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KeePassXC is one of the best pieces of software out there. Does exactly what it needs to do, runs on every device I've ever owned, and has been independently au

KeePassXC is one of the best pieces of software out there. Does exactly what it needs to do, runs on every device I've ever owned, and has been independently audited for implementation weaknesses. It's not just great FOSS software, it's just straight up great software.

bloaf 4y ago
It would regularly fail connect to the browser plugins when I tried it (despite successfully connecting previously), and the browser plugins failed to autofill more often than not. There were a ton of usability headaches in the core application too. The UI was quite unintuitive. It may be technically great, but that's just one dimension of greatness.
- viridian 4y ago
  Sorry, I've never used the browser plugins. Personally, generally don't want code with squishy, hard to conceptualize access rights having more access to my web data than I intend, so I just run the desktop app or mobile app and use the copy password button to add it to the clipboard for 10 seconds.
  - stjohnswarts 4y ago
    ehhhhh lots of programs can watch your clipboard.... 10 seconds is an eternity in the lifetime of malware.
- dathinab 4y ago
  Never had problems with connecting to the browser (as long as frequently you update the software/browser plugin). IMHO The UI of the Linux app is ok, not grate but very usable. The Android app I think is worse though. Failing to fill auto-fill is in my experience 100% to blame on the website in question. It happens more often then with some commercial alternatives. They just don't have the same amount of resources to work around websites doing stupid quirky things with password input fields. Which websites would stop doing quirky password input field stuff.
nix23 4y ago
>and has been independently audited for implementation weaknesses. True, and also recommend by the EFF: https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/creating-strong-passwords https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/creating-strong-passwords

bloaf 4y ago

It would regularly fail connect to the browser plugins when I tried it (despite successfully connecting previously), and the browser plugins failed to autofill more often than not. There were a ton of usability headaches in the core application too. The UI was quite unintuitive. It may be technically great, but that's just one dimension of greatness.

viridian 4y ago
Sorry, I've never used the browser plugins. Personally, generally don't want code with squishy, hard to conceptualize access rights having more access to my web data than I intend, so I just run the desktop app or mobile app and use the copy password button to add it to the clipboard for 10 seconds.
- stjohnswarts 4y ago
  ehhhhh lots of programs can watch your clipboard.... 10 seconds is an eternity in the lifetime of malware.
dathinab 4y ago
Never had problems with connecting to the browser (as long as frequently you update the software/browser plugin). IMHO The UI of the Linux app is ok, not grate but very usable. The Android app I think is worse though. Failing to fill auto-fill is in my experience 100% to blame on the website in question. It happens more often then with some commercial alternatives. They just don't have the same amount of resources to work around websites doing stupid quirky things with password input fields. Which websites would stop doing quirky password input field stuff.

nix23 4y ago

>and has been independently audited for implementation weaknesses. True, and also recommend by the EFF: https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/creating-strong-passwords https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/creating-strong-passwords