macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install passlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install passMacPorts ports tree · security/pass/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 1731
Install pass with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman
Password manager. Version 1.7.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-17. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install pass.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add passAlpine Linux edge package indexes · pass · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install passDebian stable package indexes · pass · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install passFedora Rawhide package metadata · pass · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#passnixpkgs package indexes · pass · source: raw.githubusercontent.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S passArch Linux sync databases · pass · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Password manager
Project links
Commands and aliases
- pass
history
Project history and usage
pass is Jason A. Donenfeld's Unix-oriented password manager, storing each secret in a GPG-encrypted file within a normal directory tree.
Project history
Jason A. Donenfeld created pass as a minimal password manager organized around ordinary directories and one GPG-encrypted file per entry.
The project retained a shell-based design while accumulating support for password generation, clipboard handling, multiple GPG recipients, per-directory keys, Git-backed history and synchronization, shell completion, and extensions.
Adoption history
The official homepage documents native packages for Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora/RHEL, openSUSE, Gentoo, Arch, macOS/Homebrew, and FreeBSD. source_facts.package-manager additionally records Alpine, MacPorts, and Nix.
An active extension and client ecosystem grew around the deliberately simple on-disk format, adding graphical, mobile, browser, import, and interoperability tools without changing the core store.
How it is used
Initialize the store with pass init and a GPG key identifier, then use commands such as insert, show, edit, generate, remove, and copy-to-clipboard.
The default store is ~/.password-store. Its .gpg-id file identifies encryption recipients; PASSWORD_STORE_DIR and PASSWORD_STORE_KEY can override those defaults.
A store can also be initialized as a Git repository. pass then commits modifications and exposes Git operations through pass git for synchronization and history.
Why package nerds care
pass is a canonical example of Unix composition applied to password management: a short shell program delegates encryption to GnuPG, hierarchy to the filesystem, editing to ordinary tools, synchronization and history to Git, and clipboard access to platform utilities.
Its transparent storage format avoids a proprietary database and makes packaging dependencies and behavior unusually easy to audit, customize, and extend.
Timeline
- Version 1.7.4: The release listed by the official project page.
- 2025-06-18: The official repository records continued maintenance on its master branch.
Related projects
- Core related tools include Bash, GnuPG, Git, tree, xclip, wl-clipboard, qrencode, and the community-maintained pass clients and extensions listed by the official site.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
- Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.password-store/.gpg-id
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.password-store
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
pass | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-09-19
manager version1.7.4
manager updated2026-09-17
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.passwordstore.org/
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.passwordstore.org/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:pass |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.7.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pass |
| Homepage | https://www.passwordstore.org/ |
| Upstream docs | https://www.passwordstore.org/ |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://git.zx2c4.com/password-store/snapshot/password-store-1.7.4.tar.xz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-17T20:02:26Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | gnu-getopt, gnupg, qrencode, tree |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | pass |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
pass 1.7.4-7
lightweight directory-based password manager
https://www.passwordstore.org/
sudo apt install pass- Section: admin
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: password-store
- 2 dependencies
- 9 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pass
Nix95%
pass
nix profile install nixpkgs#pass- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pass
Ubuntu apt95%
pass 1.7.4-6
lightweight directory-based password manager
https://www.passwordstore.org/
sudo apt install pass- Section: universe/admin
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: password-store
- 2 dependencies
- 9 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pass
apk95%
pass 1.7.4-r3
Stores, retrieves, generates, and synchronizes passwords securely
sudo apk add pass- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pass
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pass
apk95%
pass-bash-completion 1.7.4-r3
Bash completions for pass
sudo apk add pass-bash-completion- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pass
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pass
apk95%
pass-contrib 1.7.4-r3
contrib files for pass
sudo apk add pass-contrib- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pass
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pass
apk95%
pass-doc 1.7.4-r3
Stores, retrieves, generates, and synchronizes passwords securely (documentation)
sudo apk add pass-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pass
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pass
apk95%
pass-fish-completion 1.7.4-r3
Fish completions for pass
sudo apk add pass-fish-completion- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pass
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pass
apk95%
pass-zsh-completion 1.7.4-r3
Zsh completions for pass
sudo apk add pass-zsh-completion- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pass
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pass
dnf95%
pass 1.7.4-20.fc45
A password manager using standard Unix tools
http://zx2c4.com/projects/password-store/
sudo dnf install pass- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: pass
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pass
dnf95%
passmenu 1.7.4-20.fc45
A dmenu based interface to pass.
http://zx2c4.com/projects/password-store/
sudo dnf install passmenu- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: pass
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pass
pacman95%
pass 1.7.4-7
Stores, retrieves, generates, and synchronizes passwords securely
https://www.passwordstore.org/
sudo pacman -S pass- License: GPL2
- Architecture: any
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 13 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pass
MacPorts95%
pass
sudo port install pass- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pass
source trail
Generated from repository data
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Combined YAML source
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Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation