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Are you happy with KeePassXC? How is the usability?

by neves 4y ago

nixcraft 4y ago
Yes, I am 100% happy with this app on my Ubuntu Linux desktop. I don't want cloud hosting for my password.
farisjarrah 4y ago
Fantastic usability if you can get a good story around syncing your passwords in place. Most people use Dropbox or some other cloud storage as the location for their password vault and it sync's everywhere for you automatically.
dathinab 4y ago
Decent. But can depend on usage a bit. - browser plugin is okay and I have no problems with it, but when it comes to password manager hostile login setups it isn't quite as good as some commercial solutions - in some HiDPI setups with fractal scaling there had been buggy behaviour, probably fixed by now, probably had not been problem with most HiDPI setups either - I haven't tried some of the integrations (e.g. SSH Agent). Anyway I'm quite happy with it.
- sigzero 4y ago
  I am just waiting on the default templates to be added (credit cards, etc.) and I will be moving to it.
tkuraku 4y ago
I use keepassxc on windows and linux and it is awesome.
jmcphers 4y ago
I used it for a long time and eventually quit because sync isn't good enough -- it just writes to an opaque binary file you have to sync yourself (with Syncthing, Dropbox, Onedrive, etc.). I had my password database on multiple devices (phone, several computers) and wound up with conflicts once or twice a month.
- bongobingo1 4y ago
  This was my feeling. I use bitwarden now, because I can run it myself if I want to (honestly I trust them to secure things more than me, as my copy would be mixed in with a bunch of other services on the same machine). I think for some people it's probably pretty great, or for storing not-website-passwords it's probably also good, though there are probably simpler to manage tools for "terminal/server" use like `pass`.
- paulmd 4y ago
  mainline keepass includes a "force synchronize instead of overwrite on save" option, if you have a shared drive you can throw it on, that pretty much solves conflicts. strongbox has pretty intelligent support for maintaining a cached copy, and the sync support has always worked as expected for me there. The keepass format does store last-changed date so it is relatively trivially possible to synchronize a database (assuming you can decrypt/open it ofc). if you need it on the go, VPN tunnel back, or again, Strongbox has good native support for dropbox sync or onedrive etc, can't specifically vouch for it but Strongbox seems pretty competent.
  - lotsofpulp 4y ago
    I use both KeepassXC and Strongbox on various machines synced via iCloud and have not experienced any problems.
- OrwellianChild 4y ago
  Can I ask what sync solution you were using that caused problems? About to implement a KeePassXC/Syncthing setup and would love to know if I should expect issues...
  - jmcphers 4y ago
    I was using Dropbox to sync the KeePass database (also tried OneDrive).
  - prontoed 4y ago
    I've been using syncthing to sync KeepassXC between PC, laptop and Android phone for a couple of years without issue. Guess modifying the database on 2 different machines simultaneously might cause a conflict, never tested it though.
michaelcampbell 4y ago
As a long time keepass _format_ user, I find it the "best" client for me in terms of UX and user QOL. Mainly the autosaving and auto-re-reading (since I use a p2p syncthing to keep my db in sync across machines) features. I use it on windows, linux, and mac.
tmtvl 4y ago
I use KeepassXC (I started using KeepassX after a controversy around LastPass) and I'm very much a fan. There is a Firefox add-on that works quite well and for other applications copy-paste with automatic clipboard clearing is good enough. It can't be scripted like Pass can be, but for regular use it's fine.
theandrewbailey 4y ago
Yes. I started using KeePass almost 10 years ago, then switched to XC about 4 years ago because it had features built-in that I needed plugins with KeePass for: TOTP SSH agent browser integration Switching to XC made managing, updating, and installing things much easier.
abdullahkhalids 4y ago
I am very satisfied with it. In addition to passwords, I also use it to manage my ssh keys, which works great. The browser plugin is good too. It rarely malfunctions, and when it does it is on user-hostile websites, like the Office365 login pages.
PascLeRasc 4y ago
The desktop app is ok, but the browser extension takes a lot of maintenance to keep using autofill. Each install is usually only good for a couple days before it can't find the desktop app anymore and there's no way to fix it without reinstalling and manually setting up sane keyboard shortcuts.

