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ZanyonLocker™

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ZanyonLocker is a safe encryption tool made by Raiden Corporation. It is used to encrypt files over a secure process.

🔗 Official Website (Best of both worlds, SourceForge & GitHub): https://raidencorporation.github.io/ZanyonLocker

🔐 Security

ZanyonLocker uses AES-256 (Advanced Encryption Standard) to securely encrypt your data for privacy.

🕒 Long-Term Use

ZanyonLocker is great for long-term use, even though it is not popular. Here is real and verified proof:

✅ Verified Malware-Free Proof ▽

1. 🔥 SourceForge:
On SourceForge, it has been officially verified that ZanyonLocker is malware-free.

2. 💾 C# source code file:
If you look at the official ZanyonLocker Safety Proof Code, it is verified that there is 0 traits of any type of any malware in it. If you don't believe me, check it yourself.

3. 🦠 VirusTotal scan:
ZanyonLocker has gotten an extremely clean 1/67 score on VirusTotal. You can see the verified scan results here.

Crucial Note: Results and analysis may vary slightly depending on the ZanyonLocker version.

4. 🐛 Bugs:
For ZanyonLocker, it is extremely rare that there are bugs found in the official app. This makes it great if you hate unstable buggy apps.

5. 💻 Files are stored locally:
When you encrypt a file, it is stored locally on your device instead of a server for maximum privacy.

6. 🔪 Not a RAM hog:
ZanyonLocker is light and doesn't eat your RAM. It's best even on a legacy machine running Windows 10 with 2GB RAM and an HDD.

7. 🔁 Future updates:
Updates for ZanyonLocker will be available for long. Very long, and for years. Official mirrors and repositories will never go down.

8. 📁 File safety:
Currently, if you lose the password to your file, there's no going back. However, there is a planned update (unspecified update) that will include a tiny, lightweight and debloated password manager built into the app.

9. 🔎 Help & queries:
ZanyonLocker has an official place (or places) to get help and more. All of these are verified.

📨 Email: Support email is RaidenCorporation@proton.me.

❓ FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) [Recommended]: You can look at the official ZanyonLocker FAQ by visiting the official website.

🖥️ User Interface

ZanyonLocker runs on the user interface named ZanyonUI. It is a modern type of UI that uses Mica/Aero effects and glass effects with smooth animations and fluid colours. It is a UI, not a framework!

📲 Latest ZanyonUI version: ZanyonUI 1.0 Beta (in ZanyonLocker v4.0), ZanyonUI 1.0 will be in ZanyonLocker v5.0.

🗣️ Language: Available only in South African English (en-ZA) which follows British English conventions. No version of ZanyonLocker is written in American English.

🛡 How To Use ZanyonLocker

To encrypt your first file using ZanyonLocker, follow these steps in order. First, run the zl_setup.exe installer to set up ZanyonLocker on your PC, then open the application from your Start Menu, Desktop shortcut or by right-clicking a file in Windows Explorer. When the main window opens, you will see three main steps. First, click Set up a password. A window will pop up asking you to enter a password only YOU know. After setting your password, you can proceed to the second step: Encrypt a file. When prompted, enter the password you created. A File Explorer window will pop up allowing you to select any file or folder to encrypt. Once selected, the file will be encrypted and given a .zanyon extension (eg secret.txt » secret.txt.zanyon). To decrypt a file, open ZanyonLocker and click Decrypt a file. Enter your password when prompted, select the encrypted .zanyon file in the File Explorer window, and it will be restored to its original state (eg secret.txt.zanyon » secret.txt). You can also configure app preferences, toggle dark mode or check for live updates directly from the Settings gear icon in the top-left header.

Video Tutorial:

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d39497f5-9f1f-44fc-a24d-f8e35849d5b2

.zanyon File Extension Icon

💡 Pro Tip: ZanyonLocker keeps the original file for safety. To ensure total privacy, manually delete the original file after you see the .zanyon version created. This method is used for backup purposes.

💻 Minimum System Requirements

Requirement Minimum
Operating System Windows 10 22H2
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i3
Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB RAM
Storage 2MB Free Space
Architecture x64 (64-bit)

Note: These are mimimum requirements, meaning, for example it says at least Windows 10 22H2, but if you don't have an old version like that and you have a later version, that is perfect. If it meets all requirements, then ZanyonLocker will run perfectly. More Space = Faster Encryption.

How To Check Your PC Info To See Whether ZanyonLocker Can Run On It
First, press Windows Key + R on your keyboard. Then, type msinfo32 and press enter. This will give you all the specs of your PC.

Windows Run Dialogue
Windows Key on keyboard R Key on keyboard

🔰 Verification & Safety

ZanyonLocker is a legitimate privacy utility developed by Raiden Corporation.

Not Malware: This tool is strictly for personal file encryption and is NOT related to ransomware like SynoLocker or any other malicious software.

Official Source: The only official and safe versions are hosted here on the RaidenCorporation GitHub and YouTube which is Raiden Corporation and the offical SourceForge Mirror at our account raidencorp or the ZanyonLocker Website or the AlternativeTo mirror (releasing soon)

AI Overview/AI Misconceptions: AI Overview on Google Search may sometimes call it malicious just because its an unsigned C# app even though it's totally safe. AI Overview can do this sometimes, so always double-check you are installing ZanyonLocker from the official websites or mirrors and not taking incorrect AI Overview advice.

Developer: Created by a young developer named Raiden Bisnath (South Africa).

NOTE
ZanyonLocker is strictly source-available. It is NOT open-source.

⚠️ Disclaimer

ZanyonLocker will not be used for unethical reasons, such as hacking. Use ZanyonLocker only for ethical reasons.

