pass-winmenu is a simple, lightweight, and keyboard-friendly password manager designed for Windows, built specifically to be fully compatible with the popular Linux command-line password manager pass (often referred to as the standard Unix password manager).
It allows Windows users to seamlessly interact with a pass password store, providing a fast, searchable, and minimal graphical menu that stays out of your way. Key Features and Philosophy
Based on Open Standards: It does not lock you into a proprietary cloud or database system. Your passwords are just standard files organized in a directory structure.
GPG Encryption: Cryptography is handled entirely by GnuPG (GPG), an open-source, industry-standard security suite. Your passwords remain encrypted and can only be unlocked with your master password/private key.
Cloud & Git Synchronization: Because it simply reads a folder of encrypted text files, you can sync your password store across all your devices (Windows, Linux, Android) using whatever method you prefer—most commonly Git (GitHub, GitLab) or cloud services (Dropbox, Nextcloud). How It Works (The User Experience)
The Menu: By pressing a configurable keyboard shortcut (default is Ctrl + Alt + P), a small pop-up menu appears on your screen.
Search: You can quickly search through your folder/file paths to find the exact password you are looking for. Decryption: Pressing Enter prompts GPG to decrypt the file.
Action: The password is then copied to your clipboard and/or directly typed (“auto-typed”) into the active login window. Configuration and Customization
pass-winmenu is highly extensible and controlled via a simple pass-winmenu.yaml configuration file. You can adjust settings like:
Whether the password gets copied to the clipboard, auto-typed, or both. Custom GPG options.
How often the application checks for updates in your remote Git repository. How to Get Started
Download: You can grab the latest executable from the pass-winmenu GitHub Releases page. It is also available through Windows package managers like Scoop or Chocolatey.
Setup GPG: You will need a GPG key. If you don’t have one, pass-winmenu can open a PowerShell environment so you can generate your keys and master password.
Create the Store: You point the application to your password store directory (by default, C:\Users\YourName.password-store) and you are ready to go.
If you want to know how to sync this with a Git repository or how to configure your GPG keys, let me know and I can guide you through the setup process!
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