Passero

A desktop GUI for pass, the standard Unix password manager.
Built with Tauri 2, Svelte 5, and Rust.

Features

• Browse your password store as a searchable tree
• View, copy, edit, and delete entries
• Generate passwords via pass generate
• Git sync — pull and push from the sidebar
• GPG key management — view keys, select store key
• Configurable — custom paths for pass, gpg, git, and store directory
• Cross-platform — macOS, Linux, Windows (planned)

Screenshots

Passwords	Settings

Install

Homebrew (macOS)

brew tap fredsmith/passero https://github.com/fredsmith/Passero
brew install --cask passero

Download

Grab the latest release from Releases.

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/fredsmith/Passero.git
cd Passero
npm install
npm run tauri build

The built app will be in src-tauri/target/release/bundle/.

Requirements

• pass (bundled as fallback, or uses system install)
• GPG with at least one key pair
• Git (for sync features)

Development

npm install
npm run tauri dev

Architecture

• Frontend: Svelte 5 with runes, Tailwind CSS 4, Vite
• Backend: Rust via Tauri 2 IPC commands
• Password store: Calls system pass as a subprocess for full ecosystem compatibility
• Config: Persistent via tauri-plugin-store

License

MIT