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Install rowel with Homebrew Cask
Offline-first password manager. Version 1.1.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
Offline-first password manager
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Commands and aliases
No executable aliases were found in the local package database.
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Project history and usage
Rowel is a free, offline-first password manager whose encrypted SQLite vault remains on the user's device unless optional synchronization is enabled.
Project history
Rowel began under the name Swifty in the swiftyapp/swifty repository and subsequently moved to fwdai/rowel after its early alpha releases.
The project developed into an offline-first credential manager supporting logins, payment-card records, secure notes, password generation, time-based one-time passwords, optional Google Drive synchronization, and browser integration.
Adoption history
Rowel is distributed as a cross-platform desktop application for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Optional KeePassXC-Browser protocol support lets users integrate the vault with established browser autofill extensions.
How it is used
Users store logins, payment-card details, secure notes, TOTP secrets, and passkeys in a locally encrypted vault.
Vaults can be backed up for migration or optionally synchronized through Google Drive. Browser autofill is available through Rowel's extension or the KeePassXC-Browser protocol.
Why package nerds care
Rowel is notable as a free, open-source password manager built with Tauri, Rust, and web technologies. Its local SQLCipher vault, additional application-level encryption, reproducible toolchain, release attestations, and signed updater make it particularly relevant to users who scrutinize packaging and software-supply-chain behavior.
Timeline
- Early alpha period: The project was developed as Swifty in the swiftyapp/swifty repository.
- After v1.0.0-alpha.6: Development and release provenance moved to fwdai/rowel.
Related projects
- KeePassXC
- KeePassXC-Browser
- SQLCipher
- Tauri
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for rowel. 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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| No executable data was present. | |||
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 generated2026-11-04
manager version1.1.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/fwdai/rowel
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/fwdai/rowelnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:rowel |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/rowel |
| Homepage | https://rowel.app/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/fwdai/rowel |
| Upstream docs | https://rowel.app/ |
| Source archive | https://github.com/fwdai/rowel/releases/download/v1.1.0/Rowel_1.1.0_universal.dmg |
| SHA-256 | 6f50bdcb304ffadd051b97bf60750ab3dc8264a5c3c2a4849080b54ada357e3c |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | rowel |
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| Old Tokens |
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| Artifacts | |
| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment