DEV Community: Nikhil Sahani The latest articles on DEV Community by Nikhil Sahani (@h4r0015k). https://dev.to/h4r0015k https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4115252%2F167b592f-9bcb-411e-9791-2dbcc7853847.jpg DEV Community: Nikhil Sahani https://dev.to/h4r0015k en Building a Free, Open-Source Password Manager Nikhil Sahani Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:42:43 +0000 https://dev.to/h4r0015k/building-a-free-open-source-password-manager-1ol8 https://dev.to/h4r0015k/building-a-free-open-source-password-manager-1ol8 <p>Always wanted to build a free-to-use password manager but never got to it because of workload.</p> <p>Agentic coding has changed that. Tools like Cursor and Copilot have made it possible to ship real software in a fraction of the time.</p> <p>The plan:<br> • Open source from Day 1<br> • End-to-end encryption, zero knowledge architecture<br> • Simple, clean UI, no bloat<br> • Built on weekends, shipped in public</p> <p>I'll be documenting the entire build process here, architecture decisions, mistakes, learnings, everything.</p> <p>First update coming soon.</p> buildinpublic opensource security softwaredevelopment