# winauth/winauth

Authenticator on Windows for Battle.net / Steam / Guild Wars 2 / Glyph / Runescape / SWTOR / Bitcoin and digital currency exchanges

Repository: https://github.com/winauth/winauth
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/winauth
Language: C#
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Archived: true
Last push: 2021-09-26T16:10:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4192, "days_push": 1802, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1857, forks 418 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:45.030582+00:00)

## What it is
WinAuth is a portable, open-source Windows desktop application that acts as a software two-factor authenticator, supporting RFC 6238 TOTP and HOTP codes as well as game-specific authenticators (Battle.net, Steam, Guild Wars 2, RuneScape, SWTOR) and Bitcoin exchange sites. It consolidates multiple authenticators in one interface with password, machine-binding, and YubiKey protection.

## Use cases
- generate 2fa codes on windows for google authenticator compatible services
- manage steam guard and trading confirmations from my pc
- store battle.net and guild wars 2 authenticators in one app
- protect my bitcoin exchange account with two-factor authentication
- back up and restore game authenticators on windows
- copy totp codes to clipboard with hotkeys

## When to choose
- you need a free, portable Windows desktop app to hold multiple TOTP/HOTP authenticators
- you play games with proprietary authenticators like Steam, Battle.net, or Guild Wars 2 and want them on desktop
- you want YubiKey or machine-bound protection for your 2fa secrets

## When to avoid
- you need a mobile authenticator for Android or iOS
- you want actively developed software with ongoing updates - the project is near end of life
- you need a browser-based or cross-platform (macOS/Linux) authenticator

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: auth, security, cryptography, gui
- domain: security, privacy, gaming-tools, windows
- platform: windows, dotnet
- tags: two-factor-authentication, totp, hotp, rfc6238, google-authenticator, steam-guard, battle-net, yubikey, portable-app, cryptocurrency, desktop

## Member repositories
- winauth/winauth (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:45.030582+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:16:37.820038+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/winauth/winauth (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:45.030582+00:00, sha 6d4db2dd3912)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.