# Install gopass with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, apt, winget, zypper Slightly more awesome Standard Unix Password Manager for Teams. Version 1.16.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gopass ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gopass ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install gopass ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: security/gopass/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add gopass ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gopass from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install gopass ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gopass from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#gopass ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/go/gopass/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S gopass ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: gopass from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - Ubuntu apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install golang-github-aviau-gopass-dev ``` Evidence: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: golang-github-aviau-gopass-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install gopass ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gopass from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/gopass ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gopass.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id gopass.gopass -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: gopass.gopass from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gopass - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.16.1 - **Source summary:** Slightly more awesome Standard Unix Password Manager for Teams - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:03:38-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - gopass (cli) - gopass (alias) ## Dependencies - gnupg - terminal-notifier ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.16.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/gopasspw/gopass - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage gopass is a command-line password manager positioned as a more team-oriented take on the standard Unix password manager, pass. By default it encrypts secrets with GPG and versions the store in git, while also supporting other crypto and storage backends. ### Project history The gopasspw/gopass repository was created in February 2017 and published a v1.0.0 release the same day. Its README describes the project as a drop-in replacement for pass, built from experience with globally distributed development teams. The early 1.x release line moved quickly through setup, team, mount, sync, and browser-oriented workflows. The README shows the project broadening from a Unix-style password-store clone into a cross-platform secrets manager with Linux, macOS, BSD, and Windows installation paths. ### Adoption history gopass adoption is strongly tied to package managers and team workflows. The README documents Homebrew, MacPorts, Debian-style packages from the gopass package repository, Fedora, Arch, WinGet, Chocolatey, Scoop, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Alpine, source builds, and manual release downloads. The project also grew a browser-integration side through gopass-jsonapi and gopassbridge, letting users avoid the command line for routine website logins while keeping the git/GPG-backed store model. ### How it is used A typical user runs `gopass setup` to create a root store, choose encryption, optionally configure a git remote, and write configuration under the user's gopass config directory. Daily commands include `gopass create`, `gopass ls`, `gopass show -c`, `gopass rm`, `gopass sync`, and `gopass mounts`. The default store path documented by the README is `$HOME/.local/share/gopass/stores/root`, with GPG encryption and git storage. The README also notes that age encryption and fossil storage are available alternatives. ### Why package nerds care gopass is significant to package nerds because it preserves the Unix password-store mental model while making it more installable and cross-platform for teams. It is a CLI-first security tool whose real-world value depends on package-manager trust, GPG/git availability, shell completion, and browser-native messaging helpers. It is also a case study in a project name colliding with distro namespaces: the README warns Debian and Ubuntu users not to install an unrelated `gopass` package from official repositories, then points them to the gopass project's own apt repository. ### Timeline - 2017: GitHub repository created under gopasspw/gopass. - 2017: v1.0.0 release published on GitHub Releases. - 2017: v1.1.0 and v1.2.0 releases followed during the first months of public development. - 2017: v1.3.x releases continued the early stable CLI line. - 2020s: README documents broad package-manager installation across Unix-like systems and Windows, plus browser integration through gopass-jsonapi. ### Related projects - The README relates gopass to pass, GPG, git, age, fossil, gopass-jsonapi, gopassbridge, gpg4win, package managers such as Homebrew and Scoop, and browser integrations. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.config/gopass/config, /etc/gopass/config, /config, /config.worktree - Windows: %APPDATA%\gopass\config ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.local/share/gopass/stores/root, ~/.password-store ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** gopass - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - gopass: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/go/gopass/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - golang-github-aviau-gopass-dev - 1.5.0-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: golang-github-aviau-gopass-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | pass implementation in Go - dev package | https://github.com/aviau/gopass - Ubuntu apt - gopass - 1.5.0-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gopass from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | pass implementation in Go | https://github.com/aviau/gopass - apk - gopass - 1.16.1-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gopass from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | The slightly more awesome Standard Unix Password Manager for Teams. Written in Go. | https://www.gopass.pw - apk - gopass-bash-completion - 1.16.1-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gopass-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for gopass | https://www.gopass.pw - apk - gopass-doc - 1.16.1-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gopass-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | The slightly more awesome Standard Unix Password Manager for Teams. Written in Go. (documentation) | https://www.gopass.pw - apk - gopass-fish-completion - 1.16.1-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gopass-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for gopass | https://www.gopass.pw - apk - gopass-zsh-completion - 1.16.1-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gopass-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for gopass | https://www.gopass.pw - dnf - gopass - 1.16.1-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gopass from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | The slightly more awesome standard unix password manager for teams | https://github.com/gopasspw/gopass - pacman - gopass - 1.16.1-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: gopass from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | The slightly more awesome standard unix password manager for teams. | https://github.com/gopasspw/gopass - zypper - gopass - 1.16.1-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gopass from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | The slightly more awesome standard unix password manager for teams | https://www.gopass.pw/ - zypper - gopass-bash-completion - 1.16.1-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gopass-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Bash completion for gopass | https://www.gopass.pw/ - zypper - gopass-fish-completion - 1.16.1-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gopass-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Fish completion for gopass | https://www.gopass.pw/ - zypper - gopass-impersonate-pass - 1.16.1-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gopass-impersonate-pass from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Provide /usr/bin/pass as drop-in replacement | https://www.gopass.pw/ - zypper - gopass-zsh-completion - 1.16.1-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gopass-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Zsh completion for gopass | https://www.gopass.pw/ - MacPorts - gopass: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: security/gopass/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Security and crypto packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts. - [gnupg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnupg/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [terminal-notifier](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/terminal-notifier/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gopass-jsonapi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gopass-jsonapi/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [bit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bit/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: manager, notifier, terminal, terminal-notifier. - [fastlane](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fastlane/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: notifier, terminal, terminal-notifier. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gopass.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gopass.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph