KeePassXC 2.7.12 Released with Improved KeePass2 Compatibility

KeePassXC, the community fork of the original KeePass, released new 2.7.12 version today for Linux, Windows, and macOS.

The new version of this free open-source password manager application added some changes to improve the compatibility with other password managers and fixed various issues.

The new version of KeePassXC now set the BE (backup eligibility) and BS (backup state) flags to true for new passkeys. It tells that the passkeys are not restricted to a single device, ensuring other password managers won’t reject the import.

This version also improved Bitwarden import by added nested folders support.

It as well improved the compatibility with KeePass2 by supporting KeePass2 TIMEOTP configuration settings. It’s implemented by adding KeePass2’s {TIMEOTP} as an alias for {TOTP} in auto-type sequence parsing, and renaming/extending the existing TOTP delay test with a {TIMEOTP} placeholder assertion.

The new 2.7.12 also improved the browser integration. It now shows the full URL in browser access dialog via the hover tooltip, and separate the title and usernames in different columns for a better visibility.

As well, it added publicKey to register response that can fix passkey creation on Logitech site, and fixed wrong value in browser integration settings.

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Other changes in KeePassXC 2.7.12 include:

• Fix Auto-Type not working issue in Linux.
• Fix main entry URL validation when using placeholders.
• Minor font and theme fixes.
• And few security fixes.

Get KeePassXC 2.7.12:

NOTE: the 2.7.12 is so far marked as pre-release, probably because it MAY BREAK EXISTING PASSKEYS due to the BE and BS flags changes!

The full changes, source tarball, as well as the installers for Linux, Windows, and macOS are available in Github via the link below:

KeePassXC Github Releases

Linux user may select download the AppImage, then run (after added executable permission) to launch the password manager without installation.

For Ubuntu, the official PPA has updated for Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04 and 25.10. Keep in mind this version MAY break existing passkeys. Make backup first!!!

To add the PPA and install the deb package open terminal and run command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:phoerious/keepassxc
sudo apt update
sudo apt install keepassxc

source https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/03/keepassxc-2-7-12-keepass-compatibility/