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Install macpass with Homebrew Cask

Open-source, KeePass-client and password manager. Version 0.8.2 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.

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macOS

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brew install --cask macpass

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overview

Package summary

Open-source, KeePass-client and password manager

Commands and aliases

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history

Project history and usage

MacPass is an open-source native macOS client for KeePass password databases. It manages KDB and KDBX vaults and supports features such as entry editing, key files, autotype, password generation, history, tags, and TOTP codes.

Project history

Development dates to 2012. The project describes itself as a native macOS port of KeePass built around an open-source community and credits KeePassKit and several earlier password-management components.

Release 0.8 modernized the application for Big Sur and Monterey, added Apple Silicon support, and expanded compatibility to KDBX 4.1, Argon2id, XML v2 key files, and time-based one-time passwords.

Adoption history

MacPass filled a longstanding niche for users who wanted KeePass-compatible password storage in a native macOS interface rather than running KeePass through Mono or using a cross-platform Qt or Electron client.

How it is used

Users create or open a KeePass database, unlock it with a password, key file, or supported combination, and organize credentials into groups and entries. Database files are user-selected documents rather than credentials stored at one fixed application path.

MacPass is commonly chosen when the same KeePass database must remain portable among different compatible clients while retaining a Mac-native desktop experience.

Why package nerds care

MacPass matters to package enthusiasts because it combines an open, portable password-database format with a native Mac application distributed outside the Mac App Store. Its GPLv3 licensing, GitHub releases, Homebrew cask availability, and interoperability with the wider KeePass ecosystem make it a characteristic power-user package.

Timeline

  • 2012: MacPass copyright and development history begins.
  • 2022: Version 0.8 adds Apple Silicon and KDBX 4.1 support.
  • 2026: Version 0.8.1 fixes a ChaCha-encrypted database save crash.

Related projects

  • KeePass
  • KeePassXC
  • KeePassX
  • KeeWeb
  • KeePassKit

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for macpass. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

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freshness

Version and freshness

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page generated2026-11-04
manager version0.8.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/MacPass/MacPass

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
  • infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/MacPass/MacPassnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keycask:macpass
Version0.8.2
Package managerHomebrew Cask
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/cask/macpass
Homepagehttps://macpass.github.io/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/MacPass/MacPass
Upstream docshttps://macpass.github.io/
Source archivehttps://github.com/MacPass/MacPass/releases/download/0.8.2/MacPass-0.8.2.zip
SHA-2561e130f5322329ee75ed39c921ed4ea366101cd4bfb5c495d15735db90b961a73
Bottlenot recorded
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew cask API
Taphomebrew/cask
Full Tokenmacpass
Names
  • MacPass
Artifacts
App
1
Target
1
Uninstall
1
Zap
1
Auto Updatesyes
Deprecatedno
Disabledno

package graph

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Same workflow

  • brunoLocal metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: client, open, open-source, source.
  • maestralLocal metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: client, open, open-source, source.
  • motrixLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: manager, open, open-source, source.

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