How Choco Bin Works
Combine all your clouds in one app. Every file is encrypted on your Mac before it leaves.
Who Is Choco Bin For?
Choco Bin helps different people in different ways:
- Professionals — Protect contracts, client files, and sensitive documents from AI scanning without changing your workflow
- Creatives — Keep design work, portfolios, and creative projects private. Your work won't feed any AI training pipeline
- Researchers — Secure collaborative data across institutions. Sensitive research stays protected and private
- Small Businesses — Manage sensitive business files across multiple clouds without exposing them to AI analysis
- Remote Workers — Access all your cloud drives from anywhere. Files are encrypted and backed up automatically.
How It Works: Step by Step
Getting started is simple. Here's the typical workflow:
Step 1: Connect Your Cloud Services
Launch Choco Bin and connect your existing cloud accounts. Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud, OneDrive — or any combination. No new accounts to create, no new passwords to manage.
Step 2: Choco Bin Encrypts Automatically
Every file is encrypted locally on your Mac before it ever reaches any cloud service. This happens automatically in the background. Cloud providers only ever see encrypted data they cannot read.
Step 3: Manage Everything in One Place
Browse, organize, move, and delete files across all your connected clouds from a single, unified interface. All encryption and decryption happens automatically on your Mac.
Step 4: Always Accessible, Always Backed Up
Files are automatically backed up across your connected clouds. If one cloud goes down, your data stays accessible from the others.
Step 5: Done
Your files are protected from AI scanning, backed up automatically, and visible only to you. No complex setup. Just use the app like you'd use any other cloud storage.
Under the Hood
Here's how Choco Bin protects your files:
🔐 Files Encrypted At The Source
This is the core protection that stops AI scanning:
- Every file is encrypted on your Mac before uploading to any cloud service
- Cloud providers only ever receive encrypted data
- Encryption keys remain under your control only
- Technical guarantee: Providers cannot read, analyze, or scan your files
- Makes AI training on your files technically impossible
⚙️ Zero-Knowledge Architecture
Choco Bin operates on a zero-knowledge model:
- Your file contents never pass through Choco Bin's servers
- We cannot see your files
- Encryption and decryption happen entirely on your Mac
- We don't store metadata about your files
- Only you know what files you have
🔄 Automatic Backup & Recovery
Your files are protected against data loss:
- Files are distributed as encrypted copies across your connected cloud drives
- If one cloud provider experiences an outage, Choco Bin recovers from others
- Implements the 3-2-1 backup rule (3 copies, 2 media types, 1 offsite) automatically
- No manual effort required—backup and recovery happen transparently
- Zero data loss guaranteed through redundancy
⚛️ Encryption Options
Choco Bin offers multiple encryption approaches. Choose based on your macOS version and security preferences:
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Default: Patented Keyless Encryption (Post-Quantum Secured)
Our proprietary post-quantum keyless encryption eliminates key management entirely. Unlike traditional encryption schemes, there are no encryption keys to generate, store, or protect. Your data is encoded directly without relying on cryptographic keys. Protects against quantum computing threats.
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Alternative: NIST FIPS 203 ML-KEM (Post-Quantum Secured)
For users who prefer government-approved standards, we support NIST's post-quantum standard FIPS 203 ML-KEM. This government-approved key encapsulation mechanism provides quantum-resistant protection with transparent cryptographic standards. Requires macOS 15 or later.
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Compatible: AES-256-GCM (Not Quantum Secured)
For users on macOS 14 and earlier who need compatibility, we offer AES-256-GCM authenticated encryption. This industry-standard symmetric cipher provides strong confidentiality and data integrity (AEAD). While not quantum-resistant, it's natively supported in macOS 14+, ensuring maximum compatibility with older systems.
- All options provide strong security with modern cryptographic standards
- Your files remain protected with transparent, auditable encryption methods
What You Can Do With Choco Bin
- Combine free storage across 4 cloud providers (15GB Google + 2GB Dropbox + 5GB OneDrive + 5GB iCloud = 27GB total)
- Access files even when one cloud is down — your data stays available through other connected services
- Encryption happens automatically — no setup, no keys to manage. Just use it like normal.
- Organize across clouds from one app — move files between services, create folders, manage everything centrally
- Work with clouds you already have — no new accounts, no new services, no vendor lock-in