# Install @bitwarden/cli

A secure and free password manager for all of your devices. Version 2026.5.0 via npm; verified 2026-05-29.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:@bitwarden/cli
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g @bitwarden/cli
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** npm:@bitwarden/cli
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Package manager URL:** <https://www.npmjs.com/package/@bitwarden/cli>
- **Version:** 2026.5.0
- **Source summary:** A secure and free password manager for all of your devices.
- **Homepage:** <https://bitwarden.com>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/bitwarden/clients>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://bitwarden.com>
- **License:** SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.txt
- **Source archive:** <https://registry.npmjs.org/@bitwarden/cli/-/cli-2026.5.0.tgz>
- **Issue tracker:** <https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues>
- **Published:** 2026-05-29T21:52:04.515Z
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-29T21:52:04.515Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- bw (cli)

## Dependencies

- @koa/multer
- @koa/router
- big-integer
- browser-hrtime
- chalk
- commander
- core-js
- form-data
- https-proxy-agent
- inquirer
- jsdom
- jszip
- koa
- koa-bodyparser
- koa-json
- lowdb
- lunr
- multer
- node-fetch
- node-forge
- open
- papaparse
- proper-lockfile
- rxjs
- semver
- tldts
- zxcvbn

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2026.5.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-29
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/bitwarden/clients
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Sicherheitshinweise

Für @bitwarden/cli wurde kein passendes lokales Secret-Handling-Manifest gefunden. Nucleus-Paketmetadaten bleiben hier veröffentlicht, damit künftige Abdeckung eine stabile Paket-URL hat.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** npm registry
- **Dist Tags:** Latest: 2026.5.0
- **Version Count:** 109
- **Maintainers:** mchecinskibw, racostabw, agalles, fntyler, bbiete, aj-bw, bribitwarden, apixley_bw, bwvgrassia
- **Author:** Bitwarden Inc.
- **Publisher:** GitHub Actions
- **Integrity:** sha512-lp4P3PJ9/8KGW6SrBGPRof5XHLXYKg+gW9hHJf3WxzuF/uI0HLrvaqPnXixmfazRBuQQhNXJS4bhHPUS998kQg==
- **Shasum:** 3a5a65abd2fa36c0da17ef6a0b751b8bed2cdcbd
- **Unpacked Size:** 20,366,676
- **File Count:** 0
- **Created At:** 2018-05-15T04:26:26.673Z
- **Latest Published At:** 2026-05-29T21:52:04.515Z
- **Modified At:** 2026-05-29T21:52:04.776Z

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - bitwarden-cli: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bi/bitwarden-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- pacman - bitwarden-cli - 2026.2.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: bitwarden-cli from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | The command line vault | https://github.com/bitwarden/clients
- MacPorts - bitwarden-cli: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: security/bitwarden-cli/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Chocolatey - bitwarden-cli: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: bitwarden-cli from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','backupper-standard'
- Scoop - main/bitwarden-cli: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/bitwarden-cli.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - Bitwarden.CLI: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Bitwarden.CLI from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


## Related Links

- [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts.
- [bitwarden-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/bitwarden-cli/) - Same normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: all, bitwarden, bw, devices, free.
- [@zereight/mcp-gitlab](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/npm/zereight-mcp-gitlab/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: agent, data, fetch, form, form-data.
- [shadcn](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/npm/shadcn/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: agent, commander, core, fetch, https.
- [bitwarden-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/bitwarden-cli/) - Same normalized package name exists in another local package ecosystem.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph