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pass vs rbw: catalog facts
pass	rbw
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free to download and use.
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	Background agent avoids manual lock and unlock steps Easier to script than the official Bitwarden CLI
Filenames are not encrypted, so the structure of your vault is visible Requires GPG key management, which is the hardest part for most people	Unofficial client, not supported by Bitwarden Author considers it feature-complete, so new features depend on contributors
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
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 September 23, 2026

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