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1Password CLI vs fnox: catalog facts
1Password CLI	fnox
Paid The CLI is a companion to a 1Password account, which is a paid subscription.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
macOS, Command line	Windows, Command line
Secret references keep plaintext secrets out of code Biometric sign-in	Config can be committed to git without exposing secret values Supports age, 1Password, Bitwarden, Vault and major cloud providers
Requires a 1Password account Closed source	Command-line only Aimed at developers; requires editing a TOML config
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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