Triwarden

What makes it different

Triwarden is a native macOS password manager built for people who keep their passwords in Vaultwarden or Bitwarden. Instead of an Electron shell, it is written in SwiftUI for the Mac, so it unlocks with Touch ID, lives in the menu bar, and behaves the way Mac apps are expected to behave. It connects to self-hosted Vaultwarden servers or Bitwarden cloud in the US and EU, and you can use several accounts together. Version 0.4.0 is a 14.5 MB download for macOS 26 or later, available as a DMG or via Homebrew, and the app is open source under the GPL-3.0.

The core job — getting to the right login fast — is built around a single search that spans every vault, with filters like type:card, is:favorite and has:passkey saved between launches. A command palette on ⇧⌘Space finds items and runs commands such as New Login or Lock Vault from any app, and Auto-Type (⌥⌘\) types your username and password straight into the focused app's fields. Logins, cards, notes, identities and SSH keys are organized with folders and favorites, and the app includes a password generator, Watchtower breach monitoring, and live TOTP codes.

Triwarden goes deeper into the Mac workflow than a typical password manager. Your SSH keys can live in the vault, guarded by Touch ID: connecting ssh to Triwarden lets you approve authentication and Git commit signing with a fingerprint. A companion CLI called tw brings the vault into scripts, Shortcuts and App Intents, and Safari and Chrome integrations connect the browser to the vault, with every secret read requiring Touch ID or master-password approval.

The security model is zero-knowledge by design. Your master password derives encryption keys locally with PBKDF2 or Argon2id, and vault contents are encrypted on your Mac before they are ever sent to your server. On supported Macs, Touch ID unlock uses Secure Enclave protection, sync is end-to-end encrypted, and cached items remain readable offline. The privacy policy is explicit: license registration stays on your Mac, checkout runs through Stripe, and nothing else phones home.

Triwarden is developed by an independent developer shipping under the GitHub account sinhong2011 (the repository sinhong2011/triwarden); no founder name is publicly attached to the project, and its public contact is [email protected]. The app is explicitly not affiliated with Bitwarden, Inc. or the Vaultwarden project.

Pricing is simple. Every feature is free for personal use with no time limit and nothing locked — after 30 days a purchase reminder may appear at most once a week. A one-time US$19.99 license is required for work or business use; it covers one person on all their Macs including a company machine, never expires, and includes future updates. And because Triwarden is GPL-3.0 free software, building it from source yourself is always free.