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pass vs QtPass: catalog facts
pass	QtPass
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source with no paid tier.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Storage is plain encrypted files, so scripting and syncing are trivial Git integration gives full history of every secret	Uses open GPG encryption and Git sync with no vendor lock-in Packaged by most Linux and BSD distributions
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 setting up GPG keys, which can be unfamiliar macOS build is not notarized, so the quarantine flag must be cleared by hand
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
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 23, 2026

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