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On the recordRead 12 Oct 202617 facts
Open Desktop Authenticator
Plans and prices
Free
Free
Windows and Linux desktop app · no ODA account or subscription
Read 12 Oct 2026 · opendesktopauthenticator.com
On the record
- Audience
- ODA is aimed at people who manage Steam accounts and maFile backups on a PC and want a desktop authenticator workflow.opendesktopauthenticator.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Automatic confirmations
- Optional automatic confirmation is limited to trades and market listings; account-recovery confirmations cannot be enabled for automatic handling.opendesktopauthenticator.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Confirmation risk
- Automatic confirmation is off by default and can approve eligible item sales, so the maker recommends enabling it only when the convenience is worth the risk.opendesktopauthenticator.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Download verification
- The maker publishes checksums and build provenance; GitHub Windows downloads are signed and timestamped, while Linux packages do not carry a platform code signature.opendesktopauthenticator.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Encrypted backup
- Yesgithub.com · read 21 Sep 2026
- Encrypted vault
- The local vault derives a key from the passphrase using scrypt and encrypts data with AES-256-GCM.opendesktopauthenticator.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- ODA sends requested Steam operations to Valve and offers an in-app browser with Steam-domain login cookies; the maker says ODA has no integration or shared account with its other product, Master Panel.opendesktopauthenticator.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Local storage
- ODA says it has no backend, account system, cloud sync, or telemetry, and stores the vault on the user's machine.opendesktopauthenticator.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Multi-device sync
- Nogithub.com · read 21 Sep 2026
- New authenticator
- Users can enroll a Steam account that does not already have an authenticator, following Steam's activation challenge in the app.opendesktopauthenticator.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- ODA provides Steam Guard codes and desktop trade and market confirmations.opendesktopauthenticator.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- SDA import
- It imports existing Steam Desktop Authenticator .maFile accounts, including encrypted files with their manifest.json.opendesktopauthenticator.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Security limits
- The maker says builds are not yet reproducible and ODA has not had an independent security audit.opendesktopauthenticator.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can report bugs and documentation issues without creating an account, and the maker provides separate private channels for vulnerability reports.opendesktopauthenticator.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- Windows,Linuxgithub.com · read 21 Sep 2026
