No vaults. Just folders.
Hide and scramble folders without moving them into a vault.
JEP makes locked folders unrecognizable to people and ordinary apps until you unlock them.
Sometimes you don't need encryption.
You just don't want casual browsing. A roommate borrowing your laptop. A coworker glancing over during a screen share. A folder appearing in search during a demo.
JEP hides folders and scrambles their files enough to make them unreadable, right where they are.
Three steps.
Pick a folder.
It stays where it is.
Hide and scramble it.
JEP scrambles filenames, obscures previews, and alters file-identifying data so many ordinary apps treat locked files as invalid.
Bring it back when needed.
Touch ID or PIN. Everything comes back the way it was.
On macOS, locked folders disappear from Finder and Spotlight.
Your folder isn't trapped inside JEP. Every clean lock carries recovery metadata. After a reinstall, JEP can re-adopt the folder when you set up the same PIN.
Not encryption. Not trying to be.
JEP is a casual privacy tool for keeping ordinary folders out of sight on a shared computer.
It isn't a security product and doesn't pretend to be.
- Casual browsing
- Shoulder-surfing
- File-browser discovery
- Desktop-search discovery
- Forensic recovery
- Admin users
- Malware with file access
- Determined technical users
- Older unlocked copies in backups
- Terminal inspection
A few honest questions.
No. JEP hides folders and scrambles their files just enough to make them unreadable to ordinary apps. Unlocking restores the original folder.
Encryption is right for high-stakes secrets. JEP is for keeping a journal or a few projects out of everyday browsing.
No. While locked, files may appear invalid or unreadable to ordinary apps. That is intentional and reversible. Unlocking restores them.
No. For admin access or malware, use full-disk or file-level encryption, not JEP.
Use Touch ID or a 4–6 digit PIN. JEP hides the folder again automatically after a while.
Open JEP normally. macOS may ask you to confirm that it was downloaded from the internet the first time.
If JEP's local application data still exists, support can retrieve the PIN stored there. If both that data and the PIN are gone, the folder's recovery file cannot unlock it by itself.
JEP checks incomplete operations the next time it opens, repairs what it can, and reports anything that still needs attention.
Yes. $29.99 once on Mac with no subscription. The Windows paid upgrade is coming soon. See pricing.
Lock one folder with unlimited files but no subfolders. Same engine and UX as paid. No signup, card, or expiry. Enter a license key in Settings to remove the limit.
14 days, no questions. Email help@justenoughprivacy.com.