Bitwarden is our top choice. You can import your previous passwords from other password managers with ease. Free for personal use. Available for Desktop, all Browsers, Android and iOS.
Reviewed by Gabriel Bachmann
Bitwarden
bitwarden.com 4.7 (30)
Password Managers Open Source E2E encrypted Self-hosted Windows macOS Linux Android iOS Browser Freemium United States
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Threat level
Covered
A covered pick. Anyone can use it as a private drop-in, with no setup or know-how. Enough for most people. Threat levels
Our take
Our top pick, and the reason is simple: it is open-source, audited, free for personal use, and runs everywhere without making you choose between convenience and trust. The honest caveat is that the official cloud means your encrypted vault lives on someone else’s server, though you can self-host if that bothers you. For most people moving off a browser’s built-in passwords, this is the one to install first, no asterisks needed.
GitHub at a glance
bitwarden/clients angularbitwardenbrowser-extensionchromeclidesktopelectronfirefoxjavascriptnodejssafaritypescriptwebextension
Stars
14,138
+55 this week
Forks
2,178
126 watching
Last commit
today
healthy
Latest release
desktop-v2026.10.3
1d ago, 100+ total
Star history
Issues
89% closed
790
open
6,107
closed
+101 / -75
opened / closed, last 4 weeks
Opened vs closed, last 12 weeks
Commits, last 26 weeks
2,048 commits, active 26 of 26 weeks
422 contributors since Mar 2016
Languages
- TypeScript 89.3%
- HTML 4.7%
- Rust 2.6%
- Other 3.4%
Updated daily from the GitHub API. Star tracking since Jun 10, 2026.
Website at a glance
bitwarden.com
B+ score 80
Solid website security headers
Graded by Mozilla HTTP Observatory, tested 1d ago
Inspect this site yourself
Measures the security configuration of the tool's own website, not the privacy of the product itself. A strong tool can still score low here.
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