Switch from KeePass or KeePassXC to tigerpassword
No export needed — tigerpassword opens your .kdbx file directly with your KeePass password, previews everything, and imports it. Same values, nicer sync.
If you use KeePass or KeePassXC you already believe what we believe: your passwords should live in a file you hold. tigerpassword keeps that and adds the parts KeePass leaves to you — sync that resolves conflicts, autofill on phones, passkeys, and a second secret that protects the file even when the password is weak.
The easiest move of all
You do not export anything. Your KeePass vault is a file, usually
ending in .kdbx. Point tigerpassword at it:
vault-cli import ~/my.vault ~/Documents/Passwords.kdbx
tigerpassword asks for your KeePass password (and uses your key file if
the database has one) so it can open the database. That password is used
right there on your computer and never stored. The preview shows what
would be added; add --commit to write it:
vault-cli import ~/my.vault ~/Documents/Passwords.kdbx --commit
Because there is no plain export, there is nothing to delete afterwards —
your .kdbx stays as locked as it always was.
What comes across
Groups become tags, entries keep their title, username, password, URL and notes, custom string fields arrive as custom fields, TOTP settings become working one-time-password fields, and attachments are stored encrypted. KeePass history entries are not imported (tigerpassword keeps its own history from the moment an item arrives).
What you keep, and what changes
| Aspect | KeePass / KeePassXC | tigerpassword |
|---|---|---|
| Where the vault lives | A file you hold | A file you hold |
| Price | Free | Pay once |
| Sync | Whatever you arrange; conflicts are yours to sort | Through your own cloud folder or Drive/OneDrive; both edits are kept on a conflict |
| Phones | Third-party apps | First-party iPhone and Android apps with autofill |
| Second secret | Optional key file | A Secret Key that never enters the file, on top of your password |
| Passkeys | Plugin-dependent | Built in (extension and Android today) |
KeePass is free and audited, and if that is what matters most to you, keep using it — genuinely. The security page explains what the Secret Key adds, and the comparison pages show how we think about being honest with people who are weighing options.