KeePassXC has released version 2.8.0 on 21 October 2026. It is the first stable release in the new 2.8 series, arriving about a month after the beta and modernising the open-source password manager's foundations.
The most important structural change is the migration from Qt 5 to Qt 6, which prepares the app for future development and better compatibility with current systems. On Linux, the most awaited change is Auto-Type support on Wayland, delivered through XDG Desktop Portals, allowing saved credentials to be entered into app fields even in Wayland sessions.
Other new features include configurable keyboard shortcuts, remote database synchronisation and import using external tools, and RSA, ECDSA and Ed25519 key generation in the SSH Agent module. Linux also gains quick unlock via Polkit and an experimental AArch64 AppImage. On macOS, quick unlock can use the device password when Touch ID is unavailable. On Windows, the project ships native ARM64 builds for the first time and lets administrators enforce certain settings through Group Policy.
On security, the release fixes five vulnerabilities affecting versions 2.7.x and earlier. According to the project, they are low to moderate in severity and do not compromise the manager's core cryptography or main functionality, but updating is recommended. One flaw received the identifier CVE-2026-69150; in the announcement, the others were still awaiting CVE identifiers.
For everyday users, the most direct benefit is on Linux with Wayland, where Auto-Type closes a long-standing gap. For developers and advanced users, the new SSH and remote-sync features extend KeePassXC beyond a traditional password vault.
The release is available for Windows, macOS and Linux. The official announcement points to the project's downloads page, the Microsoft Store, the Ubuntu PPA and Flathub.
Image credit: official KeePassXC illustration, published on the project's website.
Sources: official KeePassXC 2.8.0 announcement (keepassxc.org) and the 2.8.0 release page on GitHub (github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc).
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