Authy
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
Why people recommend it
“I use authy authenticator which I have on multiple devices.”
Caveats and dissent
“I recommend you get off Authy - they don't have a browser extension or a desktop client, and surprise they don't have a way to export your codes either.”
“I stopped using Authy when they were bought by Twilio and stopped supporting their desktop client”
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“Authy used to do this, then they enshittified their app and bricked the desktop version.”
“Authy is also EOL since it was acquired by twilio and tossed into the do not recycle bin it seems...”
Often compared with
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Data: authy.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 7
“I recommend you get off Authy - they don't have a browser extension or a desktop client, and surprise they don't have a way to export your codes either.”
“I stopped using Authy when they were bought by Twilio and stopped supporting their desktop client”
“I use authy authenticator which I have on multiple devices.”
“Authy used to do this, then they enshittified their app and bricked the desktop version.”
“I used to solve this with the Authy desktop app, now discontinued.”
“the only native apps I use on my phone are Kindle, Authy and Firefox”
“Authy is also EOL since it was acquired by twilio and tossed into the do not recycle bin it seems...”