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KeepassXC (https://keepassxc.org) combined with:

* It's browser plugin (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/keepassxc-browser/)

* Syncthing (https://syncthing.net/) to synchronize across devices and mobile

* Keepass2Android Offline for Mobile access (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=keepass2androi...)

Then the experience is close to Lastpass but only using opensource components.

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Another vote for this setup. It works on all of my devices, it's FOSS, and my passwords are stored in a regular file that I can synchronize however I want. I also like the user interface.

The one downside is that the iOS client is unmaintained. I know nothing about crypto so I'm unfortunately not in a good position to contribute.

Take a look at https://keeweb.info/ too. It has built-in support for Dropbox, Google Drive, and One Drive. I also recommend Keepass2Android and sync to Dropbox. With the addition of a secret key file as an added requirement to unlock. So, in theory, you would need that key file and your master password to unlock the Keepass DB.

I too use KeePassXC, because I've used KeePass on Windows (and Android) for years and KeePassXC distributes an AppImage[0]. I just store the DB on Dropbox though. However, I've used Syncthing for projects at work and can recommend it as an alternative.

[0]https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/releases/downloa...

This is pretty much what I do. I ran into issues getting the browser autofill stuff to work so I've been copying passwords manually, but it's still better than typing even if I could somehow memorize them all.

Same setup, but I use Nextcloud to synchronize across systems.

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