A light-weight and easy-to-use password safe

KeePass Password Safe

KeePass Password Safe

  -  4.34 MB  -  Open Source
  • Latest Version

    KeePass 2.58 LATEST

  • Review by

    Michael Reynolds

  • Operating System

    Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 / Windows 11

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    Dominik Reichl / External Link

  • Filename

    KeePass-2.58-Setup.exe

  • MD5 Checksum

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KeePass is a free open source password manager, which helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way. You can put all your passwords in one database, which is locked with one master key or a key file.

So you only have to remember one single master password or select the key file to unlock the whole database. The databases are encrypted using the best and most secure encryption algorithms currently known (AES and Twofish).

Find all the password-protected or encrypted files on a PC or over the network!

Today you need to remember many passwords. You need a password for the Windows network logon, your e-mail account, your website's FTP password, online passwords (like website member account), etc. etc. etc. The list is endless.

Also, you should use different passwords for each account.

Because if you use only one password everywhere and someone gets this password you have a problem... A serious problem. The thief would have access to your e-mail account, website, etc. Unimaginable.

KeePass is really free, and more than that: it is open-source (OSI certified). You can have a look at its full source and check whether the encryption algorithms are implemented correctly.

Features and Highlights
  • Strong Security
  • Multiple User Keys
  • Portable and No Installation Required
  • Export To TXT, HTML, XML and CSV Files
  • Import From Many File Formats
  • Easy Database Transfer
  • Support of Password Groups
  • Time Fields and Entry Attachments
  • Auto-Type, Global Auto-Type Hot Key and Drag&Drop
  • Intuitive and Secure Clipboard Handling
  • Searching and Sorting
  • Multi-Language Support
  • Strong Random Password Generator
  • Plugin Architecture
  • Open Source!
Alternatives

LastPass: User-friendly password manager with autofill capabilities.

Proton Pass: Open-source password manager for effortless protection!

Keeper: Password manager emphasizing top-notch security.

1Password: Secure password storage with additional features like Travel Mode.

Bitwarden: Open-source password manager with cross-platform support.

Dashlane: Password manager with dark web monitoring and bulk password changer.

NordPass: Password manager with biometric login support.

RoboForm: Password manager with form-filling capabilities.

Note: Requires .NET Framework.

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What's new in this version:

New Features:
- When no entry is selected in the entry list of the main window, the details view now displays information of the current group (name, expiry time, tags, notes)
- Added option 'Unhide empty data' (in 'Tools' → 'Options' → tab 'Advanced', turned off by default)
- On the 'Preview'/'Generate' tab page of the password generator dialog, the average estimated quality of the generated passwords is now displayed
- Added Ctrl+H keyboard shortcut for the 'Show/hide password using asterisks' option in report dialogs
- Added 'User-Agent' header for HTTP/HTTPS/WebDAV web requests
- If Microsoft Edge has been uninstalled, it now no longer appears in the 'URL(s)' menu
- Added 'More Commands' item in the group and entry context menus (it shows the corresponding full menu)
- Added 'Status' column in the triggers dialog
- Added support for comments in INI files
- Enhanced CodeWallet TXT import module
- Fatal error messages are now more detailed when running KeePass with the '-debug' command line option
- Added filter for duplicate MRU items (caused by an MRU item with an unsuitable database file path in an enforced configuration file)
- Added filter for duplicate key source associations (caused by a key source association with an unsuitable database file path in an enforced configuration file)
- Added solution and project files for Visual Studio 2022
- Added workaround for Mono's tree view right-click and context menu handling

Improved:
- When clicking on a group in the group tree of the main window, all entries are deselected now
- If the currently selected entry does not have parameters for generating time-based one-time passwords, the Ctrl+T and Ctrl+Shift+T keyboard shortcuts are now ignored
- Improved icon handling in certain entry lists (significantly faster creation of such a list when there are many entries with custom icons, reduced memory usage, reduced number of GDI objects, ...)
- In the master key prompt dialog, toggling the hiding of the password now does not change the state of the password check box anymore
- When generating passwords for the 'Preview'/'Generate' tab page of the password generator dialog takes too long, it is now aborted
- Replaced status indicators on the 'Preview'/'Generate' tab page of the password generator dialog
- Increased the number of preview passwords to 50
- UI improvements in the trigger editing dialog
- After showing a command/placeholder confirmation dialog (cmd:// URI, {CMD:...} placeholder, {REF:P@...} placeholder), KeePass now focuses the previously focused window
- Renamed 'entry view' to 'details view' (because it can now also display details of a group)
- Removed the group/entry duplication commands from the context menus (they continue to be available in the main menu)
- Various improvements in some import modules
- Improved UUID zero tests
- The revision component of the assembly version is now invariant
- Improved PLGX cache item identifiers
- Improved project cleanup script
- Upgraded installer
- Various code optimizations
- Minor other improvements

Fixed:
- Fixed two image list handling bugs