bw-menu

# dependencies
sudo dnf install -y rofi fzf wl-clipboard # or xclip instead of wl-clipboard
cargo install rbw

# install bw-menu
git clone https://git.navidsassan.ch/navid.sassan/bw-menu.git
cd bw-menu
uv sync

Usage

# interactive selection (rofi)
bw-menu select

# interactive selection (fzf)
bw-menu select --selector fzf

# select and print to stdout instead of clipboard
bw-menu select --field username --print

# list recent selections
bw-menu history list

# get password of last selected entry
bw-menu history get 0 --field password

# get username and print to stdout
bw-menu history get 0 --field username --print

Selectors

rofi

Runs in rofi's script mode. Recently used entries appear at the top with a clock icon. Custom input is disabled — only existing vault entries can be selected.

Default keybindings:

Key	Action
Enter	Copy password
Ctrl+Enter	Copy username
Escape	Cancel

Keybindings are configurable — see Configuration for details.

fzf

Launches fzf in the terminal with fuzzy matching. Recently used entries appear at the top, prefixed with *. Sorting is disabled so history entries stay on top.

Key	Action
Enter	Select the highlighted entry and copy to clipboard
Ctrl-C / Esc	Cancel without selecting

Options

Flag	Description	Default
`--selector rofi\|fzf`	Which selector UI to use	`rofi`
`--field password\|username\|totp`	Which field to retrieve (fzf / history)	`password`
`--print`	Print to stdout instead of clipboard	off

The selected field is copied to the clipboard using wl-copy (Wayland) or xclip (X11). When --print is passed, the value is printed to stdout instead.

History

Selections are saved to $XDG_CACHE_HOME/bw-menu/history.json (defaults to ~/.cache/bw-menu/history.json), up to 10 entries. The most recent selection is at index 0.

Configuration

Config file location: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/bw-menu/config.yaml (defaults to ~/.config/bw-menu/config.yaml).

keybindings:
  password: Return
  username: Control+Return
  totp: Control+Shift+Return

Each entry maps a vault field to a rofi key name. Available fields: password, username, totp.

The first entry is bound to rofi's accept key (kb-accept-entry). Additional entries become custom keybindings (kb-custom-1, kb-custom-2, …).

Sway keybindings

Example keybindings for ~/.config/sway/config:

# open bw-menu selector
bindsym $mod+p exec bw-menu select

# copy password of last selected entry
bindsym $mod+Shift+p exec bw-menu history get 0 --field password

# copy username of last selected entry
bindsym $mod+Shift+u exec bw-menu history get 0 --field username