KeePassχ forks KeePassXC to strip back LLM-driven changes and focus on core security

The fork

A new fork called KeePassχ has appeared on Codeberg, branching from KeePassXC 2.7.10. It has been reported that the maintainers — a small group who say they bring open‑source maintenance and information‑security experience — chose the last pre‑LLM‑policy release as their base. The repository is public at https://codeberg.org/keepasschi and the message is blunt: they want a robust, stable password manager that “just does its job.”

Why it matters

Why the split? It has been reported that part of the motivation was skepticism around KeePassXC’s engagement with large language models. A password manager is a trust product; users expect fewer surprises and fewer experimental features. Do you really want AI experiments touching your vault? That rhetorical question cuts to the heart of the emotional moment here: trust, plain and simple.

What’s next

The KeePassχ team says they’ll prioritize security, stability, and a Qt6 port; everything else is a bonus. Allegedly, they prefer the minimalist path over an arms‑race of LLM integrations and hundreds of contributors. Whether this fork gains traction will depend on community adoption and whether users decide stability beats bells and whistles. For now, the split underscores a broader debate in open source: how much AI is too much?

Sources: codeberg.org, Lobsters