# KeePassium

7 Hacker News commenters recommended KeePassium and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a free, open-source KeePass-compatible app that works well and fits the KeePass ecosystem. The most common caveat is a less polished user experience.

## Why people recommend it

- Works well in everyday use (2 comments): "it works seamlessly, I can browse to the directory and select my database right from the file picker" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47201418)) "Both work well in my usage." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47142390))
- Trustworthy part of KeePass ecosystem (2 comments): "nice trustworthy, FOSS KeePass ecosystem chrome on top of it (keepassxc , keepassium, etc)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47142580)) "KeePass2Android Offline and KeePassium on mobile." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48225275))

## What people warn about

- Less polished user experience (1 comments): "Not quite as polished UX, but works for me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45843985))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Bitwarden](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bitwarden.md): 278 recommend
- [1Password](https://hackerapproved.com/p/1password.md): 238 recommend
- [KeePassXC](https://hackerapproved.com/p/keepassxc.md): 131 recommend
- [Vaultwarden](https://hackerapproved.com/p/vaultwarden.md): 112 recommend
- [KeePass](https://hackerapproved.com/p/keepass.md): 100 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "KeePassium", https://hackerapproved.com/p/keepassium/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).