KeeWeb is a

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password manager A password manager is a software program to prevent password fatigue by Random password generator, automatically generating, Autofill, autofilling and storing Password, passwords. It can do this for Application software, local applications or web ...

compatible with

KeePass KeePass Password Safe is a free and open-source password manager primarily for Windows. It officially supports macOS and Linux operating systems through the use of Mono (software), Mono. Additionally, there are several unofficial Porting, ports ...

, available as a web version and desktop apps. The underlying file format is KDBX (KeePass database file).

Technology

KeeWeb is written in

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and uses WebCrypto and

WebAssembly WebAssembly (Wasm) defines a portable binary-code format and a corresponding text format for executable programs as well as software interfaces for facilitating communication between such programs and their host environment. The main goal of ...

to process password files in the browser, without uploading them to a server. It can synchronize files with popular file hosting services, such as

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, and

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. KeeWeb is also available as an

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bundle which resembles a desktop app. The desktop version adds some features not available on web: * auto-typing passwords * ability to open and save local files * sync to

WebDAV WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) is a set of extensions to the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), which allows user agents to collaboratively author contents ''directly'' in an HTTP web server by providing facilities for conc ...

without CORS enabled KeeWeb can also be deployed as a standalone server, or installed as a

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app.

Reception

KeeWeb was praised by Ghacks Technology News in 2016 as "brand-new" fixing the "shortcoming of a web-based version" of KeePass, and by Tech Advisor in 2020 as "well-designed cross-platform password manager".

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