keepassxc1
A modern open-source password manager
Usage
keepassxc [options]
[filename(s)]
Overview
KeePassXC is a free/open-source password manager or safe which helps you to manage your passwords securely. The complete database is always encrypted with the industry-standard AES (also known as Rijndael) encryption algorithm using a 256-bit key. KeePassXC uses a database format that is compatible with KeePass Password Safe. Your database works offline and requires no internet connection.
Options
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-h, --help -
Displays this help.
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--help-all -
Displays help including Qt specific options.
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-v, --version -
Displays version information.
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--config <config> -
Path to a custom config file.
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--localconfig <localconfig> -
Path to a custom local config file.
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--lock -
Locks all open databases.
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--keyfile <keyfile> -
Key file of the database.
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--pw-stdin -
Reads password of the database from stdin.
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--minimized -
Starts KeePassXC minimized to the system tray.
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--debug-info -
Displays debugging information.
Notes
Project homepage
<https://keepassxc.org>
QuickStart Guide
<https://keepassxc.org/docs/KeePassXC_GettingStarted.html>
User Guide
<https://keepassxc.org/docs/KeePassXC_UserGuide.html>
Git repository
<https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc.git>
Releases
5 releases since Debian 10 (Buster); the text changed 4 times.
--config since Debian 11 (Bullseye);
--debug-info since Debian 11 (Bullseye);
--help since Debian 11 (Bullseye);
--help-all since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--keyfile since Debian 11 (Bullseye);
--localconfig since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--lock since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--minimized since Debian 13 (Trixie);
--pw-stdin since Debian 11 (Bullseye);
--version since Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-h since Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-v since Debian 11 (Bullseye).
--parent-window until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
--pw until Debian 11 (Bullseye).