Are you happy with KeePassXC? How is the usability?

by neves 4y ago

Are you happy with KeePassXC? How is the usability?

nixcraft 4y ago

Yes, I am 100% happy with this app on my Ubuntu Linux desktop. I don't want cloud hosting for my password.

farisjarrah 4y ago

Fantastic usability if you can get a good story around syncing your passwords in place. Most people use Dropbox or some other cloud storage as the location for their password vault and it sync's everywhere for you automatically.

dathinab 4y ago

Decent. But can depend on usage a bit. - browser plugin is okay and I have no problems with it, but when it comes to password manager hostile login setups it isn't quite as good as some commercial solutions - in some HiDPI setups with fractal scaling there had been buggy behaviour, probably fixed by now, probably had not been problem with most HiDPI setups either - I haven't tried some of the integrations (e.g. SSH Agent). Anyway I'm quite happy with it.

sigzero 4y ago
I am just waiting on the default templates to be added (credit cards, etc.) and I will be moving to it.

tkuraku 4y ago

I use keepassxc on windows and linux and it is awesome.

jmcphers 4y ago

I used it for a long time and eventually quit because sync isn't good enough -- it just writes to an opaque binary file you have to sync yourself (with Syncthing, Dropbox, Onedrive, etc.). I had my password database on multiple devices (phone, several computers) and wound up with conflicts once or twice a month.

bongobingo1 4y ago
This was my feeling. I use bitwarden now, because I can run it myself if I want to (honestly I trust them to secure things more than me, as my copy would be mixed in with a bunch of other services on the same machine). I think for some people it's probably pretty great, or for storing not-website-passwords it's probably also good, though there are probably simpler to manage tools for "terminal/server" use like `pass`.
paulmd 4y ago
mainline keepass includes a "force synchronize instead of overwrite on save" option, if you have a shared drive you can throw it on, that pretty much solves conflicts. strongbox has pretty intelligent support for maintaining a cached copy, and the sync support has always worked as expected for me there. The keepass format does store last-changed date so it is relatively trivially possible to synchronize a database (assuming you can decrypt/open it ofc). if you need it on the go, VPN tunnel back, or again, Strongbox has good native support for dropbox sync or onedrive etc, can't specifically vouch for it but Strongbox seems pretty competent.
- lotsofpulp 4y ago
  I use both KeepassXC and Strongbox on various machines synced via iCloud and have not experienced any problems.
OrwellianChild 4y ago
Can I ask what sync solution you were using that caused problems? About to implement a KeePassXC/Syncthing setup and would love to know if I should expect issues...
- jmcphers 4y ago
  I was using Dropbox to sync the KeePass database (also tried OneDrive).
- prontoed 4y ago
  I've been using syncthing to sync KeepassXC between PC, laptop and Android phone for a couple of years without issue. Guess modifying the database on 2 different machines simultaneously might cause a conflict, never tested it though.

michaelcampbell 4y ago

As a long time keepass _format_ user, I find it the "best" client for me in terms of UX and user QOL. Mainly the autosaving and auto-re-reading (since I use a p2p syncthing to keep my db in sync across machines) features. I use it on windows, linux, and mac.

tmtvl 4y ago

I use KeepassXC (I started using KeepassX after a controversy around LastPass) and I'm very much a fan. There is a Firefox add-on that works quite well and for other applications copy-paste with automatic clipboard clearing is good enough. It can't be scripted like Pass can be, but for regular use it's fine.

theandrewbailey 4y ago

Yes. I started using KeePass almost 10 years ago, then switched to XC about 4 years ago because it had features built-in that I needed plugins with KeePass for: TOTP SSH agent browser integration Switching to XC made managing, updating, and installing things much easier.

abdullahkhalids 4y ago

I am very satisfied with it. In addition to passwords, I also use it to manage my ssh keys, which works great. The browser plugin is good too. It rarely malfunctions, and when it does it is on user-hostile websites, like the Office365 login pages.

PascLeRasc 4y ago

The desktop app is ok, but the browser extension takes a lot of maintenance to keep using autofill. Each install is usually only good for a couple days before it can't find the desktop app anymore and there's no way to fix it without reinstalling and manually setting up sane keyboard shortcuts.