From 537b04fbb1deb5eab66c73a74e1f9a1fa051734b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: usermaneGermane Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2026 23:56:04 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] README: ready for public readers Before the repository goes public: the PassMan 3 section no longer points to a design document that is not in the repository (a short roadmap instead) and says "not for real passwords yet" instead of "for the lab only"; Running it says to take the release marked Latest, since the 3.0 pre-release has the same file name; "no online account" instead of "no account" now that 3.0 has local accounts. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_011ojnyVg7ccsR3pZ64s7aRH --- README.md | 13 ++++++++----- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 918c26d..d34f77a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # PassMan for Windows A local desktop password manager for Windows. Your vault is a single -AES-256-GCM encrypted file. There is no account and no service behind it: it +AES-256-GCM encrypted file. There is no online account and no service behind it: it works entirely offline, and if you want two PCs in step you run the sync server yourself, on your own hardware. @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ PassMan lives in four repositories: ![PassMan](sourceFiles/PassMan-logo.png) -## PassMan 3 — a test version, for the lab only +## PassMan 3 — a test version, not for real passwords yet `main` is now **3.0.0-alpha.1**, the first step of PassMan 3. **For your real passwords keep using [2.11.0](https://github.com/usermaneGermane/PassMan-Client-Windows/releases/tag/v2.11.0)**, @@ -47,13 +47,16 @@ Not in this test version yet: **sync** (the next one adds server accounts), recovering an account with the 12-word phrase (the phrase is made and checked now; the screen that uses it comes later), and sharing a vault with other people. PassMan for Linux has the same test version, 1.0.0-alpha.1. -The plan is in the 3.0 design document. +Coming next, in this order: sync with accounts on the server, several +vaults per account, sharing a vault with family or colleagues, and +recovering an account with the 12-word phrase. ## Running it The repository does not contain the app itself. Download -`PassMan-Client-Installer.exe` from the -[Releases](https://github.com/usermaneGermane/PassMan-Client-Windows/releases) page, or build it +`PassMan-Client-Installer.exe` from the release marked **Latest** on the +[Releases](https://github.com/usermaneGermane/PassMan-Client-Windows/releases) page (a +*Pre-release* is a test version and has the same file name), or build it yourself with the [PassMan Builder](#building-it-yourself-windows). The installer is all you need: it brings Python and every library with it, so installing needs no source code and no Python.