Seahorse

Spec sheet

Purpose

Seahorse is a GNOME application for managing encryption keys and passwords in GNOME Keyring.Read 5 Oct 2026 · wiki.gnome.org

Support

The project README directs users to GNOME Discourse with the seahorse tag or the #gnome-seahorse IRC channel to discuss issues.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The project repository says Seahorse is released under the GPL.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Build

The project README says Seahorse can be built and installed using Meson.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Distribution

The Flathub listing provides the application as a Flatpak package for x86_64 and aarch64 architectures.Read 5 Oct 2026 · flathub.org

Issue reporting

The project README asks users to file bugs with reproducible steps and the relevant Seahorse version.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Key management

The project page says users can manage keys and keyrings, synchronize them with key servers, sign and publish keys, and back up keys and keyrings.Read 5 Oct 2026 · wiki.gnome.org

Key servers

The Flathub listing says Seahorse can publish and retrieve keys from key servers.Read 5 Oct 2026 · flathub.org

Key types

The project repository says Seahorse supports PGP keys using GPG/GPGME and SSH keys.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Package status

Flathub labels its Passwords and Keys package community-provided and says it is not verified by, affiliated with, or supported by The GNOME Project.Read 5 Oct 2026 · flathub.org

Passphrases

The project page says Seahorse can cache passphrases so users do not have to keep typing them.Read 5 Oct 2026 · wiki.gnome.org

PGP photo ID

The project page says users can add an image in a GDK-supported format as an OpenPGP photo ID.Read 5 Oct 2026 · wiki.gnome.org

SSH features

The project page says Seahorse can create, configure, and cache SSH keys.Read 5 Oct 2026 · wiki.gnome.org

Plans and prices

Every Seahorse plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Password Management Software#29 of 387.2