KeePassXC
KeePassXC is a free and open-source password manager. It started as a community fork of KeePassX[2][3] (itself a cross-platform fork of KeePass).
Developer(s) | KeePassXC Team |
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Stable release | 2.6.3
/ January 12, 2021[1] |
Repository | |
Written in | C++ |
Operating system | Cross-platform |
Type | Password manager |
License | GNU General Public License |
Website | keepassxc |
It is built using Qt5 libraries, making it a multi-platform application which can be run on Linux, Windows, and macOS.[4]
KeePassXC uses the KeePass 2.x (.kdbx) password database format as the native format.[5] 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."[6] The tech collective PrivacyTools has included KeePassXC in their list of recommended password manager software because of its active development.[7][8]
See also
References
- White, Jonathan (2021-01-13). "KeePassXC 2.6.3 released". keepassxc.org. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- "The Project". keepassxc.org. October 16, 2016. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
- Thornton, Bob (2020-01-06). "KeePassXC 2.5.2". techadvisor.co.uk.
- "Download". keepassxc.org. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "Documentation and FAQ". keepassxc.org. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- "Creating Strong Passwords". Surveillance Self-Defense. Electronic Frontier Foundation. 2018-10-29.
- "Password Managers". PrivacyTools. November 19, 2019.
KeePassXC is a community fork of KeePassX, a native cross-platform port of KeePass Password Safe, with the goal to extend and improve it with new features and bugfixes to provide a feature-rich, fully cross-platform and modern open-source password manager.
- "KeePassXC instead of KeePassX for password managers". GitHub. July 16, 2017. Retrieved 2020-01-13.