Pass Quick Access: Native macOS tool adds hotkey search and Touch ID-gated SSH agent to Proton Pass
By
Ramin Banihashemi
You can taste the rush. The dough hadn't risen.
Summary
Pass Quick Access is a native macOS utility that adds two missing features to Proton Pass: a system-wide hotkey quick-access window for searching logins and copying credentials, and an SSH agent that gates SSH keys behind Touch ID. Built as an open-source alternative to fill gaps in Proton's Electron-based app, it provides keyboard-driven, privacy-focused functionality similar to 1Password's quick-access features.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI built Pass Quick Access because I moved to Proton Pass for the privacy and the European angle, but missed the one thing I used constantly in 1Password: a native quick-access window.
Hit a hotkey from any app, search your logins, and copy a username, password or one-time code, or open the site. No window switching, no waiting for Electron to wake up.
An SSH agent that serves your Proton Pass SSH keys to git and ssh and asks for Touch ID
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