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

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

Is KeePass reliable?

Yes, KeePass is a well-known and safe program 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 verify that the encryption algorithms are implemented correctly.

Does KeePass store the database in the cloud?

No. KeePass stores all your passwords in one database, which is locked with a master key and stored locally on your system. The database consists of only one encrypted file, so it can be easily transferred 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 installation.

What is the difference between KeePassXC and KeePass?

KeePassXC is a fork of 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 means that KeePassXC runs natively on multiple 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 take a look at the source code and compile it yourself.

What are the best KeePass alternatives?

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

What is new

Classic 1.41

New Features:

• Added {EDGE} placeholder, which is replaced by the executable path of the new (Chromium-based) Microsoft Edge, if installed.
• The {FIREFOX} placeholder now supports detection of the Microsoft Store version of Firefox (in addition to the regular versions).
• When trying to reorder entries while auto-sort is enabled, KeePass now asks if auto-sort should be disabled.
• Added header border in HTML exports/prints.
• Added horizontal separators to HTML exports/prints.

Improvements:

• Improved item separation in the listing detail view.
• When moving an entry fails, the entry’s last access time is no longer updated.
• Improved HTML generation for HTML export/printouts.
• Improved fonts used when printing or exporting to HTML.
• HTML exports/prints: improved encoding of spaces in passwords.
• Rearranged fields/columns in export for better consistency.
• Upgraded to Boost libraries version 1.81.0.
• Various code optimizations.
• Minor other improvements.

2.53

New features:

• For each entry listed on the ‘History’ tab page of the entry dialog, the fields that have changed from the previous entry are displayed.
• Added “Compare” button to the “History” tab page in the entry dialog; when two (not necessarily consecutive) history entries are selected, a click on the button will show a detailed comparison (with values, etc.).
• When editing an entry, the history entry list in the entry dialog now contains an entry called ‘Dialog (unsaved)’, which represents all data entered in the current dialog (other tab pages).
• When editing an entry, the history entry list in the entry dialog now contains an entry named ‘Current (TIME)’, which is the entry currently stored in the database (with no changes made in the current dialog).
• Added ‘History’ command to ‘Find’ main menu; it shows all entry changes (sorted by time).
• Added filter box to most report dialogs (last modified entries, history, large entries, similar password clusters, password quality, comparison of history entries, database file search, …).
• Added “Print” button to most report dialogs.
• Added ‘Export’ button to most report dialogs; supported formats are CSV and HTML.
• Added {EDGE} placeholder, which is replaced by the executable path of the new (Chromium-based) Microsoft Edge, if installed.
• Added URL override suggestions for Microsoft Edge in private mode to the URL override suggestion dropdown list in the entry dialog.
• Added optional built-in global URL overrides to open HTTP/HTTPS URLs with Microsoft Edge in private mode.
• When trying to reorder entries while auto-sort is enabled, KeePass now asks if auto-sort should be disabled.
• Added access keys to the tag button dropdown in the entry/group dialogs.
• Added access keys to ‘View’ → ‘Sort by’ menu.
• Added access keys to entry templates menu.
• Added access keys to the “Perform auto-type” menu (which appears if the “Show more auto-menu commands” option is turned on).
• Added {HMACOTP} and {TIMEOTP} to the “Perform Autotype” menu.
• Added keyboard shortcut Ctrl+T for ‘Copy Time Based OTP’ command.
• Added keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+T for “Show Time Based OTP” data command.
• Enhanced Password Depot XML import module to support the new format (added support for the new node names, group icons, trash, tags, favorites, automatic type delay conversion, history, improved icon mapping, improved date/time parsing, .. . ).
• Added header border in HTML exports/prints.
• Added support for running KeePass in FIPS mode.

Improvements:

• History entries listed on the ‘History’ tab page of the entries dialog are now sorted from newest to oldest.
• The icons in the list on the ‘History’ tab page of the entry dialog now indicate the type of entry.
• History entry controls in the entry dialog are now disabled when creating a new entry.
• The history entry ‘Restore’ button is now disabled when changes have been made to the current dialog box.
• The “Password Changed” time is now updated immediately when you delete a history entry.
• Improved URL override suggestions for Microsoft Edge in the URL override suggestions dropdown list in the entry dialog (changed from ‘microsoft-edge:{URL}’ to ‘cmd://{EDGE} “{URL}”‘).
• Improved optional built-in global URL overrides for opening HTTP/HTTPS URLs with Microsoft Edge (changed from ‘microsoft-edge:{BASE}’ to ‘cmd://{EDGE} “{BASE}”‘).
• Reordered browser URL overrides alphabetically.
• Improved dynamic menu item access key mapping.
• Improved item separation in the listing detail view.
• In most places, groups in a group path are now separated by right arrows instead of hyphens.
• Improved last modification time comparison for plugin data dictionaries.
• Aggregate generation of common HTML parts.
• The ‘Copy Initial Password’ command in the ‘Tools’ menu of the entry dialog now requires the ‘Copy’ application policy flag.
• Various UI text improvements.
• Various code optimizations.
• Minor other improvements.

Bug Fixes:

• The history entry ‘Restore’ button now always works as expected.