Published version update in app stores
community.bitwarden.com
Hello everyone! Starting in the next release, the Bitwarden apps published to the various stores will be the commercially licensed builds. No action is needed, and the apps will work exactly as they do today. Bitwarden remains committed to open source security and transparency The GPLv3 OSS licensed version continues to be updated and published on GitHub All current features are available in both versions License details are on GitHub Bitwarden remains committed to a robust, free forever plan...

cross-posted from: https://thelemmy.club/post/57178743

RyanL Bitwarden Employee

Hello everyone!

Starting in the next release, the Bitwarden apps published to the various stores will be the commercially licensed builds. No action is needed, and the apps will work exactly as they do today.

Bitwarden remains committed to open source security and transparency
The GPLv3 OSS licensed version continues to be updated and published on GitHub
All current features are available in both versions
License details are on GitHub
Bitwarden remains committed to a robust, free forever plan for everyone

If you have any questions, please ask them in this thread. Thanks all!

EDIT:

Bitwarden is not going closed-source
You can still fork Bitwarden
No change to self-hosting, the licensing change affects those who are repackaging and reselling Bitwarden
The free plan is here to stay permanently
  • youmaynotknow@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 hours ago

    It just blows my mind how so many comments use the term ‘purchase’ as if this new enshitification step still allowed for the dictionary meaning of the word.

    I used to suggest bitwarden to everyone, now it’s basically ‘start using KeePass, keep a copy of your db in a USB drive in your safe, have fun’.

  • Guanlin@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    Pretty much seen it coming when the new CEO came in and removed the words “Transparency” and “Always Free” from the official marketing.

        • Zarobi@aussie.zoneEnglish
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          3 hours ago

          Bitwarden has much better enterprise options. KeePass is kind of dinky by comparison; even for a single user you immediately run into the problem “how do I sync my new password to my phone automatically?” Bitwarden was just an app that worked.

          That being said ~ I see the writing on the wall, and will be going back to the dinky option. Again. This isn’t the first time I’ve been burnt, but I never seem to learn. Self-hosting seems to be the only sustainable long-term option after all. Hopefully the migration isn’t too painful.

          I highly recommend anyone reading this get your export out while they still have a good export tool. First thing companies do in enshitification 101 is make it difficult to leave and trap you via inconvenience.

    • Zagorath@quokk.auEnglish
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      37 minutes ago

      Whether you believe it or not is another matter, but this very post still includes the words “transparency” and “always free”.

      Bitwarden remains committed to open source security and transparency

      Bitwarden remains committed to a robust, free forever plan for everyone

      and a bonus:

      The free plan is here to stay permanently

  • NGC2346@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    12 hours ago

    If you are on Lemmy, theres very high probability that you also have the technical abilities required to self host Vaultwarden and stop relying on a greedy company for your most critical aspect.

      • Lena@gregtech.euEnglish
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        3 hours ago

        There seems to be only one Android client, and it’s been archived on Github. I kinda need an android client for a password manager to be usable.

    • 1984@lemmy.todayEnglish
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      5 hours ago

      I could but I don’t want. Self hosting something this important? I can’t login to any website without this software, including my email. It’s super critical.

    • Nullpwn@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      6 hours ago

      Yes because using a different then normies app also means technical skills. In fact, haven’t your PhD diploma came along when you signed up for your Lemmy account?

    • ImpulseDrive42@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 hours ago

      I have Vaultwarden, it works with the web app and browser extensions. But is there a vaultwarden specific android app? I know technically I can use the Bitwarden app. But sometimes they update the Bitwarden app too fast for all the changes to translate into Vaultwarden and then im kinda forced to use the web app.

      The web app is just a minor inconvenience to me so I continue to use it. Just wondering if there is an easier Vaultwarden specific solution for android.

  • Jubei Kibagami@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    13 hours ago

    Fantastic. I’m tired of having to change password managers. DashLane, Keepass, LastPass, etc., they all end up shooting their own foot somehow.

  • Rose@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    18 hours ago

    When Bitwarden got a meh “refresh” of the user interface and started vibe coding stuff (I’m not some super hard-line anti-AI person, but dammit, you absolutely should not vibe code security-critical apps), I switched to KeePassX. It was like coming back home! I used to use KeePass and KeePass 2, switched to Bitwarden for a long while, and while it was neat, KeePassX is just neater. (Doesn’t have cloud sync, but syncing the vault files with LocalSend is easy enough.)

  • AppleMango@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    19 hours ago

    I think all of us can just using Vaultwarden, it seems to fix all the problems that are there even in the old free version of Bitwarden.

  • E_coli42@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    20 hours ago

    I have a proton membership anyways so proton pass seems good since they have SimpleLogin

  • woelkchen@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    21 hours ago

    App store EULAs and GPLv3 frequently clash. This change only affects the app store binary releases.

  • Foni@piefed.zipEnglish
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    21 hours ago

    What would be the reason for using this and not Keepass from the beginning?

      • Foni@piefed.zipEnglish
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        19 hours ago

        I might be a bit paranoid (or an idiot) but I think having the password and the totp in the same database (and app) somewhat negates the point of two-factor authentication.

        • devfuuu@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          17 hours ago

          It does negate the big issue of passwords leaking from the websites and that’s the most important part of even having totp.

          Nobody is going to spend time to separate the 2 and maintain backups of two different things and all that extra effort when 90% of people don’t even use password managers.

          Don’t let perfection be the enemy of improvement.

      • mbirth 🇬🇧@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        20 hours ago

        I’m using Strongbox on macOS and iOS. Uses a KeePass2 database in the background, does TOTP (so does KeePassXC), syncs via iCloud (but also supports SFTP, WebDAV, OneDrive, Google Drive, and Dropbox) and also keeps my Passkeys. And it supports Apple’s AutoFill API, so it works in basically any input field across the systems and feels “native”. No browser extensions (at least for Safari) needed.

        And if it goes rogue, I can switch to e.g. KeePassium or any other KeePass-compatible app.

    • dmtalon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      21 hours ago

      Well, a big reason I ended up with bitwarden is being able to have a family group that I can help foster, encourage, force my family to use a password manager by having/showing them how these work , why they should use them and continually point them to the app to save and/or retrieve passwords.

      The barrier to entry for non technical users is much lower. I don’t want to manage making sure everyone’s db is safe/synced etc… either

      • Foni@piefed.zipEnglish
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        20 hours ago

        I don’t know, my wife (0 technical knowledge) works perfectly, with daughter and personal databases. Of course, it’s true that I set everything up myself and I make sure the database is on the family NAS. I’m not judging you or anything, but while it’s true that setting it up is a bit more difficult, using it, in my opinion, is not at all.

        • dmtalon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          15 hours ago

          I do run a number of self hosted things, (nextcloud, immich, plex). I had my own pw manager, and had tried keepass myself and when it came time to push the family to using a pw manager I just opted for bitwarden here vs taking ownership of managing that too!

          Hell, it’s still a literal fight/push to make them understand the importance of it <sigh>

  • dmtalon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    21 hours ago

    Sigh… I hope this isn’t the first move of enshitifying bitwarden. I read the comments/replies and hope this is benign but I’m now nervous

    • scytale@piefed.zipEnglish
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      20 hours ago

      The first move was when they hired a CEO who comes from private equity. This is the second move.