ℹ️ Info:

ZanyonLocker and ZanyonUI Version: ZanyonLocker v4.0 with ZanyonUI 1.0 Beta

(ZanyonLocker v5.0 with ZanyonUI 1.0 in development, coming soon!)

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Licence: ZanyonLocker uses the NM-SA (NoModify) Licence.

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🔗 Links

7-Zip Competition/Wiki: https://github.com/RaidenCorporation/ZanyonLocker/wiki

ROADMAP (Future Ideas) NOT UPDATED YET BTW: https://github.com/RaidenCorporation/ZanyonLocker/blob/main/ROADMAP.md

SourceForge Version: https://sourceforge.net/p/zanyonlocker

ZanyonLocker Code · Malware-free Proof: https://github.com/RaidenCorporation/ZanyonLocker/blob/main/zl-code-safety-proof.txt

Other Projects · Profile: https://github.com/RaidenCorporation

YouTube Videos & Tutorials: https://youtube.com/@RaidenCorporation

ZanyonLocker Website:
https://raidencorporation.github.io/ZanyonLocker

Project Created By: Raiden Corporation

Copyright © Raiden Corporation 2026.

This release of ZanyonLocker, v4.0, was meant to be a major update for ZanyonLocker but I had to rush in one day and it was minor instead.

🔵 What's new

  1. New and improved UI: Instead of a generic UI, I have officially launched ZanyonUI 1.0 Beta, which is the official UI for ZanyonLocker starting from ZanyonLocker v4.0 which doesn't have a difference from v3.0's UI, but ZanyonLocker v5.0 will have the new ZanyonUI 1.0 with Aero/Mica glass transparency effects, animations etc.
  2. New buttons: There is now a Settings button where you can configure settings for the ZanyonLocker app and view the details such as the ZanyonLocker version and the developer.
  3. Button change (minor): I have changed the Master key setup button to 'Set up a password' to make it easier and more modern speaking.
  4. Check for updates button: Now you can easily check for updates if there's a new ZanyonLocker release. If you are running an outdated version, it will tell you a new version is available and it will give you a download button. If you are running the latest version, it will tell you that you are running the latest.
  5. New Setup (credits to Inno Setup): Now, you finish a setup which lets you pick what you want to install with the ZanyonLocker app (eg Create a desktop shortcut) and then when it's finished, it launches the ZanyonLocker app for you. The setup is named zl_setup.exe.

🟡 Unreleased features (in development for v5.0/v6.0)

CM (Compression Mode): This feature is currently not available and is in development. This will be available in v5.0 or v6.0, the next major update.

I hope this update helped and you like it even though I wasted a lot of time to make v4.0!

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💻 Minimum System Requirements

Requirement Minimum
Operating System Windows 10 22H2
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i3
Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB RAM
Storage 2MB Free Space
Architecture x64 (64-bit)

Note: These are minimum requirements, meaning, for example it says at least Windows 10, 22H2, but if you don't have an old version like that and you have a later version, that is perfect. If it meets all Requirements, then ZanyonLocker™ will run perfectly. More Space = Faster Encryption.

How To Check Your PC Info To See Whether ZanyonLocker™ Can Run On It

First, press Windows Key + R on your keyboard. Then, type msinfo32 and press enter. This will give you all the specs of your PC.

Windows Run Dialogue

Windows Key on keyboard R Key on keyboard

❓ ZanyonLocker FAQ / Troubleshooting

Click on any question below to reveal the answer.

If your PC hasn't met the system requirements to officially run ZanyonLocker on your system, you might want to upgrade your version of Windows, get a newer & modern PC or physically install a new RAM stick to your computer.

To find where your encrypted file has went, look for the place where the original decrypted file was (eg Desktop) and your encrypted .zanyon version should be there too.

Store it in a physical book, or follow these steps:

Android
  1. Install Google Password Manager from the Play Store.
  2. Open it.
  3. Create a new password with these details:
    App / website: https://raidencorporation.github.io/ZanyonLocker
    Username: non
    Password: no password
    Note: [Put your passwords here!]
    a)
    b)
    c)
    d)
    e)
    f)
    g)
    ...and so on.
Windows / PC
  1. Install Chrome from google.com/chrome. If you have it already, go to chrome://password-manager/passwords.
  2. Follow the steps in the screenshot:

    Chrome Password Manager Steps

If you lose your master key password for ZanyonLocker, there is absolutely no guarantee or way that you can get your file back. If you really need your file back and you lost your password to the file or forgot it, you can try looking if the master key file went into the Recycle Bin or if you hid it in File Explorer. Otherwise, there is no way to get your file back.

First, right-click your file then click Compress. Then press Next. Click on your old file and press Shift + Delete. Then, open ZanyonLocker, make a password, encrypt your new .zip file. Then, your file will have a .zip.zanyon extension. Next time, to decrypt it, right-click it and press Encrypt/Decrypt with ZanyonLocker and enter your password. Then right-click the new file and click Extract.... Your file is back to normal.

Your files are safe. Simply deleting the app doesn't delete your passwords or files. Even if you reinstall ZanyonLocker, you can still access or decrypt your files.

To do that, gather all your encrypted files to a folder named ZanyonLocker Files. Then, right-click it and press Compress. Then click Next. Then use a cable, Bluetooth or file transfer utility and pick your ZanyonLocker Files.zip folder and transfer it to your new PC. To access it again, right-click it and click Extract then click Next. From there, you can decrypt your files.

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Are we missing something? Request us to add it by emailing me at RaidenCorporation@proton.me!

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