pass

Spec sheet

What it does

pass stores, retrieves, generates, and synchronizes passwords in GPG-encrypted files organized in a directory tree.Read 12 Oct 2026 · passwordstore.org

Free plan

YesRead 16 Sep 2026 · passwordstore.org

License

The project is licensed under GPLv2+.Read 12 Oct 2026 · passwordstore.org

Clients

The community list includes Android and iOS apps, a Windows client, browser plugins, and GUI clients.Read 12 Oct 2026 · passwordstore.org

Clipboard

It can copy a password to the clipboard and restore the clipboard after 45 seconds by default.Read 12 Oct 2026 · git.zx2c4.com

Community clients

The site lists community clients for Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS, plus Firefox and Chrome extensions.Read 12 Oct 2026 · passwordstore.org

Downloads

The site lists packages for Ubuntu/Debian, Fedora/RHEL, openSUSE, Gentoo, Arch, macOS via Homebrew, and FreeBSD.Read 12 Oct 2026 · passwordstore.org

Extensions

Community extensions include password importing, password updating, OTP tokens, and a Windows clipboard plugin.Read 12 Oct 2026 · passwordstore.org

Flexible data

Entries are plain text after decryption and can contain arbitrary data, including usernames, URLs, PINs, and metadata.Read 12 Oct 2026 · passwordstore.org

Git synchronization

When the password store is a Git repository, changes are committed and users can synchronize with Git push and pull.Read 12 Oct 2026 · passwordstore.org

License and author

The site credits Jason A. Donenfeld as the author and states that pass is licensed under GPLv2 or later.Read 12 Oct 2026 · passwordstore.org

Linux availability

The download page lists installation instructions for Ubuntu/Debian, Fedora/RHEL, openSUSE, Gentoo, and Arch.Read 12 Oct 2026 · passwordstore.org

Maintainer

The site credits Jason A. Donenfeld as the author and says contributions can be sent as Git-formatted patches via the mailing list.Read 12 Oct 2026 · passwordstore.org

Organization

Entries are flat text files that can contain arbitrary data, and users choose their own organization scheme.Read 12 Oct 2026 · passwordstore.org

Other downloads

The site also lists installation through Homebrew on Macintosh, FreeBSD packages, a tarball, and the Git repository.Read 12 Oct 2026 · passwordstore.org

Password actions

The command provides operations to add, remove, edit, generate, and retrieve passwords.Read 12 Oct 2026 · git.zx2c4.com

Password generation

Generated passwords use /dev/urandom, and can be generated without symbols or copied to the clipboard.Read 12 Oct 2026 · passwordstore.org

Password management

The command-line tool can add, edit, generate, retrieve, and remove passwords.Read 12 Oct 2026 · passwordstore.org

Password storage

Each password is stored in a GPG-encrypted file under ~/.password-store, organized in folders named for websites or resources.Read 12 Oct 2026 · passwordstore.org

Release

The site identifies version 1.7.4 as the latest version.Read 12 Oct 2026 · passwordstore.org

Secure sharing

YesRead 16 Sep 2026 · passwordstore.org

Support and community

The site recommends contributing through the mailing list with Git-formatted patches and says discussion is available on Libera.Chat in #pass.Read 12 Oct 2026 · passwordstore.org

Supported platforms

Linux,macOSRead 16 Sep 2026 · passwordstore.org

Synchronization

When the store is a Git repository, pass can synchronize it using git push and git pull.Read 12 Oct 2026 · passwordstore.org

Team keys

Multiple GPG keys can be specified, and different folders can use different keys.Read 12 Oct 2026 · passwordstore.org

Team use

Multiple GPG keys can be specified for team use, and different folders can use different keys.Read 12 Oct 2026 · passwordstore.org

Where Specifiction places it

• Password Managers#77 of 1047.5