pwSafe 2 - Password Safe

Mar. 27, 2026 update: Over seven years later and still the best. Forget all the details below as it’s gone above and beyond. The new features don’t really jump out — I missed one like Custom Fields until it put up a tip. So seek out the documentation and see why pwSafe 2 is still the best and safest. Oct. 17, 2018 update: The best authentication/secret numbers manager just got even better! Check out the new auto fill capability in iOS 12. Wow. It now sits parallel to Keychain, and in settings you can choose either or both. It now works seamlessly with apps, and even better than using the extension for web sites. It recognizes the app or web site, and recommends a username/password (which is easily changed if you have multiple logins at the same site). Tap once, enter your pwSafe passcode, and sit back as pwSafe auto fills your unique username and your 24-character customized randomly generated password. One more tap and you are logged in. I've tried a lot of the other password managers and this is absolutely the best of show. - - - I used pwsafe on Unix for years, and was very happy to find this file-compatible app for my iPad. Just to compare, I tried about 10 other apps and found none that had the ease of use, the flexibility or the security of pwSafe 2. This app has just the right features — easily defined custom password creation, password history (wonderful when an app refuses your new password) and sufficient fields to enter every situation I have come across with 140 saved password sites. It's also easy to use to securely save credit card or driving license numbers and then paste them instead of typing them. The Notes field is terrific. Groups are very useful. I use the Safari extension to directly fill usernames and passwords into web sites. Fill-in for apps works as well, but very few of them support the emerging de facto method. It's good that it is easy to use because the one thing lacking is respectable documentation. Most of the other password manager apps are lacking here as well. I am very confused by the comments about Dropbox sync not working. I am here to tell you that I use it every day and it works just fine. It is good to not make a subsequent edit until the current one has synchronized. Keep an eye on the network activity spinner. Love this app!

Used to be, you could open up a copy of your database using local file now you can’t now you have to pay and store it on a cloud for a monthly fee zero stars

I filled in an issue and a new update came out in a few days. Great support considering the process of releasing app via App Store. Thank you Richard!!

This is by far the best password program. Runs on many platforms (Windows, Mac, etc) and is easy to use. Been using it for over 2 decades. Would hate to be without it.

Don't waste your money

Have been using PWSafe since the 1st version, both desktop and iOS versions, and at one point, was using DropBox sync until dev added iCloud support and works beautifully accessing between 5 iOS and 6 MacOS. Developer is also super responsive. Any bugs we encounter, we just contact them and either walks us through the problem or publish a bug fix quickly. Love it! Also as a longtime user I really appreciate the fact that the dev has not morphed it into subscription only model like so many other “pro” version apps I purchased, forcing me to abandon and find another. I don’t understand some of the negative reviews commenting on monthly subscriptions, etc since you don’t need to do that at all. Dev is also the most responsive ever since the original dev passed the torch to the new. So take all the negatives with a grain of salt since I suspect they may be confusing with some other app or just assuming without understanding. This is a no-frills Pw manager app. And SIMPLE to use. But supports multiple safes, in addition to categorizing within a single safe file, etc for various use environments as well as generating random codes, simple clipboard pasting, etc. I use it to track my passwords as well as separate safe file to store all my software/app registration keys so I only need to type the 32 character registration codes once and never lose the hard copy and be stuck trying to activate after an SSD crash. I have used this between Mac and Windows PWSafe via Dropbox and works flawlessly (much more difficult if using iCloud.. but that is Apple issue and not PWSafe issue). I am also happy that the app does not force me into using a built in browser…just simple copy onto clipboard with a simple click and go to your favorite browser! My whole family uses it including elderly parents and a 10yr old, who just need something simple to replace all the post-it pads they scribble and try to remember the passwords that frequently get lost. It definitely beats trying to track hundreds of passwords on encrypted spreadsheets, etc thanks to its simple search/copy paste functions. Files are easily accessible in iCloud Drive, so I just routinely back it up along with any other computer files, etc. love it for its simplicity.

When I go into edit mode and copy/paste, it freezes up. Have to force close and the next time I launch it it won’t open. Just sits there with the logo. Have to wait…then open again. This is happening regularly recently. For example, if I want to temp copy a password to the notes field as I am updating information..it happens a lot.

Sometimes it will open my safe in my OneDrive, many times not. Works on iPad but not iPhone. I upgraded to iOS 18.3 and the app is working now.

I’ve been using pwSafe for several years now. We used it to securely share our administrator passwords when I worked IT. I retired, but I hung on to pwSafe. I suggested the username dropdown, it sure makes life easier!

After the update, the app looks and feel incomplete. I have been using this app for a long time. Noticed that I am unable to change the group within the entry, or anywhere else. Does not feel like I have the paying version anymore. If someone from customer support could reach out, that would be greatly appreciated.