KeePassXC

On MacOS and Linux I use KeePassXC and that is what we will talk about here. Because of the file that holds our passwords we can easily hold a backup on a USB or in an encrypted cloud service. The password manager design is far better on mobile but it still has it’s charm on a computer. (If you are looking for the Mobile Version)

         Setup

          • Open KeePassXC on your computer.
          • Click on “Create new database”.
          • Name it and click on “Continue”.
          • Use “KDBX 4” for the data format.
          • Click on “Continue”.
          • Create a password that you can remember for unlocking.
          • Confirm your password and add a hardware key if you have one.
          • Click on the plus at the top.
          • In “Title” write TutaMail.
          • In “Username” write your Tuta username or email that you use to login
          • In “Password” write your Tuta passphrase.
          • In the “URL” write “https://app.tuta.com/“.
          • Set it to never expire.
          • Add notes if you like.
          • Click on “OK” and you just saved your first password in KeePassXC.

         The Conclusion

This is how it works basically. The reason we didn’t go into settings on the computer which we do in the mobile version, is that after all it is pretty well setup by default so we don’t really need to tinker with settings. Regardless of the settings, KeePassXC is a really great option for everyone who don’t mind to move a file. You can also just have a password manager on one device and use Signal to transfer it.

The pros of that is that you don’t have to manually sync them while. On the other hand if you lost your phone, you’d have to fetch your backup from somewhere. Also it would take longer to enter passwords.

Anyways that’s it for KeePassXC. You are now fully setup to protect your passwords.