AltPass is a lightweight desktop password generator that lives outside your taskbar. Summon it instantly with a global hotkey, generate a secure password, copy it and get back to work — all in under 2 seconds.
- ⚡ Global hotkey : summon / hide the window from anywhere with
Alt+P - 🔐 Cryptographically secure : uses Python's
secretsmodule, notrandom - 🎛️ Fully customizable : length (4–64), uppercase, lowercase, digits, symbols, exclude ambiguous chars
- 📊 Strength indicator : real-time password strength bar (Weak / Medium / Strong)
- 🕘 Session history : keeps the last 50 generated passwords, each re-copyable in one click
pip install customtkinter pynputpython altpass.pyAltPass will appear in the center of your screen. It won't show in the taskbar or alt-tab — it's designed to stay out of your way.
Press Alt + P at any time to show or hide AltPass, even when another app is focused.
- Passphrase mode (word-based passwords)
- Clipboard auto-clear after N seconds
Contributions are welcome! Feel free to:
- 🐛 Report bugs
- 💡 Suggest new features
- 🔧 Submit pull requests
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.
Built with ❤️ by meyou — because good passwords shouldn't slow you down 🔐