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Reviews for KeePassXC-Browser

KeePassXC-Browser by KeePassXC Team

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Review by Firefox user 17086033
by Firefox user 17086033, 5 years ago
This addon works by connecting to the KeepassXC program and filling login fields with the passwords from the Keepass vault.

It works extremely poorly for a number of reasons:

First: It does not reliably connect to the KeepassXC program. It will occasionally disconnect and require you to restart KeepassXC before connecting again.

Second: The password fill feature fails far more often than it works. I would estimate that I can only successfully fill password forms on 5 to 10% of the websites I visit.

Third: When the auto-fill feature does work, it is frequently followed by an erroneous "your password has changed" prompt asking if you want to create a new entry for the site you literally just filled in.

Fourth: The user interface is minimalist to a fault. You are given no indication as to why the program cannot or will not fill the password fields. Is it because it doesn't think I have a password for the domain? Has it lost the connection? Is there some invisible blocking me from clicking on the password icon? There is no way to tell, the addin simply doesn't respond.

I am using KeepassXC 2.6.6 and browser extension version 1.7.9.1

Developer response

posted 5 years ago
Thank you for the feedback. If any of these issues are not solved, please open a ticket at GitHub.

First: This sounds like the keepassxc-proxy that is transferring the messages between the extension and KeePassXC is shutdown. This might be due to anti-virus software or some other process that interferes with it. The next time this happens, check if the process is running.

Second: Please use as simple URL's as possible in your entries. If the site you're using is for example https://loginpage.example.com/login/something?yes=no, the best entry URL for this kind of page is https://loginpage.example.com/login/, https://loginpage.example.com (or just https://example.com).

Third: This means even after filling it doesn't regognize an entry from that page. Verify the page and entry URL again.

Fourth: Yes. It's very minimal. Notifications on why the filling doesn't work needs to be added so there's some indication to the user why nothing happens. If you've lost the connection totally, the icon should be gray with and X (or gray with a lock icon if database is closed).
759 reviews
  • by Frank, 4 days ago
    Useless. No connection to the database. KeePass 2 only needs a key/pair setup, but KeePassXC requires hours of troubleshooting and tons of tutorials just to get it working. I went back to KeePass 2.

    Developer response

    posted 2 days ago
    That is what this extension also does. If something does not work directly, it's usually something with your system. And that is why the troubleshooting guide exists.
  • by Firefox user 12580101, 5 days ago
    I couldn't get it to work. I wasted a lot of time in trying. I have a lot of experience with programming and windows. I've used keepass since 1.0 or earlier and was trying to move off 2.0 because it cannot identify window titles in win11 wild cards or not and has quirks on opning from the toolbar. But neither can this. In fact it shows the same operational failures as 2.0. I did not test toolbar with xc. Obviously some have gotten it to work but it appears the list of those that cannot get it to work is growing. Back to 2.0 for me. There is no way in this world the average user can use this extension or xc.

    Developer response

    posted 4 days ago
    Did you check the user guide?
  • by dev421, 15 days ago
    Supports everything you'd expect - TOTP, passkeys, auto-saving credentials, SSH agent. The Free Man's Choice since 2012
  • by hinoki, a month ago
  • by Richard, a month ago
    I really love Keepass and have used it for years. I really wish that there was a way to link/connect it to a web browser. So far I have not found any working method to get passwords out of keepass other than copy/pasting from the program apart from on an iPhone.

    Developer response

    posted a month ago
    There are two ways you can get credentials out from KeePassXC: using the browser extension, or using Auto-Type. Please refer to our documention for guides: https://keepassxc.org/docs/
  • by Blood-Art, a month ago
  • by sonofevil, 2 months ago
    "Error! Credentials cannot be saved or updated to a closed database."

    Then open it. Prompt me for the database password. Why can the DB be opened on demand to retrieve passwords, but not to save them? I should not be expected to keep my database open all the time. That is an obvious security vulnerability. So I have it configured to close after 30 seconds. I do not understand why this Addon is so hostile to on-demand database access.

    Developer response

    posted 2 months ago
    Already requested: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc-browser/issues/1541
  • by Firefox user 19944620, 2 months ago
  • by Firefox user 13120063, 2 months ago
    Will not work with current version of Firefox and Ubuntu 25.04. I have used this for years. Sad to see Mozilla can not keep up.

    Developer response

    posted 2 months ago
    Just ditch the Snap version of Firefox and everything works.
  • by Firefox user 13527928, 2 months ago
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  • by evtldocha, 3 months ago
    Thanks for this extension!

    One remark: though firefox now honors XDG config settings in $HOME/.config/mozilla/firefox (on Linux) the extension creates a $HOME/.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts. I'd like so see all config for an application on one single place only.
  • by Firefox user 12539057, 3 months ago
  • by pocoloco, 3 months ago
    Great plugin for my favorite password safe.
  • by RD, 3 months ago
    The add-on doesn't work in the Flatpak browser. Otherwise, I like KeePassXC :)

    Developer response

    posted 3 months ago
    Actually there's already pull requests made for a websocket connection mode in both extension and KeePassXC. It works with Flatpak browsers. So it's coming :)
  • by Matthieu, 3 months ago
  • by Abdiel, 3 months ago
    It only has offline support. On Linux the configuration is a mess. Sometimes It doesn't talk with my desktop app. Remote support should also be added, so 1 star. I also noticed this while using it: not everything is handled within the browser. When the master password is requested, It switches to the KeepassXC desktop window which makes the experience less convenient. MasterPassword could instead be entered through a small pop-up inside the browser. This is what I would have preferred.

    Developer response

    posted 3 months ago
    The whole idea of the extension is that it talks to the desktop app. It has no direct connection to your database, and it will never ask your master password.
  • by toorootoot, 3 months ago
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  • by Firefox user 14868755, 5 months ago
    Not able to add connected database. Nothing happens when clicking the Connect Database button. Bazzite 43 (linux) NVIDIA edition, Firefox 149, KeePassXC 2.7.12