Command-line tool

libsecret

brew/libsecret

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Library for storing/retrieving passwords and other secrets

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install libsecret

Linux

brew install libsecret

Store a secret with an optional label

secret-tool store --label=label key value

Retrieve a secret

secret-tool lookup key key

Get more information about a secret

secret-tool search key key

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