However, KeePass lacks many features you’d expect from a top password manager, such as password auto-saving and auditing, password sharing, dark web monitoring, and a native mobile app (only third-party apps are available). It encrypts and stores your passwords on your device rather than on cloud servers, which is great for security-conscious users who prefer to have full control over their login credentials. As a native Mac app KeePassX doesn't require Mono, but it's NOT 'portable'.KeePass is a secure open-source password manager that’s completely free. KeePassX uses the KeePass 2 (.kdbx) database format, which presumably means it can read/write to the same database file used by KeePass 2.x. KeePassX, which was originally a fork of the Windows software, but the latest version is a complete rewrite. There is a similar software available for Mac OS X, i.e. However, an individual Wine App would be extremely large in comparison to the same software as a portable Windows app, typically 300-500Mb or more, depending on the dependencies required. It would however be capable of storing the KeePass Database on the USB. it's a version of KeePass specifically compiled to run on OS X with Mono.Īlternatively, you could install the Windows Version in a Wine Wrapper with Mono installed, which should be able run from a USB disk, but it won't be truly portable as almost all Mac OS X (including all Wine Apps) leave some traces on the Host System.

Install the KeePass 2.x for Mac OS X package (link on the downloads page)'. The KeePass site states that, if you have Mono installed: KeePass Portable, as available from this site is Windows only, as is the portable version available directly from the KeePass site.

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