Fyne Authenticator needs you to succeed!

23 May 2025 - by 'Maurits van der Schee'

I just published Fyne Authenticator: an open source TOTP soft token implementation that is written in Go and uses Zbar for QR scanning. On desktop it lives in the system tray and it uses the keyring to store the encryption password for a seamless experience. Although the application has the potential to run on many platforms it is currently only tested under Debian (based) Linux. For a Windows, Android and/or iOS release I may need your help.

With Fyne Authenticator I don't have to unlock my phone to find a TOTP code. Clicking in the system tray menu copies the latest code to the clipboard.

The most important feature is that it can read QR codes from the webcam. This way it can read individual new TOTP tokens and Google Authenticator exports. It uses the Zbar library for that. This allows you to move away from Google Authenticator to the Linux desktop. Some people argue that this is a must to prevent remote deletion of your TOTP tokens.

Another great feature of Fyne Authenticator is the possibility to export your entire set of TOTP tokens as a zip file containing a QR code as png file for each of your tokens. This allows you to easily migrate away from Google Authenticator to any other TOTP manager.

Fyne Authenticator helps me to deGoogle my life by allowing me to move away from Google Authenticator.

Are you a software developer and do you want to make Windows installer or an Android or iOS release? Contact me via Github.

TQ
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