I’ve been spending nights and weekends hacking on a side project and figured it was time to put it in front of other developers and get some real feedback.
The project is called PassFX. It’s a terminal-based password manager that works entirely offline. No cloud sync, no browser extensions, no accounts. Everything lives locally and is encrypted with a single master passphrase.
I didn’t build this to compete with existing password managers. This was more about exploring a specific idea:
What does a minimal, auditable, developer-friendly password manager look like if you remove the cloud completely?
Why I built it
I wanted something:
- I could use on offline or air-gapped machines
- That didn’t depend on browser extensions
- Where I fully understood the threat model and tradeoffs
It’s been a good learning exercise around encryption, key management, and designing UX when all you have is a terminal.
What I’m looking for
I’m mostly looking for honest developer feedback:
- Does the approach make sense?
- Are there obvious design or UX issues?
- Anything that feels unnecessary or missing?
- Would you ever use something like this, or is it solving a problem nobody has?
If you’re curious, the repo is here:
GitHub: https://github.com/dinesh-git17/passfx
Top comments (2)
As a crypto enthusiast, I'll definitely use a tool like this. I've always had trouble storing passwords somewhere else where I can't be sure they're secure. It's great to know there are people out there sharing this kind of features for free.)
Sorry for the late reply! But thanks for checking it out. I'd love some feedback if you have any on the way things are built.