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LessPass vs pass: catalog facts
LessPasspass
Free

Free to use.

Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

Android, Web, Browser extension macOS, Linux, Command line
  • No password database to store, sync or leak
  • Passwords can be regenerated wherever you use it
  • Storage is plain encrypted files, so scripting and syncing are trivial
  • Git integration gives full history of every secret
  • Changing a password means changing the inputs used to derive it
  • Cannot store existing passwords or other secrets
  • Filenames are not encrypted, so the structure of your vault is visible
  • Requires GPG key management, which is the hardest part for most people
Web application, Browser extension Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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