Command-line tool

ykman

brew/ykman

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Tool for managing your YubiKey configuration

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

pipx install yubikey_manager
scoop install yubikey-manager-cli
scoop bucket add extras; scoop install extras/yubikey-manager-qt

macOS

brew install ykman
pipx install yubikey_manager

Linux

brew install ykman
pipx install yubikey_manager

Display general information about a YubiKey (serial number, firmware version, capabilities, etc.)

ykman info

List connected YubiKeys with short, one-line descriptions (including the serial number)

ykman list

View documentation for enabling and disabling applications

tldr ykman config

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