Two-factor codes,
kept honest.

Tessera is a private, open-source authenticator for macOS. A sleek menu-bar app and a first-class command-line tool, sharing one encrypted vault. No accounts. No tracking. Your secrets never leave your device.

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Works with everything

Any TOTP service, plus HOTP and Steam Guard. Import from Google Authenticator, otpauth links, or QR codes — in bulk.

Yours alone

Secrets are encrypted on your device with argon2id + XChaCha20-Poly1305. No account, no servers, no telemetry.

CLI-first

A real command-line tool (tess) with a live terminal view — unique among Mac authenticators. Scriptable, with JSON output.

Menu-bar native

Touch ID unlock, on-screen QR scan, search, folders, and one-click copy — all from the menu bar.

Get Tessera

macOS app

Native menu-bar app with Touch ID. Coming to the Mac App Store.

App Store · soon

Command line

go install github.com/ibrahemid/tessera/go/cmd/tess@latest
tess vault init
tess watch

Two-factor codes,kept honest.