Authman
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Authman, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Authman's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | No paid plans or usage limits stated |
The facts
Each one read from Authman's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account deletion
- Users can delete their account and tokens from the app, and the privacy policy says this deletion is irreversible and has no backup.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Biometrics
- Authman supports Touch ID or Face ID to unlock the app.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Code type
- totpchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Customization
- Users can assign each 2FA account a custom image or icon, using built-in Font Awesome icons or their own uploaded or pasted image.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Data collected
- The privacy policy says the user's email address is the only personal data collected.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Encryption methods
- The FAQ says Authman derives passwords with Argon2 and encrypts tokens and keys with the XSalsa20 authenticated cipher via libsodium.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Import and export
- Users can export all tokens to JSON and import tokens from another Authman account.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Open source
- Authman is released under the GPL-3.0 License.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Password recovery
- The FAQ says forgotten passwords cannot currently be reset and the associated 2FA tokens cannot be recovered.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Authman manages 2-step authentication tokens and syncs them between devices.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Sign-in security
- Authman uses the Secure Remote Password protocol and says plain passwords are never stored or transmitted to its server.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Token encryption
- Tokens are encrypted on the device, and the server receives encrypted token data.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- App lock
- The app automatically locks after more than five minutes without user activity.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Multi-device sync
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Platform limits
- The guide says Windows Store and Linux are still in development, and building from source is still in process.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Platforms
- The installation guide lists iOS, Android, Windows NSIS, and macOS App Store or DMG as supported platforms.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- iOS,Android,Windows,Macchecked 22 Sep 2026
- TOTP app
- The product describes itself as a cross-platform 2FA TOTP app.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Taipei, Taiwanchecked 28 Sep 2026
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