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No. 88 of 106 ·Password Managers

Passage

Mac · Linux

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One barScore 5.2

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely2 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Passage is ranked #88 of 106 in password managers on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS.

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Supported platforms: Linux, macOS

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The record

Purpose: Passage is a fork of password-store that uses age instead of GnuPG as its encryption backend.
Local storage: The password store defaults to $HOME/.passage/store.
Encryption setup: Passage uses age identities for decryption and the nearest .age-recipients file for encryption when one is available.
Key options: The README describes setups using an age key on disk, a password-protected age key, or age-plugin-yubikey.
YubiKey requirement: The documented age-plugin-yubikey setup requires age v1.1.0 or rage and the PIV plugin age-plugin-yubikey.
Search integration: The README shows an fzf script that opens a fuzzy search dialog to select a secret.
Extensions: Passage searches for extensions under $HOME/.passage/extensions, and password-store extensions can support it by switching on the PASSAGE variable.
Migration: The README includes a script for migrating secrets from pass into passage.
Notable limit: The init command is not currently available, and moving or copying a secret always re-encrypts it.
Installation: The install instructions describe installation with make install and a macOS Homebrew procedure.

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Password Managers in 2026#88 of 106

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Sources

github.com/FiloSottile/passage· checked 5 Oct 2026
github.com/FiloSottile/passage/blob/main/INSTALL· checked 5 Oct 2026