Ente Auth
Open-source, end-to-end encrypted two-factor authentication (TOTP) app from Ente.
HN commenters recommend Ente Auth for TOTP codes, often after leaving Authy or Aegis,123 citing peace of mind if a phone breaks and apps on Android, iOS and Linux desktop.456 Caveats include confusing Ente website branding that steers users to Ente Photos7, and one commenter sees it as a limited subset of tools like 1Password.8
Why people recommend it
Cross-platform · 2
Commenters use it on Android, iOS and Linux desktop.
“Directly switched to https://ente.com/auth/ on Android and Linux Desktop and very happy with it.”
“For TOTP i use ente auth[0], which i can higly recommend.”
Authy/Aegis alternative · 2
Commenters switched to it from Authy and Aegis and recommend it.
“I can highly recommend Ente Auth though.”
“Ente Auth. Obviously not Bitwarden”
Backup peace of mind · 2
Chosen for peace of mind in case a phone breaks, which matters to users who lost device backups elsewhere.
“Ente Auth. Obviously not Bitwarden”
“I can highly recommend Ente Auth though.”
Privacy Guides listed · 1
One commenter notes it appears on the Privacy Guides recommendations list.
“Ente Auth. Obviously not Bitwarden”
Caveats and dissent
Confusing branding · 1
Ente's website mixes up its apps, with downloads and signups pointing to Ente Photos.
Limited features · 1
One commenter sees it as a limited feature subset of tools like 1Password.
“Ente Auth and Locker both seem like limited feature subsets of solutions like 1Password.”
Security tradeoff · 1
One user says Aegis might technically be a bit more secure.
“Ente Auth. Obviously not Bitwarden”
Often compared with
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
Also written as ente auth. Data: ente-auth.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 6
“I can highly recommend Ente Auth though.”
“Ente Auth. Obviously not Bitwarden”
“Ente Auth and Locker both seem like limited feature subsets of solutions like 1Password.”
“For TOTP i use ente auth[0], which i can higly recommend.”
“I love Ente Auth”
“Directly switched to https://ente.com/auth/ on Android and Linux Desktop and very happy with it.”