{
  "slug": "keepass",
  "category": "password-managers",
  "name": "KeePass",
  "description": "Offline, open source password manager for Windows that stores passwords in an encrypted local database file. It has no built-in cloud sync, and community ports exist for other platforms.",
  "website": "https://keepass.info",
  "source": "https://sourceforge.net/projects/keepass",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": null,
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "C",
  "score": 63,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "KeePass scores 63 out of 100 (grade C) on the password managers criteria. It meets 4 of 7 criteria: open source, end-to-end encrypted vault, local or self-hosted option and full export. It partly meets independent audit. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. Automated tests: Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade D-.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/password-managers/keepass/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/password-managers/keepass/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://keepass.info/help/v2/license.html",
      "note": "GPL-2.0 or later."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://keepass.info/",
      "note": "The app has no telemetry, but the website loads Google AdSense."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://keepass.info/",
      "note": "The app has no ads, but the website shows Google AdSense ads alongside donation requests."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/inline-files/DLV%20WP6%20-01-%20KeePass%20Code%20Review%20Results%20Report_published.pdf",
      "note": "A full code review by the European Commission EU-FOSSA project is public but older than three years."
    },
    "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://keepass.info/help/base/security.html",
      "note": "Local-only: the whole database is encrypted with AES-256 or ChaCha20 using a key derived from the master key."
    },
    "self_host_or_local": {
      "title": "Local or self-hosted option",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://keepass.info/help/base/security.html",
      "note": "The database is a local file."
    },
    "export": {
      "title": "Full export",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://keepass.info/help/base/importexport.html",
      "note": "Exports to KeePass XML, which includes all fields, and CSV."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": "D-",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Google AdSense",
        "host": "pagead2.googlesyndication.com",
        "effect": "no"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:01:19.028Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}