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Arcanum

zip.arcanum

Encrypted container manager compatible with VeraCrypt

Latest documented release1.614 Sept 2026 · 34.6 MB→
⬇ Download APK1.6 · 34.6 MBPublisher site ↗

01 / Overview

Is Arcanum safe?

Arcanum is an encrypted container manager for Android that creates and mounts VeraCrypt-compatible volumes. Your files are protected with military-grade encryption and remain accessible only to you. Key Features • VeraCrypt-compatible — containers work on desktop too (Windows, macOS, Linux) • AES-256, Twofish, Serpent and cascade ciphers • Multiple hash algorithms: SHA-512, SHA-256, Whirlpool, St…

Developer
arcanum
Earliest archived version
10 Aug 2026
License
Apache-2.0 (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

1.6

New: Settings can be carried to another phone - New: A vault can stay open in the background - New: Text files open in the app - New: PDFs open inside the app - New: A hidden volume can go on a USB drive - New: Argon2id, a derivation that costs memory - New: Vaults on USB flash drives - Security…

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1.5.0

New: Create vaults as ext4 - New: Generate keyfiles in the app - New: Donations - New: Fullscreen video - Security: Hardened biometric app unlock - Security: Keyfiles never touch storage any more - Fix: Open FAT32 vaults created by other apps - Fix: No crash playing media on 32-bit devices - Fix…

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDzip.arcanum
Latest APK SHA-256a531af236e7043d80f3becc29e7af430cb86dba40ad93dc22434fc0af5f13b3c
Signing certificateD5:34:FA:17:3D:BC:64:0E:44:86:CF:C0:56:65:EE:82:39:59:08:54:2B:45:E2:5D:5C:C0:56:2E:4C:CA:55:3B
MIN ANDROID29TARGET36ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a

04 / History

Archive history

2 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 1.5.0 (10 Aug 2026), latest 1.6 (14 Sept 2026).

Permissions changed between 1.5.0 and 1.6: added android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

2 TOTAL
VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture
1.629+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a→1.5.029+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a→

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
Permissions12 declared · 2 sensitive
Signaturepresent
Anti-featuresNo known anti-features
Sensitive accessREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGEWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATIONandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICEandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNCandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACKandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USEandroid.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGEandroid.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETEDandroid.permission.USE_BIOMETRICandroid.permission.USE_FINGERPRINTandroid.permission.WAKE_LOCKandroid.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGEzip.arcanum.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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↗