KeePassDX
Open-source Android password manager compatible with KeePass database files.
Recommended as the Android companion to KeePassXC123, sharing one open-source, locally stored database across devices.456 The main caveat is that syncing is left to separate tools like Syncthing, NextCloud or a manual file server.789
Why people recommend it
KeePassXC compatibility · 3
Shares the same database file with KeePassXC on desktop, synced with any file-sync tool.
“On phone, I use KeepassDX[2] which is Android client compatible with KeepassXC.”
“password manager, shares DB with KeePassXC on desktop, which is synced via NextCloud.”
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“I switched from Bitwarden to KeepassXC / KeepassDX / Syncthing”
Open source · 2
Commenters value that it is fully open source and keeps passwords on their own devices.
“stored only on my devices(Linux, Windows, Android) using open source software (KeepassXC, KeepassDX)”
“I use KeePassXC on desktop and KeePassDX on Android.”
Offline privacy · 1
The F-Droid build has no network permissions.
“I use KeePassDX from F-droid it does not have network permissions”
Reliable · 2
Users report years of satisfied use and say it works surprisingly well with Syncthing.
“I've been using KeepassDX for years, and I've been completely satisfied with it.”
“syncthing and KeepassDx also works suprisingly well”
Built-in TOTP · 1
It also works as a TOTP authenticator.
“password manager, shares DB with KeePassXC on desktop, which is synced via NextCloud.”
Caveats and dissent
No built-in sync · 3
Keeping the database in sync relies on external tools or manual copying.
“I use KeePassXC on desktop and KeePassDX on Android.”
“On phone, I use KeepassDX[2] which is Android client compatible with KeepassXC.”
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“password manager, shares DB with KeePassXC on desktop, which is synced via NextCloud.”
Android only · 2
It is an Android client, so iOS users need something else.
“On phone, I use KeepassDX[2] which is Android client compatible with KeepassXC.”
“I use KeePassDX from F-droid it does not have network permissions”
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Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
- The Quiet Renovation at Bitwarden 2 mentions
- Passkeys are not a trap 1 mention
- Bitwarden Dual License Model 1 mention
- KeepassDX – open-source Password Manager for Android 1 mention
- Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots 1 mention
- GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple 1 mention
Also written as KeepassDX. Data: keepassdx.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 8
“stored only on my devices(Linux, Windows, Android) using open source software (KeepassXC, KeepassDX)”
“syncthing and KeepassDx also works suprisingly well”
“I've been using KeepassDX for years, and I've been completely satisfied with it.”
“I use KeePassDX from F-droid it does not have network permissions”
“On phone, I use KeepassDX[2] which is Android client compatible with KeepassXC.”
“I switched from Bitwarden to KeepassXC / KeepassDX / Syncthing”
“password manager, shares DB with KeePassXC on desktop, which is synced via NextCloud.”
“I use KeePassXC on desktop and KeePassDX on Android.”