Desktop Password Managers - experiences / comments.

[null]

Not interested in subscription models.

No managers that require or push you to create an account and then try to pressure you to store data on their servers.

Just an out-of-the-box stand alone password manager.

Or does that sort of thing not exist anymore?

On macOS and comments about linux are interesting.

 

[Macallik86]

There are flashier self-hosted versions out there but I never got the appeal of a fancy manager. Based on being lightweight, nerdy and FOSS, my suggestion is:

Password Store

There are a few hoops to jump through initially as all of the optional clients for deeper desktop/browser integration are independently created. I migrated all my pw into it via the importer but ended up sticking w/ FireFox's pw sync myself

 

[null]

There are a few hoops to jump through initially as all of the optional clients for deeper desktop/browser integration are independently created. I migrated all my pw into it via the importer but ended up sticking w/ FireFox's pw sync myself

 

[Ish Gibor]

Not interested in subscription models.

No managers that require or push you to create an account and then try to pressure you to store data on their servers.

Just an out-of-the-box stand alone password manager.

Or does that sort of thing not exist anymore?

On macOS and comments about linux are interesting.

Passbolt: The Open Source Password Manager For Teams

The open source password manager for teams. Passbolt simplifies password management, helps prevent data loss, stores data securely and enables secure password sharing.

www.passbolt.com

Synology C2 Password | Keep your passwords safe in one place

c2.synology.com

 

[null]

Passbolt: The Open Source Password Manager For Teams

The open source password manager for teams. Passbolt simplifies password management, helps prevent data loss, stores data securely and enables secure password sharing.

www.passbolt.com

Synology C2 Password | Keep your passwords safe in one place

c2.synology.com

device password sharing is gonna involve their servers and an account of some sort.




thanks but ...

#666 gang where you at ?

 

[Ish Gibor]

device password sharing is gonna involve their servers and an account of some sort.




thanks but ...

#666 gang where you at ?

When someone develops software they can always create a backdoor. From that point of few you should not use any software and not even password managers with “local storage” can be trusted 100%, seen from that perspective.

If you feel like that, just use a notebook, or excel spreadsheet. The downside is, when that device breaks, has a technical difficulty, gets lost etc. that data also is lost. In the early days these tools used to work like that (meaning locally), but to solve this problem they made it into a cloud service.

The Best Password Managers With Local Storage of 2025 | Password Manager

Password Safe is the best password manager with local storage of 2025 based on our testing. Read on to see our other picks for the best password managers.

www.passwordmanager.com

 

[null]

When someone develops software they can always create a backdoor. From that point of few you should not use any software and not even password managers with “local storage” can be trusted 100%, seen from that perspective.

utter rot.

compile the code yourself. ergo: no hidden backdoor possible.

local > networked

If you feel like that, just use a notebook, or excel spreadsheet. The downside is, when that device breaks, has a technical difficulty, gets lost etc. that data also is lost.

The Best Password Managers With Local Storage of 2025 | Password Manager

Password Safe is the best password manager with local storage of 2025 based on our testing. Read on to see our other picks for the best password managers.

www.passwordmanager.com

#666 gang

 

[Ish Gibor]

utter rot.

compile the code yourself. ergo: no hidden backdoor possible.

local > networked



#666 gang

As an alternative use open source software/code.

 

[null]

Or as an alternative use open source code.

have you used it?

with letsencrypt (the above instructions) wouldn't you have to expose your domain to the internet?

maybe it could be done locally but not sure about that.

Must use a public domain?

I am very new to certbot. I just want to ask a simple question. I'm trying to provide a certificate from certbot. I do not own a domain. I just want to use a dummy domain. But it looks like certbot only accept public registered domain? So I could not use certbot in this case right? I have to use...

community.letsencrypt.org

 

[Ish Gibor]

have you used it?

with letsencrypt (the above instructions) wouldn't you have to expose your domain to the internet?

maybe it could be done locally but not sure about that.

Must use a public domain?

I am very new to certbot. I just want to ask a simple question. I'm trying to provide a certificate from certbot. I do not own a domain. I just want to use a dummy domain. But it looks like certbot only accept public registered domain? So I could not use certbot in this case right? I have to use...

community.letsencrypt.org

No, I use 1Password. I have so for the last 10 years or even longer. At first it was an iCloud implementation. From there they moved to private protected services, with a subscription fee based plan.

I do own a Synology server but never considered this Vaultwarden
an option.

I have to reconsider, because Apple’s iCloud password manager is getting better with more options. I use that as well combined with the Ubikey.

 

[null]

No, I use 1Password. I have so for the last 10 years or even longer. At first it was an iCloud implementation.

1Password at first was stand alone. No iCloud. they used to run a local server which could sync to devices.

From there they moved to private protected services, with a subscription fee based plan.

I do own a Synology server but never considered this Vaultwarden
an option.

I have to reconsider, because Apple’s iCloud password manager is getting better with more options.

1Password ain't just passwords though. right? you have notes, cards, bank accounts and other types of records.

I use that as well combined with the Ubikey.

ok.

 

[Ish Gibor]

1Password at first was stand alone. No iCloud. they used to run a local server which could sync to devices.

True and before that I had a password manager called ewallet. It already had the iCloud sync feature. I moved from there to 1Password, because it was more elaborate, had more features.

1Password ain't just passwords though. right? you have notes, cards, bank accounts and other types of records.



ok.

True, to all the things you've mentioned and it's deeply integrated in iCloud as well. But most password managers have similar features due to the competitiveness.

 

[bnew]

GitHub - keepassxreboot/keepassxc: KeePassXC is a cross-platform community-driven port of the Windows application “Keepass Password Safe”.

KeePassXC is a cross-platform community-driven port of the Windows application “Keepass Password Safe”. - keepassxreboot/keepassxc

github.com

 

[Liu Kang]

I used Keepass and it works well. I also have a yearly Bitwarden sub and it's very good.

 

[JerkPork]

Vaultwarden self-hosted on my server.