# Install keepassc with Homebrew Curses-based password manager for KeePass v.1.x and KeePassX. Version 1.8.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:keepassc ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install keepassc ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:keepassc - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 1.8.2 - **Source summary:** Curses-based password manager for KeePass v.1.x and KeePassX - **Homepage:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - keepassc (alias) - keepassc-agent (alias) - keepassc-server (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 1.8.2 ## Project history and usage KeePassC is a Python 3, curses-based password manager compatible with KeePass 1.x and KeePassX databases. It belongs to the terminal-password-manager lineage: keyboard-driven, local database oriented, and designed for users who wanted KeePass-style encrypted storage without a graphical UI. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created on 2012-08-30, shortly after the related kppy Python module repository was created on 2012-05-13. The official README describes KeePassC as fully compatible with KeePass v1.x and KeePassX databases, encrypted with AES, and controlled through a curses interface. The official project page lists v1.8.0 as the stable release from 2018-05-16 and says the maintainer's main focus had shifted to a Rust reimplementation while KeePassC remained stable and feature-complete. GitHub releases record v1.7.0 on 2015-01-06 and v1.8.2 on 2018-06-28. ### Adoption history KeePassC's adoption was niche but practical: it served Unix users who already kept KeePass or KeePassX databases and wanted a terminal-first way to open, search, edit, and copy credentials. Its Homebrew formula reflects that small-tool packaging niche rather than broad enterprise adoption. ### How it is used A typical user opens an existing KeePass 1.x or KeePassX database in the curses interface, searches entries, generates passwords, and copies usernames or passwords to the clipboard. It also shipped helper programs such as keepassc-agent and keepassc-server. ### Why package nerds care KeePassC is historically interesting because it bridges GUI-era KeePassX databases and terminal workflows using a small Python package. It also shows the limitations of early KeePass 1.x compatibility: KeePass 2.x support was planned but remained outside the stable project scope. ### Timeline - 2012-05-13: The related kppy KeePass 1.x Python module repository was created. - 2012-08-30: KeePassC repository was created. - 2015-01-06: KeePassC 1.7.0 was published on GitHub Releases. - 2018-05-16: The project page identified v1.8.0 as the stable release. - 2018-06-28: KeePassC 1.8.2 was published on GitHub Releases. ### Related projects - KeePassC is related to KeePass 1.x, KeePassX, kppy, terminal password managers, and the maintainer's later Rust reimplementation effort. It is not a KeePassXC replacement because its documented compatibility is the older KeePass v1.x/KeePassX database format. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/keepassc.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/keepassc.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - cross-ecosystem install command graph