pigrass / authy-desktop-export

a tiny CLI utility to export TOTP secrets from a running authy desktop

authy-desktop-export

authy-desktop-export utility. Can be imported into authier password manager.

• authy-desktop-export
• Prerequisites
• Install
• Usage

Prerequisites

1. Install Authy desktop app - The following steps will work on Linux, Mac and Windows.
2. Open Authy and log in, so you can see the codes being generated for you Note: Authy has a backup password feature that is enabled on some accounts; it's ones that have a padlock icon next to them. For those accounts, you might need to enter the backup password to be able to export them.
3. Restart Authy desktop app, but add the --remote-debugging-port=5858 parameter to the command-line:

• On Windows: right-click the Authy desktop shortcut, and in the Target field write --remote-debugging-port=5858 at the end. Then click OK. Double-click the Authy desktop shortcut.
• On Mac: from Terminal.app: open -a "Authy Desktop" --args --remote-debugging-port=5858
• On Linux, from a terminal: authy --remote-debugging-port=5858

Install

$ npm install -g authy-desktop-export
$ authy-desktop-export COMMAND
running command...
$ authy-desktop-export (--version)
authy-desktop-export/0.1.0 linux-x64 node-v16.13.1
$ authy-desktop-export --help [COMMAND]
USAGE
  $ authy-desktop-export COMMAND
...

Usage

authy-desktop-export export my-authy_export.json

You should see your exported json file in the folder where you ran the command.