atom/node-keytar
Native Password Node Module observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4878
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1360
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1426 stars · 202 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A native Node.js module (written in C++) for storing, retrieving, replacing, and deleting passwords in the operating system's credential store. It uses the macOS Keychain, Linux Secret Service API/libsecret, and Windows Credential Vault, with prebuilt binaries for Node and Electron.
Use cases
- store api tokens securely in a node app
- save user passwords in the os keychain from electron
- retrieve stored credentials for a service in nodejs
- delete saved passwords from windows credential vault
- list all accounts and passwords for a service on linux libsecret
- avoid hardcoding secrets by using the system keychain
When to choose
- you need cross-platform OS-level credential storage from Node.js or Electron
- you want passwords managed by the native keychain rather than a config file
- you need prebuilt binaries for supported Node/Electron versions
When to avoid
- you need a maintained library - the project is in maintenance mode with its last release in 2022
- you are not on Node.js or Electron
- you need encrypted storage on systems without a keychain service (e.g., headless Linux without libsecret)
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
security cryptography sdk security developer-tools cross-platform windows cross-platform keychain credential-storage libsecret native-module electron passwords macos linux nodejs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/atom/node-keytar · fetched 2026-08-28 · fe3ce53a4b30
- homepage: https://atom.github.io/node-keytar · fetched 2026-08-29 · c71912fd1e42
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| atom/node-keytar | main | 10 |
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