Build and Install KeePassXC

This document will guide you through the steps to build and install KeePassXC from source. You can visit the online version of this document at the following link:

https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassx/wiki/Install-Instruction-from-Source

The KeePassXC QuickStart gets you started using KeePassXC on your Windows, Mac, or Linux computer using the pre-built binaries.

Build Dependencies

The following tools must exist within your PATH:

make
cmake (>= 2.8.12)
g++ (>= 4.7) or clang++ (>= 3.0)

The following libraries are required:

Qt 5 (>= 5.2): qtbase and qttools5
libgcrypt (>= 1.6)
zlib
libmicrohttpd
libxi, libxtst, qtx11extras (optional for auto-type on X11)
libsodium (>= 1.0.12, optional for KeePassXC-Browser support)
libargon2

Prepare the Building Environment

Build Steps

To compile from source, open a Terminal (on Linux/MacOS) or a MSYS2-MinGW shell (on Windows)
Note: on Windows make sure you are using a MINGW shell by checking the label before the current path

First, download the KeePassXC source tarball or check out the latest version from our Git repository.

To clone the project from Git, cd to a suitable location and run

git clone https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc.git

This will clone the entire contents of the repository and check out the current develop branch.

To update the project from within the project's folder, you can run the following command:

git pull

Navigate to the directory where you have downloaded KeePassXC and type these commands:

cd directory-where-sources-live
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -DWITH_TESTS=OFF ...and other options - see below...
make

These steps place the compiled KeePassXC binary inside the ./build/src/ directory. (Note the cmake notes/options below.)

Cmake Notes:

Common cmake parameters

-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local
-DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON
-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=<RelWithDebInfo/Debug/Release>
-DWITH_GUI_TESTS=ON

cmake accepts the following options:

  -DWITH_XC_AUTOTYPE=[ON|OFF] Enable/Disable Auto-Type (default: ON)
  -DWITH_XC_HTTP=[ON|OFF] Enable/Disable KeePassHTTP and custom icon downloads (default: OFF)
  -DWITH_XC_YUBIKEY=[ON|OFF] Enable/Disable YubiKey HMAC-SHA1 authentication support (default: OFF)
  -DWITH_XC_BROWSER=[ON|OFF] Enable/Disable KeePassXC-Browser extension support (default: OFF)

  -DWITH_TESTS=[ON|OFF] Enable/Disable building of unit tests (default: ON)
  -DWITH_GUI_TESTS=[ON|OFF] Enable/Disable building of GUI tests (default: OFF)
  -DWITH_DEV_BUILD=[ON|OFF] Enable/Disable deprecated method warnings (default: OFF)
  -DWITH_ASAN=[ON|OFF] Enable/Disable address sanitizer checks (Linux / macOS only) (default: OFF)
  -DWITH_COVERAGE=[ON|OFF] Enable/Disable coverage tests (GCC only) (default: OFF)

If you are on MacOS you must add this parameter to Cmake, with the Qt version you have installed
-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local/Cellar/qt5/5.6.2/lib/cmake/

❗ When building with ASan support on macOS, you need to use export ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0 before running the tests (no LSan support in macOS).

Installation

After you have successfully built KeePassXC, install the binary by executing the following:

sudo make install

You can specify the destination dir with

DESTDIR=X

Packaging

You can create a package to redistribute KeePassXC (zip, deb, rpm, dmg, etc..)

make package

Testing

You can perform test on the executable

make test

Common parameters:

CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE=1
ARGS+=-jX
ARGS+="-E testgui"

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