Bitwarden CLI

Bitwarden CLI 2026.10.0

A secure and free password manager for all of your devices.

  • By Bitwarden Inc.
  • Open Source
  • Updated Oct 15, 2026
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About Bitwarden CLI

A secure and free password manager for all of your devices.

What's new in 2026.10.0

What's Changed

đź’™ Community Highlight

  • [PM-42038] Add desktop biometric unlock support to the CLI by @nurfed1 in #22448
  • [PM-43951] Add rotation icons (calendar, pause-circle, resume) by @reneelund08 in #23346
  • [PM-42997] Clear policiesNew state when the sync response contains no policies by @tom27052006 in #22929
  • [PM-42977] Added a length to the passphrase generated by @Jbziscool in #22906
  • [PM-44145] [PM-24830] Add regression test for Chrome CSV note import by @MrSerWin in #23506
  • [PM-44109] Fix: LastPass direct import corrupts non-ASCII characters (bullets, smart quotes) by @jaykaplon in #23481
  • [PM-44235] Group 1Password import sources and add the direct import dialogs by @detunized in #23559

Feature Development

  • [PM-42846] Wire up the invite link callout dialog by @BTreston in #23217
  • [PM-43141] Introduce new import source component by @harr1424 in #23031
  • Updated extension icon size by @trmartin4 in #23342
  • [PM-38885] feat: Show sales rep contact message on sales-assisted trial banner by @cyprain-okeke in #23036
  • [PM-40417] feat: Source the Premium to organization upgrade cart from the invoice preview by @cyprain-okeke in #23048
  • [PM-44001] Add pm-43231-access-intelligence-performance-at-scale feature flag by @Banrion in #23366
  • [PM-43143] Admin Console owned importer changes by @harr1424 in #23198
  • feat(dev-ex): Add a debug launch script for the CLI by @quexten in #23273
  • Autotype GA: port MVP type input and add execute_autotype by @neuronull in #23335
  • [PM-43679] Adjust min-width so that long vendor names are truncated by @harr1424 in #23352
  • [PM-43142] Vault owned importer changes by @harr1424 in #23197
  • Updated icons with sized versions. by @trmartin4 in #23425
  • [PM-42836] feat: Update the sponsored Families redemption page for VFO1 by @cyprain-okeke in #23304
  • [PM-39106] Remove pm-34423-staged-status feature flag by @sven-bitwarden in #23422
  • [PM-43756] Terminology/description change quickly for autofill policy by @JaredScar in #23363
  • [PM-40421] feat: Preview-driven premium subscription page with applied-balance cart by @amorask-bitwarden in #23390
  • [PM-43684] Show Decryption failures and dialog in VFO1 UX on Web by @shane-melton in #23298
  • [PAM-242] Mount the PAM nav slot in the individual user layout by @Hinton in #23483
  • [PM-39411] feat: Wire flight recorder into clients behind flag by @dani-garcia in #23448
  • feat: Toast automation biometric requests and results by @quexten in #23482 …

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Technical details

PublisherBitwarden Inc.
Version2026.10.0
Release date2026-10-15
LicenseGPL-3.0 or Bitwarden-1.0
Installer typezip
Architecturex64
Package IDBitwarden.CLI

Links & install command

Install Bitwarden CLI from the command line with Windows Package Manager (winget):

winget install --id=Bitwarden.CLI -e

credentialpasswordprotectprotectionsecurity

Older versions

  • 2026.9.1
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