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KeePassXC is a cross-platform community-driven port of the Windows application “KeePass Password Safe”.
211 mentions on Hacker News by 147 people: 7 stories, 204 comments · first 2017-01-19 · latest 2026-10-14
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I shudder to think at the Makefile which would re-implement this: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/blob/2.7.4/CMake... I guess a bazillion QRCODE_INC := $(shell pkg-config --cflags qrencode || true) # or whatever the make…
comment by mdaniel · 2022-12-07 · in A new CMake Scripting Language? -
…to it, you probably care enough about Fody to drop them three dollars. No, I really don't. https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/8500 - I was randomly reading keepassxc's manpage and spotted a curious option, spent some time…
comment by Arnavion · 2022-11-10 · in GitHub stars won't pay your rent (2020) -
Looks like a known issue. https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/2281 I'm considering adding support for keepassxc in tessen but autotype works only on wlroots based compositors like sway right now.…
comment by ayushnix · 2022-03-24 · in KeePassXC 2.7.0 -
…Seems there is an open issue, but KeePassXC author says this is just Windows security theater: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/3460
comment by 323 · 2022-03-22 · in KeePassXC 2.7.0 -
Big fan of KeePassXC ( https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc ). Works wonderfully on MacOS. I guess 1Password is a bit snazzier, but I'm really not sure what you would use $620M for in a password manager... Maybe they'll go the…
comment by chrisma0 · 2022-01-19 · in 1Password Has Raised $620M -
N.B. KeePassX hasn't been maintained since 2016! Use https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc instead. (They are compatible)
comment by executesorder66 · 2021-07-22 · in Open-source alternatives to popular B2B tools -
I was curious about that, so I looked into it; KeePassXC is having some mixed messages about it: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/1870 says "awesome!" https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/1996 says "go away"…
comment by mdaniel · 2021-06-06 · in Password Managers -
…to enter your YubiKey pin for this to work. See the screenshot in this comment on a GitHub issue: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/3560#issu... The website will need to support this of course. Also the amount of storage…
comment by TimWolla · 2021-05-15 · in Cloudflare’s CAPTCHA replacement with FIDO2/WebAuthn is a bad idea -
…soon. MOST of my workflow looks and works just fine on it though, which is very impressive. [1]: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/2281
comment by approxim8ion · 2021-03-17 · in FreeBSD 13.0 – Full Desktop Experience -
…your database to KeePassXC and you could use any combination of keyfile, password, and YubiKey. [0] https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/127
comment by 2bluesc · 2021-02-01 · in KeePassXC 2.6.4 Released -
Then it may excite you to see this: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/6029
comment by phoerious · 2021-02-01 · in KeePassXC 2.6.4 Released -
…that the accent colors don't match, and there are a ton of complaint issues on their Github page: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/5280 https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/5092…
comment by bscphil · 2020-10-22 · in KeePassXC 2.6.2 Released -
Just a heads up, it fails to run on MacOS < 10.15 https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/5584
comment by vhodges · 2020-10-22 · in KeePassXC 2.6.2 Released -
…Also, not all hopes are lost. There is a 3-year-old ticket to add trigger system to KeePassXC: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/1016
comment by CrendKing · 2020-10-22 · in 1Password for Linux beta -
Check out KeepassXC: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc
comment by butz · 2020-08-23 · in Ask HN: How to do cross platform GUI? -
…argumenting in an issue that is a valid and necessary usecase for many people using online banking. https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/725
comment by mlukaszek · 2020-07-08 · in KeePassXC 2.6.0 Released -
You manually run the audit, and it makes it very clear that it’s about to do an online activity: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/4438
comment by ObsoleteNerd · 2020-07-08 · in KeePassXC 2.6.0 Released -
…secrets with per user control. It's somewhat convoluted but preferable to sharing whole database. https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/blob/develop/doc...
comment by hau · 2020-03-10 · in Ask HN: What's the best corporate password manager? -
For context, here's the issue report the parent's talking about: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/1771
comment by csande17 · 2020-01-05 · in KeePassXC 2.5.2 -
That's needed for the Auto-Type to find windows. https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/3675
comment by Nerada · 2019-10-27 · in KeePassXC 2.5 -
Right now the best doc about the CLI would be the manpage I think https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/blob/develop/sha...
comment by louib · 2019-10-26 · in KeePassXC 2.5 -
…to Dropbox-esque However, if it's the latter, KeePassXC now knows how to read the .opvault format: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/1462 I could imagine teaching it to write their opvault file format, too, but at the time…
comment by mdaniel · 2019-09-08 · in Ask HN: How comfortable do you feel using cloud-based password managers? -
…fine for me in these "two step" login scenarios. Edit to clarify: This is what I am talking about: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/wiki/Autotype-Cu...
comment by AsusFan · 2019-06-27 · in Why are the username and password on two different pages? -
…However, I've used Syncthing for projects at work and can recommend it as an alternative. [0] https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/releases/downloa...
comment by AnIdiotOnTheNet · 2019-06-25 · in Ask HN: Password manager with best experience on Linux? -
…for in-memory encryption is being worked on, but needs further testing before it can be merged: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/3055 Please note that this still cannot fully prevent swapping out of secrets. As soon as…
comment by phoerious · 2019-06-12 · in KeePassXC 2.4.3 -
KeepassXC disables core dumps[0]. [0] https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/2718#issu...
