Scrt – a secret manager for the command line
A command-line secret manager for developers, sysadmins, and devops
Scrt – a secret manager for the command line launched on February 9, 2023 with 12 votes, #1,369 of 3,829 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.
In plain words
Scrt is a command-line tool for managing secrets. It allows users to store, organize, and access sensitive information directly from the terminal. The tool is designed for developers and system administrators who work frequently in command-line environments and need a streamlined way to handle credentials, API keys, and other confidential data without leaving their workflow.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
No service or daemon to install. Read and write secrets with a single command, on Linux/Windows/macOS. All cryptography happens in the client, on your computer: no passwords, keys or plaintext data over the Internet. Fully configure options with command line arguments, configuration files or environment variables (no unexpected defaults!) Multiple storage backend options: local filesystem, AWS S3 or S3-compatible object storage, gitfrom scrt.run
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