This section contains full details on advanced features available in KeePassXC.
| Placeholder | Description |
|---|---|
{TITLE} |
Entry Title |
{USERNAME} |
Username |
{PASSWORD} |
Password |
{URL} |
URL |
{NOTES} |
Notes |
{TOTP} |
Current TOTP value (if configured) |
{S:<ATTRIBUTE_NAME>} |
Value for the given attribute (case sensitive) |
{URL:RMVSCM} |
URL without scheme (e.g., https) |
{URL:WITHOUTSCHEME} |
URL without scheme |
{URL:SCM} |
URL Scheme |
{URL:SCHEME} |
URL Scheme |
{URL:HOST} |
URL Host (e.g., example.com) |
{URL:PORT} |
URL Port |
{URL:PATH} |
URL Path (e.g., /path/to/page.html) |
{URL:QUERY} |
URL Query String |
{URL:FRAGMENT} |
URL Fragment |
{URL:USERINFO} |
URL Username:Password |
{URL:USERNAME} |
URL Username |
{URL:PASSWORD} |
URL Password |
{DT_SIMPLE} |
Current Date-Time (yyyyMMddhhmmss) |
{DT_YEAR} |
Current Year (yyyy) |
{DT_MONTH} |
Current Month (MM) |
{DT_DAY} |
Current Day (dd) |
{DT_HOUR} |
Current Hour (hh) |
{DT_MINUTE} |
Current Minutes (mm) |
{DT_SECOND} |
Current Seconds (ss) |
{DT_UTC_SIMPLE} |
Current UTC Date-Time (yyyyMMddhhmmss) |
{DT_UTC_YEAR} |
Current UTC Year (yyyy) |
{DT_UTC_MONTH} |
Current UTC Month (MM) |
{DT_UTC_DAY} |
Current UTC Day (dd) |
{DT_UTC_HOUR} |
Current UTC Hour (hh) |
{DT_UTC_MINUTE} |
Current UTC Minutes (mm) |
{DT_UTC_SECOND} |
Current UTC Seconds (ss) |
{DB_DIR} |
Absolute directory path of database file |
A reference to another entry’s field is possible using the shorthand syntax:
{REF:<FIELD>@<SEARCH_IN>:<SEARCH_TEXT>}
<FIELD> and <SEARCH_IN> can be one of following:
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T – Title
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U – Username
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P – Password
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A – URL
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N – Notes
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I – UUID (found on entry properties page)
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O – Custom Attribute (SEARCH_IN only)
Examples:
{REF:U@I:033054D445C648C59092CC1D661B1B71}
{REF:P@T:Other Entry}
{REF:A@O:Attribute 1}
| Action Code | Description |
|---|---|
{TAB}, {ENTER}, {SPACE}, {INSERT}, {DELETE}, {HOME}, {END}, {PGUP}, {PGDN}, {BACKSPACE}, {CAPSLOCK}, {ESC} |
Press the corresponding keyboard key |
{UP}, {DOWN}, {LEFT}, {RIGHT} |
Press the corresponding arrow key |
{F1}, {F2}, …, {F16} |
Press F1, F2, etc. |
{LEFTBRACE}, {RIGHTBRACE} |
Press |
{<KEY> X} |
Repeat <KEY> X times (e.g., {SPACE 5} inserts five spaces) |
{DELAY=X} |
Set delay between key presses to X milliseconds |
{DELAY X} |
Pause typing for X milliseconds |
{CLEARFIELD} |
Clear the input field |
{PICKCHARS} |
Pick specific password characters from a dialog |
| Modifier | Description |
|---|---|
+ |
SHIFT |
^ |
CTRL |
% |
ALT |
# |
WIN/CMD |
Text Conversions:
{T-CONV:/<PLACEHOLDER>/<METHOD>/}
Convert resolved placeholder (e.g., {USERNAME}, {PASSWORD}, etc.) using the following methods: UPPER, LOWER, BASE64, HEX, URI, URI-DEC.
{T-REPLACE-RX:/<PLACEHOLDER>/<SEARCH>/<REPLACE>/}
Use regular expressions to find and replace data from a resolved placeholder. Refer to match groups using $1, $2, etc.
| Database Backup Path Placeholder | Description |
|---|---|
{DB_FILENAME} |
The database’s filename without extension |
{TIME} |
The current time formatted as dd_MM_yyyy_hh-mm-ss. |
{TIME:<format>} |
The current time formatted according to the format string specified by <format>. See https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtime.html#toString for a list of available placeholders. |
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