Browser extension for generating and managing two-factor authentication codes.
Privacy: Authenticator - 2FA does not track users or collect analytics. Accounts stay on your device by default. If you enable Browser Sync, encrypted account data is sent through your browser provider's sync service. Account names and secrets are encrypted before upload; the recovery key stays inside your password-protected local vault.
- Generate TOTP, HOTP, and Steam-style 2FA codes.
- Add accounts from QR images, page QR scans, pasted otpauth text, or manual entry.
- Search, copy, manually reorder accounts, or focus on likely codes for the current site with one-click access to the rest.
- Import by dropping or picking QR images, otpauth text, JSON, or password-protected backups; export the same way.
- Optional local vault password protection.
- Optional encrypted Browser Sync across supported devices using the same browser account.
- Local-first storage with no account service.
Important: Users are responsible for maintaining their own backups of 2FA codes and recovery methods. We are not responsible for lost, deleted, inaccessible, or unrecoverable 2FA codes.
Open Settings → Browser Sync, set a local vault password, choose Set up sync, and save the generated recovery key. On another supported device, sign into the same browser account, choose Connect to existing sync, and enter that key. Enable extension syncing in your browser settings.
Sync works within one browser provider. Accounts, edits, and deletions sync while the extension is open and unlocked; preferences and ordering stay local. Keep independent backups and use HOTP accounts on one device at a time.
See sync security, recovery, and limits.
npm install
npm run devUseful commands:
npm run check
npm run test
npm run build
npm run packagenpm run package builds extension zips for chrome, edge, and firefox into artifacts/.
Project assets are grouped under assets/ by lifecycle:
assets/brand/source artwork for generated extension iconsassets/extension/static files copied into extension packagesassets/store/store icons, screenshots, and promo tiles kept outside the extension bundle
Regenerate screenshots and promo tiles with:
npm run store:screenshotsThis command uses synthetic demo accounts and a local browser to render store-ready images.
Temporary store listing text drafts can live in .tmp/store-listing/, which is ignored by git.
Pushing a tag like v1.2.3 runs the release workflow. The workflow applies the tag version, builds all targets, packages the zips, creates the GitHub release, and uploads the browser extension assets.
Authenticator - 2FA was inspired by the open-source Authenticator browser extension. This project is a complete from-scratch rewrite, created after that extension became unmaintained, with a new codebase focused on fixing many long-standing issues while preserving a simple local-first authenticator workflow.
MIT