Dashlane

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Dashlane
Developer(s) Dashlane, Inc.
Initial releaseMay 23, 2012;11 years ago (2012-05-23)
Repository github.com/Dashlane
Written in Kotlin (Android)
Swift (iOS)
Operating system macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
Available in12 languages
Type Password manager, digital wallet
License Proprietary software
Website www.dashlane.com

Dashlane is a subscription-based password manager and digital wallet application available on macOS, Windows, iOS and Android. [1] Dashlane uses a freemium pricing model with a subscription plan option. [2]

Contents

Overview

Dashlane was founded on July 6, 2009, releasing their first software on May 23, 2012, that first included a password manager (encrypted using AES-256), [3] which was walled behind a single master password. Over time, more features were introduced to the product such as:

Source code

The source code for the Android and the iOS app is available under the Creative Commons NonCommercial license 4.0. [10] [11]

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