Winticator
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The facts
Each one read from Winticator's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Backup and restore
- Entries can be exported and imported using a proprietary password-protected backup file.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Clipboard
- Selecting an entry copies its OTP code to the clipboard, which is automatically cleared after the code expires.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Code type
- totpchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Current downloads
- The README lists Windows x64, macOS Apple Silicon, and Linux x64 binaries; the latest release notes say macOS Intel binaries are no longer published.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Data transfer
- An entry can be displayed as a QR code for transfer to another device.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The releases page provides Windows x64, macOS Apple Silicon, and Linux x64 binaries.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Entry transfer
- Users can display an entry as a QR code to transfer it to another device.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Google Authenticator import
- It supports bulk importing entries from Google Authenticator migration QR codes using the otpauth-migration:// scheme.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Imports
- The app supports bulk imports from Google Authenticator migration QR codes using the otpauth-migration:// scheme.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The project says service integrations and advanced enterprise features are out of scope.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integration scope
- The project says advanced usability, enterprise features, and service integrations are out of scope.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- The project is intended to demonstrate cross-platform desktop app development and provide a desktop TOTP reference implementation, and is not intended as a commercial product.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- Winticator is released under the MIT License, which the README says permits commercial use under the license terms.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Offline operation
- The app works entirely offline and makes no network communication, so its data stays on the user's machine.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- The application works entirely offline and states that it makes no network communications.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Winticator is an independent, open-source TOTP authenticator for desktop environments.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- The project is intended as a technical demonstration and reference implementation, not as a commercial product.checked 11 Oct 2026
- QR scanning
- Users can scan TOTP QR codes displayed on their screen.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Scanning limitation
- Migration QR codes containing many entries may be too dense to decode, and the README suggests changing display scale or exporting entries individually if scanning fails.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support and warranty
- The project is provided as is without warranty, and the README directs production-grade or enterprise users toward products with official support.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform limitation
- The latest release no longer publishes a macOS Intel binary.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Push approvals
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
- Supported platforms
- Windows,macOS,Linuxchecked 22 Sep 2026
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