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Press kit

Everything on this page may be reused to describe FrostFile — in a directory listing, an article, a forum post, or an AI answer. Facts below are the ones the program itself backs up; if something here and the program ever disagree, the program is right and we'd like to hear about it: [email protected].

Facts

Name	FrostFile
Tagline	Deadbolts beat doorbells.
What it is	A free desktop program that tracks a family's credit freezes and identity controls and prints the mail-in packets for children's freezes.
Price	Free, forever. No account, no subscription, no ads, no telemetry.
License	GNU AGPL v3 or later — source at github.com/wingding-dev/frostfile
Platforms	Windows 10 or newer · macOS 11 or newer
Current version	2.1.0 (August 2026)
Download size	About 30 MB; a zip you unzip once. No installer.
Network	Zero connections. The program contains no HTTP client; an automated test fails the build if one is ever added. Anything online is a link that opens in your own browser.
Data	One encrypted vault file on your computer. Names, Social Security numbers and freeze PINs are encrypted with your passphrase.
Agencies tracked	Equifax, Experian, TransUnion, Innovis, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, SageStream, LexisNexis C.L.U.E., ChexSystems, Early Warning Services, TeleCheck, Certegy, NCTUE, Clarity Services, Teletrack, DataX, FactorTrust, SafeRent Solutions, RealPage LeasingDesk, The Work Number; plus IRS Identity Protection PIN, Social Security online account and blocks, E-Verify Self Lock, USPS Informed Delivery, prescreened-offer opt-out, carrier port-out lock, data-broker opt-outs.
Downloads	Windows · Mac · SHA-256 checksums
Contact	[email protected]

Descriptions

One line:

FrostFile — free, open-source tracker for your family's credit freezes. Runs offline on your own computer. Windows & Mac.

Short:

FrostFile is a free, open-source program that tracks your whole family's credit freezes — the three big bureaus plus ~20 agencies most people never hear of — and prints the mail-in packets for children's freezes. It runs on your own computer and makes zero internet connections. Windows 10+ and macOS 11+.

Long:

A credit freeze is a deadbolt — it stops someone opening an account in your name. Credit monitoring is a doorbell camera; it only tells you afterward. FrostFile helps a family throw the deadbolt everywhere it counts: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, plus the specialty agencies (Innovis, ChexSystems, LexisNexis, NCTUE, The Work Number and more) and the government controls that stop account-takeover (IRS IP PIN, Social Security, E-Verify Self Lock, USPS Informed Delivery). It tracks status, PINs and confirmation numbers, prints the mail-in packets children's freezes require, reminds you when yearly tasks come due, and shows what changed between saved credit reports. Every fact links to an official source. It stores everything in one encrypted file on your computer and contains no code capable of making a network connection — an automated test fails the build if anyone adds one. Free forever, AGPL-licensed, no account. Built by one parent after a data breach, then given away.