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I use KeepassXC which I sync to my home NAS from two computers and my phone. Keepass DX is the best Android app I've found and it supports opening the database with your fingerprint.

I don't see the fuzz here if needing to have a browser extension. When a site asks me to login every now and then, I'm ok with opening the app and copying the password.

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Yes, KeepassXC rules them all :). I use KeepassXC on Linux and Windows, macPass on a mac (has same db format, but macOS Aqua interface) and MiniKeePass on a iPhone. I use two keepass databases (as data loss prevention). For Linux and Windows db is stored on a Dropbox. On a mac and iPhone on a iCloud. I merge them once a while.

However for many years I used just a single db for every device and didn't had a single problem with it. Started to used two, after I switched from Dropbox to iCloud on a mac and iPhone.

try Syncthing instead of Dropbox and you will be completely free of any third party provider risk

I personally use Syncthing, and it's fine as long as the computer you're trying to get data from doesn't go down at any time.

Syncthing is peer-to-peer, so I believe you'd only have a problem if _all_ the computers you're trying to get data from go down at the same time.

Same here. I've been a LastPass user for years before switching to KeepassXC. Actually, one of the things that made me switch is the browser extension. As a web developer, I had a hard time keeping all my sessions open (I had a rather strict policy at the time) between my browser sessions.

So I switched to KeepassXC, which allows me to have a cross-platform app, and the database is stored inside my Google Drive. I also use a security file that's kept out of the Google Drive as another security layer.

Oh, and the auto-type feature of KeepassXC is amazing. Some sites have a weird username/password combo scheme, so I can program KeepassXC to enter the correct keystrokes for a given website. Works perfectly.

I wanted to like Keepass, but this is a lot of friction vs. the alternatives. Less context switching in my day is helpful for me keeping on task.

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