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pass vs LastPass CLI: catalog facts
pass	LastPass CLI
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free The CLI is free and open source; it needs a LastPass account.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Storage is plain encrypted files, so scripting and syncing are trivial Git integration gives full history of every secret	Official client for LastPass vaults Add, edit, import, export and generate from the terminal
Filenames are not encrypted, so the structure of your vault is visible Requires GPG key management, which is the hardest part for most people	Requires a LastPass account Terminal only, no graphical interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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