About Passman
Passman is a full-featured, open-source password manager that runs as an app inside Nextcloud. Credentials are stored on your own Nextcloud server, so a team or household can keep passwords under its own control instead of using a third-party service.
Credentials are encrypted client side with 256-bit AES before they reach the server, and the vault key is never sent to the server. You can keep multiple vaults, define custom credential fields, use the built-in one-time password generator and check password strength with the zxcvbn analyzer. Passwords can be shared internally or through a link, and experimental import covers KeePass, LastPass, Dashlane, Zoho Vault, Clipperz, Enpass and ocPasswords.
A rewritten Passman browser extension and a native Android app, available from Google Play, IzzyOnDroid and F-Droid, extend it beyond the Nextcloud web interface. Passman is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and works with SQLite, MySQL or MariaDB, and PostgreSQL, which its CI tests against.
Key features
- Client-side 256-bit AES encryption
- Multiple vaults with private keys
- Built-in one-time password generator
- Password strength analyzer
- Sharing internally or via link
- Import from KeePass, LastPass and others
- Browser extension and Android app
Good fit for
- →Self-hosted team password storage
- →Password management inside Nextcloud
- Built with
- JavaScript
- Tags
- password-manager
- nextcloud
- self-hosted
- encryption
- totp
- android
- browser-extension
Passman: questions and answers
- What is Passman used for?
- Passman is an open-source password manager app for Nextcloud with client-side encryption, multiple vaults, sharing and mobile and browser companions. It is a good fit for self-hosted team password storage and password management inside Nextcloud.
- Is Passman open source?
- Yes. Passman is open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence. Its source code is on GitHub at nextcloud/passman and is written mainly in JavaScript.
- Is Passman free?
- Yes. Passman is open source, so the software itself is free to use.
- Can I self-host Passman?
- Yes. Passman can be self-hosted on your own server or infrastructure.
- What is Passman an alternative to?
- Passman is an open-source alternative to Dashlane, Keeper, NordPass and Zoho Vault. Other open-source alternatives to Dashlane include Bitwarden, Padloc and Vaultwarden.
- Is Passman actively maintained?
- Yes. The most recent commit to Passman was on 2 October 2026, and the latest release is 2.6.3, published on 22 September 2026. The project has 823 stars on GitHub.
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