Features
What works where?
One shared core, three apps. This overview shows honestly which feature is available on which platform – including what’s (still) missing.
available! with limitations– not available· not applicable on this platform
Vault & sync
| Feature | macOS | Android | iOS / iPadOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open KDBX 4 (Argon2), master password and/or key file | |||
| Load and save via WebDAV, Basic auth, warning without HTTPS | |||
| Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive as storage | –planned | –planned | –planned |
| Upload every change immediately (no Save button) | |||
| Merge entry by entry on conflicts | |||
| Automatic sync on opening and returning to the app | – | ||
| Offline copy: opens without a connection, changes are uploaded later | – | ||
| Connection stored encrypted | Keychain | Keystore | Keychain |
Unlocking
| Feature | macOS | Android | iOS / iPadOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unlock with biometrics (optional) | Touch ID | Fingerprint / face | Face ID / Touch ID |
| Stored master password expires | after 24 h | –by design | –by design |
| A new finger / new face deletes the stored password | · | ||
| Unlock by another device: ask | 1 | !2 | |
| Unlock by another device: approve | !2 |
- 1 As a stand-in once Touch ID has expired; the request then goes out on its own.
- 2 Implemented, but not yet tried on a real device.
Entries
| Feature | macOS | Android | iOS / iPadOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instant search, sorting by last use (reversible) | |||
| Create, edit, delete; choose a group or create a new one | |||
| Trash: view, restore, delete permanently | |||
| Version history per entry, restore a version | |||
| Password generator with strength meter | |||
| Entry logos, cached privately | |||
| Rename or delete groups | – | – | – |
One-time codes (2FA / TOTP)
| Feature | macOS | Android | iOS / iPadOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Show and copy codes (fields from KeePassXC and KeePass 2.47+) | |||
| Read a QR code from an image | |||
| Scan a QR code live with the camera | – | ||
| HOTP (counter-based codes) | – | – | – |
Autofill & passkeys
| Feature | macOS | Android | iOS / iPadOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fill in logins in apps and browsers | – | !3 | |
| Save new logins from other apps | – | –4 | |
| Create passkeys and sign in with them (KeePassXC format) | – | from Android 14 | !from iOS 173 |
| Passkeys for apps (checked via Digital Asset Links, trust per app) | · | ·5 | |
| No plaintext index of sites or names held by the system | · |
- 3 Fully built and tested in the simulator. On real devices, iOS only offers the extension once the app is signed through the Apple Developer Program – that is in preparation.
- 4 iOS gives third-party providers no request for saving new logins.
- 5 On iOS the system itself checks which app may speak for which domain.
Clipboard
| Feature | macOS | Android | iOS / iPadOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copy with one click, clear automatically (default 15 s) | |||
| On locking, clear only if our text is still there | –6 | ||
| Local only, not shared to other devices (Universal Clipboard) | – | · | |
| Copied password hidden from previews and clipboard managers | – | –7 |
- 6 Android always clears on locking – apps in the background aren’t allowed to read the clipboard.
- 7 Android 13+ briefly shows a preview of the copied text.
Locking & protection
| Feature | macOS | Android | iOS / iPadOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lock after inactivity (default 30 min) | |||
| Lock when the computer goes to sleep | · | · | |
| Lock after returning from the background (default 60 s) | · | ||
| App switcher doesn’t show the vault | · | – | |
| Third-party keyboards blocked in the app | · | – | |
| App data not in backups | !8 | ||
| No plaintext on disk |
- 8 Time Machine backs up the app data too; it is encrypted through the Keychain, though.
Setup & usage
| Feature | macOS | Android | iOS / iPadOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set up a new device via QR code: show the code | |||
| Set up a new device via QR code: read the code | – | ||
| Five languages (system or manual) | 9 | ||
| Keyboard shortcuts | · | · | |
| Phone layout (list → entry) | 10 |
- 9 The Mac app’s menu stays in English.
- 10 With a window narrower than 720 px.
System requirements: macOS on Apple silicon · Android 7 or newer (passkeys from Android 14) · iOS / iPadOS 15 or newer (passkeys from iOS 17). The WebDAV server must support
GET, PUT and HEAD with ETags – any common server does.