Who should use Pwgen?

Pwgen is an open-source project built for developers, system administrators, and security-conscious users.

Yes — Pwgen is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does Pwgen run on?

Pwgen runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Pwgen still maintained?

Unverified. Pwgen has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

Pwgen is developed by Thomas Roell.

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Pwgen

Name: Pwgen
Author: Thomas Roell

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Download Password Generator for free. Pwgen is a small, GPL'ed password generator which creates passwords which can be easily memorized by a human.

Open SourceCLISelf-hosted

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Overview

4 features

Pwgen is a CLI tools & terminal project. It focuses on generating memorable passwords locally without manually inventing them or using an online service. It is built as an open-source project for developers, system administrators, and security-conscious users. Pwgen is open source under the Open Source license. It ships for the command line, and it can be self-hosted.

It is developed by Thomas Roell. Key capabilities include memorable passwords, password generation, and command-line usage.

Memorable passwords
Password generation
Command-line usage
Configurable character sets

Built with & integrations

Hosting

Cloudflare

Runs on

CLISelf-hosted

Detected from

Cloudflare: cf-ray header · cf-cache-status header

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tier

Indexing history

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Indexed16 Aug · 09:58 UTC
Pwgen Password Generator verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about Pwgen

What does Pwgen do?: Pwgen focuses on generating memorable passwords locally without manually inventing them or using an online service. It is catalogued under CLI tools & terminal on PulseGate.
Who should use Pwgen?: Pwgen is an open-source project built for developers, system administrators, and security-conscious users.
Is Pwgen free?: Yes — Pwgen is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Pwgen run on?: Pwgen runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Pwgen still maintained?: Unverified. Pwgen has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
Who develops Pwgen?: Pwgen is developed by Thomas Roell.
Is Pwgen open source?: Yes — Pwgen is open source under the Open Source license.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: CLI
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 16 Aug 2026
Built for: developers, system administrators, and security-conscious users
Model: Open source
Solves: Generating memorable passwords locally without manually inventing them or using an online service.

Developer

Thomas Roell

Index record

Indexed: 16 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 16 Aug 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: pwgen-password-generator-sourceforge-net
Lifecycle state recorded: 16 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 16 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 16 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/pwgen

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