comment by 292355744930110 · 2019-06-12 · in KeePassXC 2.4.3 -
https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/2718#issu... I'd guess it's this one: > KeePassXC also cannot prevent data extraction from a hibernation file which stores your computer's memory to disk when going to sleep. KeePass uses…
comment by masklinn · 2019-06-12 · in KeePassXC 2.4.3 -
I thought that it did now. For example this PR: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/3020 Edit: Also, see this PR: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/371
comment by antongribok · 2019-06-12 · in KeePassXC 2.4.3 -
…team is working on this one. Maybe it's even ready to use. Didn't try as I don't need this. https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/blob/develop/doc...
comment by finchisko · 2019-04-05 · in Should you be concerned about LastPass uploading your passwords to its server? -
…you meant MacPass is open source, unlike KeePassXC. Except that KeepassXC is in fact open source: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/ I suppose you meant that MacPass is open source, unlike some other Mac password managers? I…
comment by tripzilch · 2018-03-11 · in KeePassXC 2.3.0 released -
…keyring (eg. providing the system keyring). If anyone is interested in working on it, check out https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/1403 !
comment by scrollaway · 2018-03-10 · in Master password in Firefox or Thunderbird? Do not bother -
…branch since that release. I can't find the equivalent of such a branch for KeePass 2. [1]: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/compare/2.3.0......
comment by Ajedi32 · 2018-02-28 · in KeePassXC 2.3.0 released -
…the license is for this software? It looks like there are NINE different license files in the repo: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc Did they just copy paste every different license they could find into the repo?
comment by dlandis · 2018-02-28 · in KeePassXC 2.3.0 released -
…prospects of KeePassXC over KeePass 2. [1]: https://sourceforge.net/p/keepass/code/HEAD/tree/ [2]: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/graphs/contribut... [3]: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc#contributing
comment by Ajedi32 · 2018-02-28 · in KeePassXC 2.3.0 released -
…KDF and I have a lot more faith in that. Code for the old KDF is here if anyone's interested: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/blob/7a55ab64d83...
comment by piracykills · 2018-02-28 · in KeePassXC 2.3.0 released -
…have a basic algorithm in my head for when I don't have my password manager of choice, keepassxc ( https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc ) on hand, but I highly prefer to just keep seperate keepassxc databases and secure them by…
comment by arca_vorago · 2018-01-02 · in Ask HN: Does anyone use an alternative to a password manager? -
I've been using KeepassXC and really like it. https://keepassxc.org/ https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc HN discussion about it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13468261
comment by flanbiscuit · 2017-10-12 · in KeePass 2.37 has been released -
…support KDBX yet, but they'r working on it[2]. [1] http://keepass.info/help/kb/kdbx_4.html [2] https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/148
comment by edraferi · 2017-07-21 · in On Password Managers -
Done! https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/675 https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/676 https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/677
comment by sowbug · 2017-06-26 · in KeePassXC 2.2.0 released with YubiKey and TOTP support -
…an issue for the wrong repository, and it looks like someone has already made an issue for me: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/668 Thanks for your attention
comment by barbs · 2017-06-26 · in KeePassXC 2.2.0 released with YubiKey and TOTP support -
…but at that point I already gave up on getting them to accept my patch. The PR is [here]( https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/399 ), you can read it, I know I sound rather impatient here. The other PR on updating their Docker…
comment by angelsl · 2017-06-26 · in KeePassXC 2.2.0 released with YubiKey and TOTP support -
…it, I'm much more comfortable with the modern, heavily reviewed Argon2 design used in the KDBX4. https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/148
comment by problems · 2017-06-26 · in KeePassXC 2.2.0 released with YubiKey and TOTP support -
…hard work. BTW the Windows portable version link on your download page is 404ing: Incorrect URL: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/releases/downloa... Correct URL: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/releases/downloa...
comment by desdiv · 2017-06-26 · in KeePassXC 2.2.0 released with YubiKey and TOTP support -
…originally motivated the fork: https://github.com/keepassx/keepassx/pulls Discussion for context: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/43
comment by lucideer · 2017-05-05 · in Password reuse and credential stuffing -
…of security issues (and unknowns) with KeePassHttp: https://github.com/pfn/keepasshttp/issues/258 https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/147 I've been looking for a alternative with somewhat parity with lastpass with a better…
comment by compuguy · 2017-03-23 · in LastPass: Security done wrong -
…recommend. Once it's implemented I may reconsider, but for now at least, I'd shy away from it. https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/148
comment by problems · 2017-03-22 · in LastPass RCE vulnerability fixed -
…is using Argon2 instead of a custom AES-based KDF? Not yet, but it's planned for the next release https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/148
comment by louib · 2017-01-24 · in KeepassXC – A cross-platform community fork of KeepassX -
> Does it support the new kdbx4 ...? R: NO, https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/148 > Why should I move from KeePass2 to this? R: KeePass 1.x and 2.x are the official KeePass releases, KeePassX is a community port in C++…
comment by SadWebDeveloper · 2017-01-24 · in KeepassXC – A cross-platform community fork of KeepassX -
https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/43 states the maintainer hasn't been commenting on PRs. I looked on the keepassx GitHub and some issues with no response are over 2 years old.
comment by thecardcheat · 2017-01-24 · in KeepassXC – A cross-platform community fork of KeepassX -
The reasons for the fork are explained in details there: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/43#issuec... It is rather worrying that they mention "keypasshttp" as being one of the pull request which was never merged,…
comment by hiq · 2017-01-24 · in KeepassXC – A cross-platform community fork of KeepassX