KeePassXC
Developer(s)KeePassXC Team
Initial releaseMay 2, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-05-02)
Stable release
2.7.6 / August 14, 2023; 6 months ago (2023-08-14)
Repository
Written inC++
Operating system
Platformx86-64, x86, Apple silicon, AArch64 and others
TypePassword manager
LicenseGPL 2.0 and 3.0[1]
Websitehttps://keepassxc.org/

KeePassXC is a free and open-source password manager. It started as a community fork of KeePassX[2][3] (itself a cross-platform port of KeePass).

It is built using Qt5 libraries, making it a multi-platform application which can be run on Linux, Windows, macOS, and BSD.[4][5][6]

KeePassXC uses the KeePass 2.x (.kdbx) password database format natively.[7] 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.[2]

The Electronic Frontier Foundation mention KeePassXC as "an example of a password manager that is open-source and free".[8] A security review of KeePassXC version 2.7.4 was completed in late 2022.[9]

An accompanying browser extension[10] is available for Firefox,[11] Tor-Browser, Google Chrome,[12] Vivaldi, Microsoft Edge,[13] and Chromium. Extensions can be linked by enabling browser integration in the desktop application.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "COPYING". GitHub.
  2. ^ a b "The Project". KeePassXC. October 16, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Thornton, Bob (January 6, 2020). "KeePassXC 2.5.2". Tech Advisor. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "Download". KeePassXC. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "OpenPorts.se | The OpenBSD package collection". OpenPorts.se. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "FreshPorts -- security/keepassxc: KeePass Cross-platform Community Edition". FreshPorts. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  7. ^ "Documentation and FAQ". KeePassXC. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  8. ^ "Creating Strong Passwords". Surveillance Self-Defense. Electronic Frontier Foundation. February 2, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  9. ^ "KeePassXC Application Security Review". molotnikov.de/keepassxc-review. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  10. ^ "KeePassXC-Browser", KeePassXC, August 31, 2022, retrieved September 2, 2022
  11. ^ "KeePassXC-Browser – Get this Extension for Firefox (en-US)". Mozilla. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  12. ^ "KeePassXC-Browser". chrome.google.com. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  13. ^ "KeePassXC-Browser - Microsoft Edge Addons". microsoftedge.microsoft.com. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  14. ^ "KeePassXC: Getting Started Guide". keepassxc.org. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

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