Alternatives to prs
A command-line password manager that stores secrets with GPG and syncs them between machines using Git. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
prs
A command-line password manager that stores secrets with GPG and syncs them between machines using Git.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as prs.
pass
The standard Unix password manager: one GPG-encrypted file per secret.
pass is the original Unix password manager whose stores prs reads, with GPG-encrypted files and Git history but without prs's automatic Git synchronisation.
gopass
Team-oriented password store built on GPG and Git.
gopass keeps the GPG and Git approach and adds multiple stores with per-store recipients for team sharing, plus built-in auditing and secret health checks.
passage
A command-line fork of pass that encrypts the password store with age instead of GnuPG.
passage is a pass fork that uses age instead of GnuPG, adds per-folder recipients and YubiKey support, but requires manual setup.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
QtPass
A cross-platform graphical front end for pass, the GPG-encrypted Unix password manager.
Browserpass
A browser extension that fills and copies logins from a pass password store.
PassFF
A Firefox extension that reads logins from the pass password store and fills them into websites.
Pass for iOS
An iOS and iPadOS client for pass password stores, with Git sync, one-time codes and AutoFill.
