KeePassXC
KeePassXC is a free and open-source password manager. It started as a community fork of KeePassX[3][4] (itself a cross-platform port of KeePass).
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Developer(s) | KeePassXC Team |
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Initial release | May 2, 2012 |
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Written in | C++ |
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Platform | x86-64, x86, Apple silicon, AArch64 and others |
Type | Password manager |
License | GPL 2.0 and 3.0[2] |
Website | https://keepassxc.org/ |
It is built using Qt5 libraries, making it a multi-platform application which can be run on Linux, Windows, macOS, and BSD.[5][6][7]
KeePassXC uses the KeePass 2.x (.kdbx) password database format natively.[8] It can also import (and convert) version 2 and the older KeePass 1 (.kdb) databases. KeePassXC supports having key files and YubiKey challenge-response for additional security.[3]
The Electronic Frontier Foundation mention KeePassXC as "an example of a password manager that is open-source and free".[9] A security review of KeePassXC version 2.7.4 was completed in late 2022.[10]
An accompanying browser extension[11] is available for Firefox,[12] Tor-Browser, Google Chrome,[13] Vivaldi, Microsoft Edge,[14] and Chromium. Extensions can be linked by enabling browser integration in the desktop application.[15]
See also
- List of password managers
- Cryptography
References
- "Release 2.7.7". March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- "COPYING". GitHub.
- "The Project". KeePassXC. October 16, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- Thornton, Bob (January 6, 2020). "KeePassXC 2.5.2". Tech Advisor. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- "Download". KeePassXC. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- "OpenPorts.se | The OpenBSD package collection". OpenPorts.se. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- "FreshPorts -- security/keepassxc: KeePass Cross-platform Community Edition". FreshPorts. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- "Documentation and FAQ". KeePassXC. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- "Creating Strong Passwords". Surveillance Self-Defense. Electronic Frontier Foundation. February 2, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
- "KeePassXC Application Security Review". molotnikov.de/keepassxc-review. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- "KeePassXC-Browser", KeePassXC, August 31, 2022, retrieved September 2, 2022
- "KeePassXC-Browser – Get this Extension for Firefox (en-US)". Mozilla. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- "KeePassXC-Browser". chrome.google.com. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- "KeePassXC-Browser - Microsoft Edge Addons". microsoftedge.microsoft.com. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- "KeePassXC: Getting Started Guide". keepassxc.org. Retrieved August 6, 2023.