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pass vs prs: catalog facts
pass	prs
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 license.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Storage is plain encrypted files, so scripting and syncing are trivial Git integration gives full history of every secret	Compatible with pass stores and tools Automatic Git synchronisation between machines
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 familiarity with GPG and Git Terminal only, with no browser autofill of its own
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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