Paw

Spec sheet

Product

Paw is an open-source password manager for managing digital data for personal and professional use.Read 12 Oct 2026 · paw.pm

Maker

The site footer credits Luca Corbo.Read 5 Oct 2026 · paw.pm

Additional features

Paw lists an SSH key and CLI session manager and proactive password health checks.Read 12 Oct 2026 · paw.pm

Additional tools

Paw lists an SSH key and CLI session manager and proactive password health checks among its features.Read 5 Oct 2026 · paw.pm

Authentication

Paw supports time-based one-time passwords (TOTP) for two-factor authentication.Read 5 Oct 2026 · paw.pm

Codebase

Paw is developed in Go and uses Fyne as its UI toolkit.Read 5 Oct 2026 · paw.pm

Downloads

The download page lists Linux, macOS, and Windows builds, plus FreeBSD builds and source code.Read 12 Oct 2026 · paw.pm

Encryption

Paw uses the age encryption library to protect data.Read 12 Oct 2026 · paw.pm

Implementation

Paw is developed in Go and uses Fyne as its UI toolkit.Read 12 Oct 2026 · paw.pm

Local data

Paw says data stays on the user’s device and is shared across devices only if synchronization is enabled.Read 12 Oct 2026 · paw.pm

Open source

Paw describes itself as open source and invites users and developers to inspect its code.Read 12 Oct 2026 · paw.pm

Password generator

Paw includes a password generator for creating strong, unique passwords.Read 12 Oct 2026 · paw.pm

Release signatures

The download page says release 0.27.0 files are signed with minisign.Read 12 Oct 2026 · paw.pm

Security status

The project's GitHub README says Paw is a work in progress that has not had a full security audit and should not be relied on for security.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Supported platforms

Linux,macOS,Windows,BSD,mobile,CLIRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Threat model

The project's GitHub README states that Paw's threat model assumes there are no attackers on the local machine.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Two-factor authentication

Paw has built-in support for Time-based One-Time Passwords (TOTP).Read 12 Oct 2026 · paw.pm

Vault contents

Paw stores logins, PIN codes, and personal notes in an encrypted vault.Read 12 Oct 2026 · paw.pm

Vault encryption details

The project's GitHub README says vault items are stored separately and metadata is encrypted in a vault.age file.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Password Managers#95 of 1047.0