Every export Bramble makes is encrypted. A backup opens with your master password, and every other file with a password you pick for it. Bramble doesn’t export plain-text CSV or JSON.
At a glance
| Browser extension | Phone | Desktop app | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Export a backup (.bramble) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Export as KeePass (.kdbx) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Export selection (.bramble) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Send to another app | No | iPhone, iOS 26 or later | No |
What each file carries
| Backup | KeePass | Selection | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logins, cards, notes and SSH keys | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2FA codes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Passkeys | Yes | No | Yes |
| Attachments | Yes | Yes | No |
| Password history | Yes | No | Yes |
| Opens with | Your master password | A password you pick | A password you pick |
| Opens in | Bramble | KeePassXC or any KeePass app | Bramble |
If an entry has a sync conflict, the KeePass and selection exports carry only the version you see.
Where the file goes
- Browser extension: your browser’s downloads folder.
- Phone: the share sheet opens. Pick where to save it.
- Desktop app: you choose where to save it.
Export a backup
This is the copy to keep for yourself. See Save a backup file.
Export as KeePass
Use this to move to another password manager, or to read your vault without Bramble.
- Open Settings → Backups. Next to Export as KeePass, choose Export.
- Type a Password for the file and Confirm password, then choose Export.
- Save the file.
The file’s password is separate from your master password. Bramble doesn’t keep a copy, so without it nobody can open the file.
KeePass has only one kind of entry, so a few things change on the way:
- Cards, notes and SSH keys become entries, with their details in extra fields.
- A login with several websites keeps the first under URL, and the rest as URL 2, URL 3 and so on.
- Archived entries are included, marked with an Archived field.
- Passkeys and password history are left out. Keep a backup for those.
Need a CSV file?
Open the KeePass file in KeePassXC and export a CSV from there. A CSV holds your passwords in plain text, so delete it once the other app has imported it.
Export selection
Use this to move some entries to another vault.
- In your vault list, choose the Select items button next to the item count. On a phone, you can also press and hold an entry.
- Tick the entries you want, or choose Select all.
- Open Actions and choose Export selection.
- Pick a password for the file and choose Export.
To bring the entries into another vault, import the file and choose Bramble (.bramble).
Send to another app (iPhone)
On iOS 26 or later, Bramble can hand your logins, codes and passkeys straight to another password app on your iPhone. Nothing is written to a file. Attachments aren’t sent.
- Open Settings → Backups. Next to Send to another app, choose Send.
- Pick the app and confirm.
If an export fails
| Message | What to do |
|---|---|
| An attachment hasn’t reached this device yet, so the export would be missing it. | Keep Bramble unlocked alongside another of your devices until your attachments sync, then try again. |
| Not backed up: … attachment isn’t on this device yet. | Same as above: the backup waits for every attachment, so it’s never missing part of your vault. |
| Transferring between apps needs iOS 26. | Update your iPhone, or export a KeePass file instead. |