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Definitely Bitwarden

Bitwarden.

You know if you need more than that and if you’re asking on lemmy you don’t need more than that.

Bitwarden.
If you want to keep it in a file you want to sync yourself: keepass

I use KeepassXC which is free and open-source. The passwords are stored as an encrypted file on your own system. No servers or businesses involved.

Personally I put mine in onedrive so it is synced between all of my devices though, so I guess there is still a server involved in that case

I use and like Bitwarden and afaik you can self host a fork(?) too

Also voting for bitwarden

Bitwarden

Been a Bitwarden user for several years now, both personal and deployed at multiple small businesses.

It has been fantastic the whole time. Pricing is great, open source, runs on basically everything, and easy to use.

KeypassXC if you're uber-paranoid or a hardcore Stallmanite, otherwise, Bitwarden all day 100%

I'm a massive fan, and long time user, of bitwarden.

Use KeepassXC with Syncthing for maximum autonomy or Bitwarden for maximum ease. Both are FOSS. That's my recommendation and also seems to be the consensus among those who share your needs.

I recommend Keepass. It's freeware, is available on all platforms and supports biometrics (fingerprints, etc) on Android devices. It also encrypts the password file on your device, so you can keep a copy of that file on a cloud service without worrying if that service really respects your privacy or not.

KeepassXC. Sync the file however you want.

KeepassXC + webdav

Keepass

I use Keepass but I recommended Bitwarden to less nerdy family members as it syncs out of the box & does what they need it to do. Sync is simple enough to set up with Keepass & the big plus for me is that it allows storage of files/documents. Last time I checked this was a limited/paid feature on Bitwarden

KeepassXC + syncthing

Fully under your control

My personal choice right now is KeePassXC (PC) / KeePassDX (Android) + Syncthing And Aegis (Android) for 2FA codes, with a yubikey for services that support FIDO keys.

Overall I like this setup because it's decentralized and does not rely on a third party server structure. The only "weak" point would be the Syncthing relay servers or the Tailscale VPN that I use, but this goes back to ensuring encryption of the database is adequate with a long password, and using an open source synchronization protocol that ideally has been vetted by a trusted third party (or yourself if you're capable)

I used to use Bitwarden, and I highly recommend it. I really appreciated it's ability to integrate with email aliasing solutions to generate new aliases from within the bitwarden UI itself. However, my main reasons for switching were the following

• I don't have the money to pay for it (uni student)
• I prefer a more self-hosted approach (I will consider using vaultwarden in the future when I have more money)
• I wanted to move away from using a browser extension for password management on desktop. KeePass' auto type feature is really good, and a more secure input method than a browser extension autofill.

The only additional advice I have for both recommendations is that I do not think it advisable to add Totp 2fa information to your password manager even if it supports it. I feel like this should be separate, on a single device, and backed up in ~2 locations (one preferably off site). This is really to avoid problems if a device is compromised and if your password manager is compromised, but this is definitely in the more unlikely category I feel.

My only major issues with keepass are the potential for sync conflicts and the some feature differences between platforms. A centralized server config like vault/bitwarden prevents the sync conflict issues, at the cost of having one point of failure. The feature differences problem isn't too great, but autotype doesn't work on Linux if you install with flatpak, and you can't prevent screen capture of the app on Linux (only on Android and Windows from my understanding)

Edit: I also tried gopass, it's really fun to have an entire CLI based password manager, but frankly the state of mobile companion apps are appalling. The Android option only is good if you use a dev version, and the iOS one I thought was just ok. I also dislike the metadata leaking that is inherent to the format, and that PGP is the main form of encryption for the time being (some clients were looking at using AGE at some point). Overall it's a cool but flawed concept, and I feel my other two recommendations are superior.

I pay for a 1Password family account. I like it.

Getting the family to use it is hard, but that would be the case with any password manager.

No one has mentioned pwsafe, which was originally created by Bruce Schneier and is still maintained.

I'd used KeepassXC + Nextcloud to sync for ~4 years.

Then I switched to Bitwarden client + self-hosted Bitwarden Server/Vaultwarden for ~2 years and I haven't looked back.

The problem you'll face with KeepassXC + any syncing mechanism is that conflicts will happen. Meaning, you'll make a change on your cellphone, your internet has a hiccup or stops working. Then you make a different change on you desktop. When everything is synced, you'll be left with a KeePass conflict file that you need to fix. This might be fine if you immediately notice it, but if you stumble upon a conflict file from a month ago - good luck merging the differences.

Bitwarden client + Vaultwarden has improved my password experience radically. I have phones, laptops, browsers, etc all talking to Vaultwarden. Any conflicts are handled automagically by the clients. Everything "just works" in offline mode (meaning I can add/update credentials while offline and it'll update the server whenever it can - without needing to do any mental gymnastics).

I can share passwords with friends and family without needing to share everything. Plus, as my instance is self-hosted, my family can get "emergency access" (would be a "premium feature") to my passwords if something unfortunate happens to me. Plus, requesting emergency access is pretty easy to do, for non-tech people.

edit: a word

I use bitwarden for unimportant ones and an offline one for important ones. specifically KeepassXC that was already mentioned.

iOS users, i guess the best option available is self hosted Bitwarden

Unfortunately LastPass had some issues over the past years with hacking where encrypted vaults were stolen. Between myself and my friends in tech, I know of a few conpanies that ditched it after that.

For individual/personal use, I'd reccomend KeePass (whatever fork of it is up to date and maintained lately) and using somethung like syncthing to sync it across devices. That may not be super user friendly for non-technical users though, and I'm not sure how well it works with iPhones.