Keylo: Passwords & Records
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Keylo stores passwords and personal records in encrypted KeePass databases on iPhone and iPad. This guide covers version 2.0.0, build 15.
Getting started
- Create a new database in Keylo, or open your existing KeePass database through Files.
- Enter its master password and select its key file, if it uses one.
- Choose Password Manager or Personal Information mode, then organise your entries into folders.
Keep an independent backup of your encrypted database. Keylo cannot recover a forgotten master password or replace a lost key file.
Personal Information mode
Use this mode for identity records, mortgages, insurance policies and other important information. Add nested folders, entries, named reference fields, documents and images. Select the mode when opening a database, or change it from the database actions menu.
The mode is a preference on this installation. Your KDBX file remains usable in compatible KeePass apps on other systems. Personal Information databases are excluded from AutoFill.
Search covers entry text and visible custom reference fields. It does not search concealed fields or attachment contents, and it does not use OCR. Attachment import and previews have a 20 MB limit per file; text previews have a 2 MB limit. Images are downsampled for display.
Set up AutoFill
- Unlock a database in Password Manager mode.
- Open Keylo Settings and enable Keylo AutoFill.
- Choose Open AutoFill settings and enable Keylo in the system’s password settings.
Device authentication is required. Unlock the database to refresh its encrypted AutoFill copy, which expires after seven days. Cancelling authentication does not fill a password.
Changing a database to Personal Information mode removes its AutoFill copy. Save any pending passwords first. Turning off AutoFill removes the encrypted copy; Reset AutoFill also discards passwords still waiting to be saved to a database.
Files and sync
Open your database from your chosen provider in Files, including iCloud Drive or Tresorit. Direct Google Drive and Dropbox sign-in is unavailable in this release; use the provider’s Files location where available.
Keylo keeps an encrypted local working copy and checks the linked source before writing it. Saved locally does not mean the provider has finished syncing. If the provider reports a problem, keep both copies and check the connection.
Reconnect an unavailable linked file
An unavailable link does not by itself mean the original was deleted. Confirm that your provider can show the original in Files. In Keylo, open the database actions menu → Reconnect original file, or use Reconnect from Database information. Select the same database, inspect the comparison and confirm.
Reconnect checks the database identity and repairs its link. It does not replace either copy. Do not delete your Keylo database or overwrite the provider’s file to repair a link.
Refresh and merge changes
In an unlocked database, choose ⋯ → Refresh linked file. If only the linked copy changed, Keylo can bring those changes into the local copy while keeping an encrypted backup.
If both copies changed, choose Merge linked file. Review the comparison and explicitly choose between conflicting versions. Keylo keeps encrypted backups of both originals. Some databases cannot be merged safely; if the review refuses a merge, retain both copies and contact support using a fictional example.
Removing a database from Keylo does not delete its original file or copies held by a provider. If there is no linked original, export a backup before removing the database.
Database tools and compatibility
From an unlocked database, open ⋯ → Database information → Database tools for history, attachment lists, duplicate review and health checks. Health, recovery & more includes recycle-bin restoration and encrypted backup recovery. Backup recovery restores the local copy; it does not overwrite your linked provider file.
Keylo requires iOS or iPadOS 18 or later. It reads KDBX 3.1, 4.0 and 4.1. Saving a 3.1 database upgrades it to 4.1, with a notice and encrypted backup. Keep a backup when moving files between applications.
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Include the version/build shown in Keylo Settings, your iOS version, what you tried and the error you saw.
Never send a live database, master password, key file, one-time-code seed or sensitive screenshot. Use a small fictional example where possible.