KeePass is a free open source password manager, which helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way. You can store all your passwords in one database, which is locked with a master key. So you only have to remember one single master key to unlock the whole database. Database files are encrypted using the best and most secure encryption algorithms currently known (AES-256, ChaCha20 and Twofish).

KeePass is portable: it can be carried on an USB stick and runs on Windows systems without being installed.

Is KeePass trustworthy?

Yes, KeePass is a well known and safe application to use. This free password manager allows you to encrypt your password and other sensitive data with AES-256, ChaCha20, and Twofish encryption methods. For better privacy, you can lock your vault with multiple user keys and being open source, it can be audited by the public and verified that the encryption algorithms are implemented correctly.

Does KeePass save the database in the cloud?

No. KeePass stores all your passwords in one database, which is locked with a master key and stored locally in your system. The database consists of only one encrypted file, so it can be transferred easily from one computer to another or, with the portable version of KeePass, it can be carried on USB sticks and run on any computer without any installation.

What's the difference between KeePassXC and KeePass?

KeePassXC is a fork from the original KeePass project and both are open-source applications. A key difference is that KeePassXC is written in C++, while KeePass is written in C#. This translates to KeePassXC running natively in more platforms, while KeePass requires .NET on Windows and the Mono runtime libraries to run on other platforms.

Is KeePass really free?

Yes, KeePass is free and open-source. Open-source prevents backdoors. You can have a look at its source code and compile it yourself.

Which are the best KeePass alternatives?

Bitwarden is another free and open-source password manager like KeePass. If you are willing to pay for a password manager, LastPass is pretty good, but you might as well choose 1Password or Dashlane.

What's New

New Features:

  • Added search box in the options dialog (keyboard shortcut Ctrl+F).
  • When pressing the Enter key in the group tree of the main window, the entries of the group are displayed now (this can be useful for instance when the entry list is displaying search results).
  • Added 'More' button on the 'History' tab page of the entry dialog, which shows a menu that provides the following two new commands: 'Select All Historic Entries' and 'Delete All Historic Entries'; the menu is also shown as context menu of the history entries list.
  • Added Ctrl+A keyboard shortcut for the 'Select All Historic Entries' command in the entry dialog (the history entries list must have the input focus).
  • Added workaround for Mono window size bug.
  • Added accessibility help page.

Improvements:

  • In the main window, the entry list is now updated when right-clicking onto a group in the group tree.
  • Expanding/collapsing a group in the group tree of the main window does not select it anymore.
  • The option 'Remember password hiding setting in the main window' is now turned off by default.
  • In the auto-type entry selection dialog, comments ({C:...} placeholders) are now removed from the values in the 'Sequence' column if the 'Sequence - Comments' column is displayed.
  • The view is now restored after syntax highlighting in the sequence box of the auto-type association dialog.
  • Reduced flickering in the sequence box of the auto-type association dialog.
  • Improved performance of Spr compilations of certain texts.
  • Minor process memory protection improvement for the password generator.
  • Minor process memory protection improvements for some report dialogs.
  • Improved thread safety of message box management.
  • Improved UUID object implementation.
  • Collection equality testing improvements (for plugins).
  • Various code optimizations.
  • Minor other improvements.

Bugfixes:

  • In the main window, the entry list is now updated correctly when performing overlapping keypresses into the group tree.
  • When cancelling a group drag&drop operation, the group selection is now restored correctly.
  • Fixed background of CHM help pages.