Ask HN: Recommendations for a Password Manager

#1

Post by anshulag » Sat, Jul 11, 2020, 6:47 PM UTC

I am looking for a password manager that works

- offline

- locally, without an account

- ability to backup

- mac app

It would be preferable if it is open source.

Any suggestions are welcome.

Re: Ask HN: Recommendations for a Password Manager

#2

Post by robertcope » Sat, Jul 11, 2020, 6:55 PM UTC

I really like BitWarden: https://bitwarden.com/

Re: Ask HN: Recommendations for a Password Manager

#3

Post by konar » Sat, Jul 11, 2020, 7:09 PM UTC

KeePassXC https://keepassxc.org/

Re: Ask HN: Recommendations for a Password Manager

#4

Post by konar » Sat, Jul 11, 2020, 7:14 PM UTC

Bitwarden is not offline by default - it stores you passwords in the cloud and keeps a local copy. So you can access it offline but you need online access to edit it. See: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitwarden/comments/9yv32e/can_bitwa...

Re: Ask HN: Recommendations for a Password Manager

#5

Post by anshulag » Sat, Jul 11, 2020, 7:46 PM UTC

konar wrote: post #3

KeePassXC https://keepassxc.org/

I tried this and it fits what I need. Thank you.

Re: Ask HN: Recommendations for a Password Manager

#6

Post by robertcope » Sat, Jul 11, 2020, 8:08 PM UTC

konar wrote: post #4

Bitwarden is not offline by default - it stores you passwords in the cloud and keeps a local copy. So you can access it offline but you need online access to edit it. See: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitwarden/comments/9yv32e/can_bitwa...

Sure, it depends on your definition if "offline". My guess is that most people asking for an "offline" password manager are not actually offline much of the time, but specific use cases may vary!

Keepass is nice, it's what I used before Bitwarden. It's not great at syncing across devices or sharing passwords with others, though.

Re: Ask HN: Recommendations for a Password Manager

#7

Post by auxym » Sat, Jul 11, 2020, 8:15 PM UTC

konar wrote: post #3

KeePassXC https://keepassxc.org/

I use this too. Keepass on windows, keepassxc on Linux and keepass2android on Android, with the db synced to all my devices via Nextcloud.

The db is encrypted via a passphrase plus a keyfile that I copy manually to each device (that is, it's not synced with the db).

Re: Ask HN: Recommendations for a Password Manager

#8

Post by sandwhichmole » Sat, Jul 11, 2020, 8:33 PM UTC

1Password with the one-time $50 software license + its local WLAN synching functionality + automatically backing up your hdd/ssd locally.

Re: Ask HN: Recommendations for a Password Manager

#9

Post by alexriabtsev » Sat, Jul 11, 2020, 8:41 PM UTC

konar wrote: post #4

Bitwarden is not offline by default - it stores you passwords in the cloud and keeps a local copy. So you can access it offline but you need online access to edit it. See: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitwarden/comments/9yv32e/can_bitwa...

+1 for Bitwarden

Re: Ask HN: Recommendations for a Password Manager

#10

Post by replwoacause » Sat, Jul 11, 2020, 9:02 PM UTC

Yep, Bitwarden gets my vote too. I switched from LastPass (after 5 years of use) earlier this year and am very happy with it so far. Works great on all my devices (Win, Mac, Android).