Published version update in app stores
community.bitwarden.com
Hello everyone! Starting in the next release, the Bitwarden apps published to the various stores will be the commercially licensed builds. No action is needed, and the apps will work exactly as they do today. Bitwarden remains committed to open source security and transparency The GPLv3 OSS licensed version continues to be updated and published on GitHub All current features are available in both versions License details are on GitHub Bitwarden remains committed to a robust, free forever plan...

RyanL Bitwarden Employee

Hello everyone!

Starting in the next release, the Bitwarden apps published to the various stores will be the commercially licensed builds. No action is needed, and the apps will work exactly as they do today.

Bitwarden remains committed to open source security and transparency
The GPLv3 OSS licensed version continues to be updated and published on GitHub
All current features are available in both versions
License details are on GitHub
Bitwarden remains committed to a robust, free forever plan for everyone

If you have any questions, please ask them in this thread. Thanks all!

EDIT:

Bitwarden is not going closed-source
You can still fork Bitwarden
No change to self-hosting, the licensing change affects those who are repackaging and reselling Bitwarden
The free plan is here to stay permanently
  • yoshi@lemmy.todayEnglish
    1·
    3 hours ago

    What does this mean? I don’t know what the “commercially licensed build” means in contrast to what it is today. If it’s still open source, what’s changing?

    • ElectricVocalist@jlai.luEnglish
      1·
      3 hours ago

      It means if you don’t pay you don’t have the right to use some features (that do not exist yet but are coming)

      • yoshi@lemmy.todayEnglish
        1·
        32 minutes ago

        I’m truly just trying to understand and I’m not arguing - isn’t that already how it is? It will only hold authenticator keys if you’re paying. Do you know what other features they’re going to require you to pay for?