{
  "slug": "browserpass",
  "category": "password-managers",
  "name": "Browserpass",
  "description": "Browser extension for pass, the standard Unix password manager. Passwords stay in GPG-encrypted files on your own computer.",
  "website": "https://github.com/browserpass/browserpass-extension",
  "source": "https://github.com/browserpass/browserpass-extension",
  "license": "ISC",
  "platforms": [
    "firefox",
    "chromium",
    "linux",
    "macos",
    "windows"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": null,
  "pick": true,
  "pick_reason": "For people who want no password company at all. Every password is a GPG-encrypted file in a folder you control, synced with Git if you like, and Browserpass fills it into the browser.",
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "B",
  "score": 88,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Browserpass scores 88 out of 100 (grade B) on the password managers criteria. It meets 6 of 7 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, end-to-end encrypted vault, local or self-hosted option and full export. It does not meet independent audit.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/password-managers/browserpass/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/password-managers/browserpass/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/browserpass/browserpass-extension/blob/master/LICENSE",
      "note": "ISC."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/browserpass/browserpass-extension#privacy",
      "note": "Sends no telemetry, and usage metadata stays in local browser storage."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/browserpass/browserpass-extension",
      "note": "Volunteer project with no ads or paid tiers."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "e2ee_vault": {
      "title": "End-to-end encrypted vault",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.passwordstore.org/",
      "note": "Each password is a separate GPG-encrypted file."
    },
    "self_host_or_local": {
      "title": "Local or self-hosted option",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.passwordstore.org/",
      "note": "Passwords are stored as files in a local folder that can be synced with git."
    },
    "export": {
      "title": "Full export",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.passwordstore.org/",
      "note": "Passwords are ordinary GPG files in a folder, so there is nothing to export."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": null,
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:00:41.068Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}