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Switching to 8PWD

KeePass 2 / KeePassXC → 8PWD

KeePass XML export

Steps

  1. 1

    KeePass 2.x: File › Export › KeePass XML (2.x). KeePassXC: Database › Export › XML.

  2. 2

    Save the .xml somewhere temporary — it is unencrypted.

  3. 3

    Import in 8PWD; the KeePass 2 (XML) template keeps your group tree as folders.

What ends up where

Title → name; UserName → username; Password → password; URL → URL; Notes → notes; groups → folders; otp / TOTP strings → two-factor code.

After the import

Check a few entries, turn on AutoFill for 8PWD, and delete the export file from wherever you saved it — it is plain text.

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