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Eris – desktop PGP workstation with simple GUI

  • Hacker News

So, I wanna show my personal project, what I made for myself and already used it for some time... This is a lightweight PGP workstation for work with text messages. Very simple interface, encrypted storage and basic process protection from tempering (in Windows and Linux). I m...

  • Published: Apr 20, 2026
  • First seen: Apr 20, 2026
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So, I wanna show my personal project, what I made for myself and already used it for some time... This is a lightweight PGP workstation for work with text messages. Very simple interface, encrypted storage and basic process protection from tempering (in Windows and Linux). I m...

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Why it matters

Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Key Features

  • Primary public product URL is https://eris.sibexi.co/.
  • Description: So, I wanna show my personal project, what I made for myself and already used it for some time... This is a lightweight PGP workstation for work with text messages. Very simple interface, encrypted storage and basic p....
  • Listed on Hacker News as "Eris – desktop PGP workstation with simple GUI".
  • Source description: So, I wanna show my personal project, what I made for myself and already used it for some time... This is a lightweight PGP workstation for work with text messages. Very simple interface, encrypted storage and basic p....
  • Source publish date is 2026-04-20.

Use Cases

  • Primary discovery source is Hacker News.
  • Hacker News mention is recent (2026-04-20).
  • Primary public product URL is https://eris.sibexi.co/.
  • Description: So, I wanna show my personal project, what I made for myself and already used it for some time... This is a lightweight PGP workstation for work with text messages. Very simple interface, encrypted storage and basic p....
  • Listed on Hacker News as "Eris – desktop PGP workstation with simple GUI".

Why Now

Eris – desktop PGP workstation with simple GUI is appearing on fresh discovery surfaces, so it is worth reviewing while momentum is still forming. Confidence is currently low (41/100), so treat this as an early signal rather than a settled trend.

Community Signals

Trend score

52.7

24h momentum

Rising

Hacker News points

2

Rising

Facts / Signals / Inference / Unknowns

Facts

  • Listed on Hacker News as "Eris – desktop PGP workstation with simple GUI".
  • Source description: So, I wanna show my personal project, what I made for myself and already used it for some time... This is a lightweight PGP workstation for work with text messages. Very simple interface, encrypted storage and basic p....
  • Source publish date is 2026-04-20.
  • Description: So, I wanna show my personal project, what I made for myself and already used it for some time... This is a lightweight PGP workstation for work with text messages. Very simple interface, encrypted storage and basic p....
  • Primary public product URL is https://eris.sibexi.co/.

Signals

  • Hacker News mention is recent (2026-04-20).
  • Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Inference

Trust data is still pending

The evidence pipeline has not produced enough structured trust blocks for this product yet.

Unknowns

  • Documentation is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • No tagline is stored on the current product record.
  • Pricing details are not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • Recent changelog or release history is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.

Evidence Snapshots

Eris – desktop PGP workstation with simple GUI

Listed on Hacker News as "Eris – desktop PGP workstation with simple GUI".

Eris – desktop PGP workstation with simple GUI official profile

Primary public product URL is https://eris.sibexi.co/.

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Original Sources

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