Features
Properties
- Lightweight
Features
- Command line interface
- Unix style
- GPG Encryption
- Native application
- Works Offline
- Directory structure
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Jason A. Donenfeld aka zx2c4 Licensing
Open Source (GPL-2.0) and Free product.Alternatives
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What is pass?
Pass is the standard unix password manager, a lightweight password manager that uses 
GnuPG and 
Git for Linux, BSD, and Mac OS X. With pass, each password lives inside of a gpg encrypted file whose filename is the title of the website or resource that requires the password. These encrypted files may be organized into meaningful folder hierarchies, copied from computer to computer, and, in general, manipulated using standard command line file management utilities.
Comments and Reviews
Entirely offline, and command line friendly.
Password does what it says, but the lack of a standard format makes it not easy to use and the dependency on GPG keys makes your password very un-portable. You can take them anywhere, but creating new GPG keys for each device takes time and requires two devices (one to create the new key, and then another one to re-encrypt all stored passwords).
Especially on mobile this becomes a pain quickly.