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Migrating From Other Password Managers
Important Notice: The libmutton entry format is not final and has two breaking changes planned prior to release v1.0.0. This guide will be updated accordingly.
pass
libmutton < v0.4.0
libmutton-based password managers (prior to v0.4.0) use GnuPG encryption and an entry format similar to that of pass. Because of this, any entries in pass format can simply be dropped into ~/.local/share/libmutton.
libmutton >= v0.4.0
Current libmutton-based password managers use a custom, embedded cryptography agent (RCW). The layout of the entries themselves has not changed, so gpg-encrypted entries (from pass or older libmutton releases) can simply be decrypted and re-encrypted with RCW. A conversion script will be published prior to the release of libmutton v0.4.0.
sshyp
sshyp, though also pass-compatible, makes some changes to the entry format that take effect once the entry has been imported. The changes made by sshyp are not compatible with libmutton, and as such sshyp entries must be converted before they can be used. A script for exporting to libmutton (prior to v0.4.0) has been published to the sshyp extension store. Simply run sshyp tweak, go to the "extension management" menu, and download the "export-to-libmutton" extension. After doing this, the sshyp export command can be used to export entries in libmutton format. If migrating into libmutton v0.4.0 or later, a second conversion script will be needed to re-encrypt the exported sshyp entries; this script will be published prior to the release of libmutton v0.4.0.
Other
The formats for many other password managers can be converted to the pass format with community scripts. Some of these scripts are listed here. Once converted, entries can be dropped into ~/.local/share/libmutton. If migrating into libmutton v0.4.0 or later, a second conversion script will be needed to re-encrypt the converted entries; this script will be published prior to the release of libmutton v0.4.0.