How to install KeePass on Mac OS X Mountain Lion
I have used KeePassX Alpha Release mentioned in previous posts, but have found MacPass to be a great alternative. It feels more like a native OSX app, attempting to create a native OS X port of KeePass. It can Open/Save some Kdbx and Kdb databases:
Save and load unprotected databases (no password, no key file)Removed!- Load database with only keyfile, key and password, only password.
- Support keyfile formats. (KeePass 2 XML, KeePass 1 binary, arbitrary)
- Export as Keepass XML
Import from Keepass XML- Save KDB as KDBX
- Save KDBX as KDB
https://github.com/mstarke/MacPass
System Requirement
The minimum OS X version required for MacPass is currently 10.8 Mountain Lion.
It's really simple:
- Download the current version from here
- You get KeePass2.2x.x.pkg file - double-ckick this file to start the Installer
- Confirm the License and the default destination
- You are ready: find kindly the KeePass App in "Applications" folder!
The problems reported on the KeePass forum have been resolved, we have reworked the installation process, KeePass installation is now done by an installer, which should make the installation easier. We are working on further integration with OS X native Cocoa interface, and bundling it with Mono so that a separate Mono download is no longer needed ...
I have tried to use Keepass on OSX, but it doesn't work very well; it is slow as hell and crashes all the time. I ended up getting KyPass Companion from the AppStore. It works very well and supports both Keepass 1 and 2 databases.
The downside of KyPass for some people might be that it's not free.