Command-line tool

pwgen

brew/pwgen

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Password generator

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install pwgen

Linux

brew install pwgen

Generate 160 random passwords with character length of 8

pwgen

Generate passwords with character length of 20

pwgen 20

Generate 10 passwords with character length of 20

pwgen 20 10

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