GNOME Keyring Alternatives

GNOME Keyring is described as 'Collection of components in GNOME that store secrets, passwords, keys, certificates and make them available to applications' and is an app. There are six alternatives to GNOME Keyring for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Flathub, GNOME, GnuPG and GTK apps. The best GNOME Keyring alternative is Seahorse, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GNOME Keyring are Gnome Encfs Manager, KWalletManager, hyprpolkitagent and Passbook.

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  1. Seahorse icon

    Seahorse

     25 likes

    Seahorse is a GNOME application for managing encryption keys and passwords in the GNOME Keyring.

    33 Seahorse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GnuPG
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    Seahorse screenshot 1
     
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    Seahorse vs GNOME Keyring Comments
    luananeder
    Negative
    2

    This is a frontend for GNOME Keyring, not an alternative to it

    erdnuesse
    Negative
    1

    As said, it's a frontend, not replacement.

    • Seahorse is Free and Open SourceGNOME Keyring is also Free and Open Source
    • Seahorse is Privacy focusedGNOME Keyring is not according to our users
  2. Gnome Encfs Manager icon

    Gnome Encfs Manager

     13 likes

    The Gnome Encfs Manager is an easy to use manager and mounter for encfs stashes. It allows you to create encrypted directories, any file that is placed in such a directory will be encrypted.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
    The manager window
     
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    Gnome Encfs Manager vs GNOME Keyring Comments
    luananeder
    Negative
    0

    This is a frontend for GNOME Keyring, not an alternative to it

    • Gnome Encfs Manager is Free and Open SourceGNOME Keyring is also Free and Open Source
  4. KWalletManager icon

    KWalletManager

     2 likes

    By using the Frameworks wallet subsystem it not only allows you to keep your own secrets but also to access and manage the passwords of every application that integrates with the wallet.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    KWalletManager screenshot 1
     
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    hyprpolkitagent

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    hyprpolkitagent is a polkit authentication daemon. It is required for GUI applications to be able to request elevated privileges.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    hyprpolkitagent vs GNOME Keyring Comments
    erdnuesse
    Positive
    0

    lightweight, integrates in hyprland, and low dependecies

    • hyprpolkitagent is Free and Open SourceGNOME Keyring is also Free and Open Source
  6. Passbook icon

    Passbook

     1 like

    Frontend for Gnome keyring, manage and view secrets used by desktop applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GTK+
    • GNOME
    Passbook screenshot 1
     
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    Passbook vs GNOME Keyring Comments
    luananeder
    Negative
    0

    This is a frontend for GNOME Keyring, not an alternative to it

    • Passbook is Free and Open SourceGNOME Keyring is also Free and Open Source
  7. Key Rack icon

    Key Rack

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    Key Rack allows you to view, create and edit secrets, such as passwords or tokens, stored by apps. It supports both Flatpak secrets and system-wide keyrings.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
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