What is this?
This is the monorepo for Bitwarden's client applications — the web vault, browser extension, Electron desktop app, and CLI — everything except the mobile apps.
This is the monorepo for Bitwarden's client applications — the web vault, browser extension, Electron desktop app, and CLI — everything except the mobile apps.Is this one app or several bundled together?It's a monorepo holding four separate Bitwarden clients (web, browser extension, desktop, cli) that share code, not a single app.
It's a monorepo holding four separate Bitwarden clients (web, browser extension, desktop, cli) that share code, not a single app.How do I build and run these apps?The README points you to the 'Clients' section of Bitwarden's Contributing Documentation for actual build instructions, tooling, and code style; this repo itself doesn't inline the steps.
The README points you to the 'Clients' section of Bitwarden's Contributing Documentation for actual build instructions, tooling, and code style; this repo itself doesn't inline the steps.What do I need installed before building it?Node.js 24.17.0+ and npm ~11 are required per the package.json engines field, and the UI stack is built on Angular.
Node.js 24.17.0+ and npm ~11 are required per the package.json engines field, and the UI stack is built on Angular.Are the iOS and Android apps included here?No, mobile apps live in their own repositories — bitwarden/ios and bitwarden/android — this repo covers only web, browser, desktop, and cli.
No, mobile apps live in their own repositories — bitwarden/ios and bitwarden/android — this repo covers only web, browser, desktop, and cli.Where does the self-hosted server or directory sync tool live?Those are separate repos: bitwarden/server handles the backend (API, database, Docker), and bitwarden/directory-connector syncs AD/LDAP/Azure/G Suite/Okta directories.
Those are separate repos: bitwarden/server handles the backend (API, database, Docker), and bitwarden/directory-connector syncs AD/LDAP/Azure/G Suite/Okta directories.What is Bitwarden?Bitwarden is a password manager; this repo provides its web vault, browser extension, desktop app, and CLI so users can store and access encrypted credentials across platforms.
Bitwarden is a password manager; this repo provides its web vault, browser extension, desktop app, and CLI so users can store and access encrypted credentials across platforms.Can I sync directory users like Active Directory or LDAP?Yes, but through a separate tool — bitwarden/directory-connector — not included in this repository.
Yes, but through a separate tool — bitwarden/directory-connector — not included in this repository.How does the project handle security reports?The team welcomes security audits and feedback, with sensitive reports accepted privately by email and a published policy in SECURITY.md.
The team welcomes security audits and feedback, with sensitive reports accepted privately by email and a published policy in SECURITY.md.What are similar projects?streamfirefly, SingleFile, ext-saladict, desktop_gifs, metamask-extension, Motrix, markdown-here, uBlock
streamfirefly, SingleFile, ext-saladict, desktop_gifs, metamask-extension, Motrix, markdown-here, uBlockWhich topics is it in?webextension, safari, password-manager, firefox, firefox-extension, chrome, angular, chrome-extension, browser-extension, encryption, electron, desktop
webextension, safari, password-manager, firefox, firefox-extension, chrome, angular, chrome-extension, browser-extension, encryption, electron, desktop