Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Keyholdr

One hotkey to your API keys, guarded by Touch ID

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   SeKey: An SSH Agent for OS X, Using Secure Enclave and TouchID, in Rust▲169

   Use Touch ID / Secure Enclave for SSH Authentication! - sekey/sekey

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Permit.io▲677

   The new Permit.io CLI brings developer-first workflows to access control. Define, test, deploy, and enforce fine-grained authorization using AI, CI/CD, GitOps, and OpenAPI — all from your terminal

   2023 · permit.io · its alternatives →

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   Keypub.sh – OAuth for the terminal using SSH keys▲222

   Hi HN! I built KeyPub.sh to solve the problem of user verification for CLI applications. It's essentially OAuth for the terminal, but using SSH keys that developers and users already have. - No installation needed - works with existing SSH setup - Privacy-focused: users control what email info is shared - Simple email verification process - Free public service - Perfect for CLI app developers who don't want to build user verification Try it with: `$ ssh keypub.sh about` Source code: https://github.com/skariel/keypub

   2024 · keypub.sh · its alternatives →

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   1Password 7 for Mac and Windows▲552

   Save your passwords and log in to sites with a single click

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Finderlock▲80

   Lock Mac files in Finder with Touch ID & AES-256

   May 2026 · finderlock.com · its alternatives →

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   Keeper – embedded secret store for Go (help me break it)▲64

   Keeper is an embeddable secret store (Argon2id, XChaCha20-Poly1305 by default). Four security levels, audit chains, crash-safe rotation. Vault is overkill for most use cases. This is for when you ge paranoid about env and need encrypted local storage that doesn't suck. No security through obscurity, hence, It's still early, so now's the best time to find weird edge cases, race conditions, memory leaks, crypto misuse, anything that breaks. The README has a full security model breakdown if you want to get adversarial.

   Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   PassLock: Password Manager▲103

   Distributed password manager & only you can access

   2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Shortcut Keeper▲114

   Save the keyboard shortcuts you want to remember

   2021 · shortcutkeeper.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Securely Handle Encryption Keys in Go▲119

   Software sandbox for storage of sensitive information in memory. - awnumar/memguard

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Keygen – A dead-simple software licensing API built for developers▲190

    Keygen is a powerful software licensing API for desktop apps, on-premise software and other software products written in Go, Rust, JS, C/C++, C#, Swift, Java, Kotlin and more.

    2017 · keygen.sh · its alternatives →

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    1Password Developer Tools▲105

    Develop faster, eliminate complexity, protect your secrets

    2022 · 1password.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Pluto Door▲86

    Secure MacOS SSH with AI editor, file browser, drag-drop

    Mar 2026 · plutodoor.com · its alternatives →

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    EnvKey▲79

    Protect api keys and credentials. Keep config in sync.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    EnvKey – securely manage API keys, credentials, and config▲116

    2017 · envkey.com · its alternatives →

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    Latchkey▲122

    Hi HN, At Imbue, we’ve been following the rapid developments in the agent landscape and noticed that the way agents interact with third-party services on users’ behalf often leaves a lot to be desired. Integrations are ad hoc, complicated, context-heavy, and either unfriendly to non-technical users or tied to a lock-in of some sort. We‘re experimenting with a command-line tool, Latchkey, that could be used by local agents targeted at non-technical users while avoiding remote intermediaries. As far as we know, this is the only existing approach at the intersection of these two goals. Core…

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Key Snap▲97

    One key. One snap. Done.

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Secrets 3▲100

    Simple and secure password manager for Mac and iOS

    2019 · outercorner.com · its alternatives →

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    Secrets 4▲110

    Tasteful password manager for Mac and iOS

    2023 · secrets.app · its alternatives →

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    All Your Passwords▲109

    The offline macOS password manager

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    1Password CLI 2.0▲90

    Manage secrets in your terminal with biometric unlock.

    2022 · 1password.dev · its alternatives →

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    PassStore▲4

    Save API keys, .env and secrets locally. Free & Open Source.

    Apr 2026 · passstore.makio.app · its alternatives →

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    Coinbase Multisig Vault▲72

    Use Coinbase while holding your private keys

    2014 · coinbase.com · its alternatives →

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    Cryptomator 2▲78

    Open-Source encryption fully integrated into the files app

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    keyhold.io▲4

    I found that many people like myself who run tech companies, agencies, or other types of businesses will often need to ask their clients for various secrets (env files, passwords, access codes, fried chicken recipes...), and there was no tool out there that felt like it was made for that job. I explored password managers, "one-time link"-type sites, self-hosted, SaaS... none of them had the simplicity I was looking for, for myself and for my clients. So, I spent my Christmas annual leave building this. keyhold.io is a zero-knowledge custody of secrets platform with a fixed monthly rate,…

    Jan 2026 · keyhold.io · its alternatives →

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