Strongbox
Strongbox is a macOS password manager that helps you store, organize, and autofill logins, notes, and other sensitive records in encrypted databases.
What is Strongbox?
Strongbox is a password manager for macOS that helps you keep passwords, secure notes, credit cards, and other sensitive information in encrypted databases. It is designed for people who want a native Apple-platform app with support for local and cloud-synced vaults, including common KeePass-style workflows. On Mac, users often rely on it to organize personal and work credentials, search large vaults, and fill login details in websites and supported apps. Strongbox also supports biometric unlock options, attachments, tags, and auditing tools that help users review weak or reused passwords. The app is published by Phoebe Code Limited and is commonly used by people moving from other password managers or maintaining their own database files across devices. For most users, it fits best as a security and privacy tool for everyday credential management on Apple devices.
Key features
- Store passwords, secure notes, cards, and other sensitive entries in encrypted databases.
- Autofill saved credentials in websites and supported apps on macOS.
- Unlock vaults with biometrics such as Touch ID where available.
- Organize entries with groups, tags, favorites, and search tools.
- Sync or open vault files from local storage and supported cloud services.
- Import existing password data from other managers and common file formats.
- Review password strength and identify weak or reused credentials.
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Strongbox is legitimate password-management software, but it handles highly sensitive information by design. Access to passwords, secure notes, browser autofill, biometrics, and cloud-stored vaults is normal for this kind of app, yet it also means your master password and device security matter a lot. If you use it, choose a strong master password, keep backups of important vaults, and enable only the integrations you actually want to use.
Recommendation: Keep Strongbox if you use it to manage passwords or secure records on your Mac. Remove it only if you have moved to another password manager and no longer need its vaults, and make sure any important databases have been exported or backed up first.
Common paths
/Applications/Strongbox.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/com.markmcguill.strongbox-setapp
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/Strongbox
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.markmcguill.strongbox-setapp.plist
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