linux, Mac) - allows multiple file transfers - local server or port-forwarding not needed - ipv6-first with ipv4 fallback The command line application…

Developer: Chris Howey
Category: File Transfer
Earliest archived version: 28 Jul 2026
License: ISC (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

28 Jul 2026

10.6.0

update to croc v10.6.0 update to fyne 2.8.0

Full notes →

03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.github.howeyc.crocgui

Latest APK SHA-256f26ac97932ee1c8eb3b233dc23d6b1104caff3b6dc4978680e8c6829c99dae33

Signing certificate28:CD:55:7B:8F:2D:19:2F:B3:BF:F6:06:3E:67:D1:A4:20:BA:4F:49:7F:29:FD:97:7C:75:E8:FA:90:C2:2C:B6

MIN ANDROID15TARGET29ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

04 / History

Archive history

2 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 10.6.0 (28 Jul 2026), latest 11.5.2 (15 Sept 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 10.6.0 and 11.5.2.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

2 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

11.5.215 Sept 202615+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→10.6.028 Jul 202615+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→

06 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexNo ads or tracking flagged by the source

IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source

SourceOpen-source · fdroid

Permissions3 declared · 2 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGEWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Declared permissions

android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

07 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