![]() There also appear to be several in-browser extensions or full tools, but I have generally resisted those in favour of native applications.Īnother interesting alternative is using a Windows virtual machine such as VMWare Fusion and running KeePass in a seamless fashion. Perhaps if the author, Miguel Vanhove, would be willing to furnish me with a review copy I could write a review about that. I have not yet tested the paid KyPass Companion, but indications are the app is not exactly worth the $7.99 they’re asking. The good thing is that MacPass appears to be in active development. MacPass – A very alpha version native app, MacPass does appear to have the potential, but the interface is quite clunky, and I’ve had it corrupt entries and trash data. KeePassX does support both database versions, but AutoType is either not possible, or a challenge.ģ. This is the most useful of all KeePass applications I’ve seen on OS X. There are bugs, however including one I recently ran into that truncated longer entries. KeePassX – Probably your best option as a native application. These sorts of problems make using this tool a challenge.Ģ. The last time I looked at this, AutoType wasn’t possible and the copy/paste was non-existent. KeePass 2 for Windows running on Mono – A reasonable way to get the tool running, but this forces you an upgrade to the version 2 database as well as exposing several problems on the disjointed Mono platform. So, what options are out there for OS X? There are a few, but none of them are an official, native OS X version. All of the features you might expect in a password manager exist (and work) on the Windows platform. The quality of the Windows application is so good that when I run into issues on OS X, I go back to Windows first to test the database. ![]() The Windows versions for the new, and older database formats are just incredible. Perhaps the biggest point to make before we look at the underserved OS X platform, we should realize that KeePass was created and written for Windows. As a daily OS X user, you too may wonder what the hell is up with KeePass on OS X, so let’s take a look. It doesn’t make sense that an operating system so powerful is so woefully underserved in this regard. While I generally gush about how amazing this tool is – I’m perplexed as to why there isn’t a great version of this tool on OS X. It’s a great tool for keeping and generating passwords in a small, encrypted, local database.
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