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by klapinat0r 3939 days ago
I've been using pass since mitro.co announced their shutdown.

The only (somewhat big) downside to this, and related unix pw managers is the sheer lack of browser compatibility - mobile would also be nice, as that's one of the places where it's a PITA to use and enter long passphrases.

pass claims to have both, but doesn't:

https://github.com/jvenant/passff#readme does not work.

The iOS app has disappeared from github: https://github.com/rephorm/pass-ios#readme

It's solvable problems, I just find it a somewhat important part of a password manager.

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I'm running a small agency with two friends and we're keeping mitro alive (and better: are fixing issues) here: https://passopolis.com/

Firefox and Chrome extensions are working, and I'm currently spending a few hours a week on migrating to the new Firefox-extension protocol.

I suppose it just depends what you look for in a password manager. I tried lots of solutions from Last Pass, KeepassX to pass but i prefer the scriptability and portability of a command line based password manager and i'm not overly bothered about mobile and browser.
You're right, and don't take this as a challenge, I'm honestly wondering:

How come you aren't bothered? I ask because I can't image apart from:

a. I use short or cryptically unsafe passphrases,

b. I use passphrases and type them easily,

c. I only need to log in a few times.

Am I forgetting others?

For non-mobile use-cases the passmenu script distributed with pass comes in handy:

http://git.zx2c4.com/password-store/tree/contrib/dmenu/passm...

It types the selected password via xdotool.