alt Hacker NewsOut of curiosity, why KeePass versus Bitwarden? I've been using Bitwarden for years, but if there's a specific reason I should be using KeePass instead, I'm open to changing.
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Bitwarden is cloud bases keepass is local
It's a program with a file database.
No fancy browser plugins, the ability to autotype, the db file could be synced with anything you can sync files.
Working search - not sure about BW, but it's opensource implementation (Vaultwarden nowadays?) simply didn't allow to search for the fields you didn't scroll yet to.
The biggest problem is lack of multi-edit functionality - you need keep it in mind if you leave somehwere a copy running 24/7.
Bitwarden has taken investor money, sadly. It's still in good shape for the moment. But the time will come when they place profits above other needs; it's a matter of when, not if.
KeePass is just an encrypted database file with UI around it for usability. You can keep the db on a USB drive, sync it through a cloud storage, e-mail it to yourself, whatever ... It's really not that complicated. BitWarden is the above as a service, I reckon.
Nb. The above refers to KeePassX. No idea what the KeePass without the x is about. Naming things. So hard.