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# <img src="https://keepassxc.org/logo.png" width="40" height="40"/> KeePassXC
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[](https://travis-ci.org/keepassxreboot/keepassxc) [](https://coveralls.io/github/keepassxreboot/keepassxc)
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## About KeePassXC
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[KeePassXC](https://keepassxc.org) is a cross-platform community fork of
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[KeePassX](https://www.keepassx.org/).
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Our goal is to extend and improve it with new features and bugfixes
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to provide a feature-rich, fully cross-platform and modern
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open-source password manager.
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## Installation
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The [KeePassXC QuickStart](./docs/QUICKSTART.md) gets you started using
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KeePassXC on your Windows, Mac, or Linux computer using pre-compiled binaries
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from the [downloads page](https://keepassxc.org/download).
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Additionally, individual Linux distributions may ship their own versions,
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so please check out your distribution's package list to see if KeePassXC is available.
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## Additional features compared to KeePassX
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- Auto-Type on all three major platforms (Linux, Windows, macOS)
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- Twofish encryption
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- YubiKey challenge-response support
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- TOTP generation
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- CSV import
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- Command line interface
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- DEP and ASLR hardening
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- Stand-alone password and passphrase generator
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- Password strength meter
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- Using website favicons as entry icons
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- Merging of databases
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- Automatic reload when the database changed on disk
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- Browser integration with KeePassHTTP-Connector for
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[Mozilla Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/keepasshttp-connector/) and
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[Google Chrome or Chromium](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/keepasshttp-connector/dafgdjggglmmknipkhngniifhplpcldb), and
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[passafari](https://github.com/mmichaa/passafari.safariextension/) in Safari. [[See note about KeePassHTTP]](#Note_about_KeePassHTTP)
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- Many bug fixes
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For a full list of features and changes, read the [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG) document.
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## Building KeePassXC
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Detailed instructions are available in the [Build and Install](./BUILD-INSTALL.md)
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page or on the [Wiki page](https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/wiki/Building-KeePassXC).
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## Contributing
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We are always looking for suggestions how to improve our application.
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If you find any bugs or have an idea for a new feature, please let us know by
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opening a report in our [issue tracker](https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues)
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on GitHub or join us on IRC on freenode channels #keepassxc or #keepassxc-dev.
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You can of course also directly contribute your own code. We are happy to accept your pull requests.
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Please read the [CONTRIBUTING document](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) for further information.
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### Note about KeePassHTTP
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The KeePassHTTP protocol is not a highly secure protocol.
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It has a certain flaw which could allow an attacker to decrypt your passwords
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should they manage to impersonate the web browser extension from a remote address.
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<!--intercept communication between a KeePassHTTP server
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and PassIFox/chromeIPass over a network connection -->
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(See [here](https://github.com/pfn/keepasshttp/issues/258) and [here](https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/147)).
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To minimize the risk, KeePassXC strictly limits communication between itself
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and the browser plugin to your local computer (localhost).
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This makes your passwords quite safe,
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but as with all open source software, use it at your own risk!
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