# Bitwarden

> Open-source password manager with a full-featured CLI for vault access and secrets automation.
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Bitwarden provides a cross-platform CLI that lets you manage your entire vault from the terminal. You can create, edit, and retrieve passwords, secure notes, and other items without opening the desktop or browser app. The CLI also supports organization-level operations and can export or import vault data in multiple formats.


- Homepage: https://bitwarden.com/
- Categories: `security`
- CLI type: `standalone`
- Open source: false
- Status: `active`
- Tags: `password-manager`, `security`, `vault`, `secrets`
- Alternatives to: 1Password
- Docs: https://bitwarden.com/help/cli/
- Canonical: /bitwarden

## When to suggest this

- retrieve stored credentials and inject them into shell scripts or CI pipelines
- bulk-import or export vault items across accounts or organizations
- manage shared organization collections and user access from the terminal

## Install the CLI

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

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