gopasspw/gopass

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

gopass is a command-line password manager for teams, serving as a drop-in replacement for the standard UNIX pass tool. It encrypts secrets with GPG (or age), versions them in git, and works fully offline across Linux, macOS, BSD, and Windows.

Use cases

• manage passwords and secrets from the terminal
• share team credentials securely with GPG encryption
• sync a password store across devices using git
• generate strong passwords for services like AWS keys
• check passwords against Have I Been Pwned breaches
• fill passwords in the browser via gopass-bridge
• use as a git credential helper
• manage secrets on air-gapped machines

When to choose

• you prefer a CLI-first workflow or need secrets in CI/CD
• you want a pass-compatible manager with team sharing and git history
• you need offline, self-hosted secret storage without a cloud vendor
• your team is distributed across Linux, macOS, and Windows

When to avoid

• you want a polished graphical or mobile-first password manager
• you prefer cloud-synced vaults like 1Password or Bitwarden without self-managing git/GPG
• you are uncomfortable managing GPG keys

Facets

cli-tool · maturity stable

security cryptography cli developer-tools version-control security developer-tools privacy self-hosted windows bsd cli cross-platform go password-manager gpg git-backed secrets-management pass-replacement team-sharing browser-integration command-line linux macos

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