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
  • Guanlin@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    13 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.

    • Zagorath@quokk.auEnglish
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      4 hours 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

      • nomy@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        2 hours ago

        You can already see them positioning themselves to start removing features with the phrase “free plan.”

        Nothing stopping them from limiting the number of passwords available in “the free plan” or something, pressuring users into “the pay plan.”

        But I’m pretty cynical.

        • Zarobi@aussie.zoneEnglish
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          7 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.