We recommend you use:

• VeraCrypt to share encrypted files across different operating systems.
• LUKS to encrypt files for Tails and Linux.

	LUKS	VeraCrypt
Compatibility	Linux	Windows + macOS + Linux
Create new volumes	Yes	Outside of Tails
Open and modify existing volumes	Yes	Yes
Encrypted partitions (or entire disks) ¹	Yes	Yes
Encrypted file containers ¹	Complicated ²	Easy
Plausible deniability ³	No	Yes
Ease of use	Easier	More complicated
Speed	Faster	Slower

1. See the difference between file containers and partitions.

2. See Tyler Burton: How to migrate from TrueCrypt to LUKS file containers.

3. Plausible deniability: in some cases (for example, with VeraCrypt hidden volumes), it is impossible for an adversary to technically prove the existence of an encrypted volume.

   Still, deniable encryption might not protect you if you are forced to reveal the existence of the encrypted volume. See:

   • VeraCrypt: Plausible Deniability
   • Security-in-a-Box: Creating a hidden volume