Great question. I'm a long-time user of KeePassXC myself, and I see Sklad as complementary to it, not a replacement.
The main difference is the workflow and friction.
1. Tray-First vs. Window-First: KeePassXC is primarily window-based. Even with the tray icon, retrieving a specific entry usually involves opening the window, searching (Cmd/Ctrl+F), and copying. Sklad exposes your entire folder hierarchy as a native recursive tray menu. You right-click the icon, hover through `Servers -> Client A -> SSH Key`, and click to copy. It allows for "muscle memory" access without ever switching focus or managing windows.
2. Snippets vs. Credentials: I use KeePassXC for high-security web logins and bank details. I built Sklad for "operational" data—SSH keys, complex CLI one-liners, specific IP addresses, and env vars that I need to grab 20 times a day.
3. Hierarchy Visualization: Sklad allows you to visualize the tree structure instantly via the menu, which feels faster for mental mapping of infrastructure than a flat search list.
In short: KeePassXC is a vault; Sklad is a quick-access utility belt.
The main difference is the workflow and friction.
1. Tray-First vs. Window-First: KeePassXC is primarily window-based. Even with the tray icon, retrieving a specific entry usually involves opening the window, searching (Cmd/Ctrl+F), and copying. Sklad exposes your entire folder hierarchy as a native recursive tray menu. You right-click the icon, hover through `Servers -> Client A -> SSH Key`, and click to copy. It allows for "muscle memory" access without ever switching focus or managing windows.
2. Snippets vs. Credentials: I use KeePassXC for high-security web logins and bank details. I built Sklad for "operational" data—SSH keys, complex CLI one-liners, specific IP addresses, and env vars that I need to grab 20 times a day.
3. Hierarchy Visualization: Sklad allows you to visualize the tree structure instantly via the menu, which feels faster for mental mapping of infrastructure than a flat search list.
In short: KeePassXC is a vault; Sklad is a quick-access utility belt.