Keepassxc-browser cannot connect to keepassxc when installed on Zen browser

[bonjour81]

Expected Behavior

Connect with keepassxc

Current Behavior

On Zen browser, keepassxc-browser cannot detect keepassxc and won't connect database.
Cannot connect to KeePassXC. Check that browser integration is enabled in KeePassXC settings.

works fine with Firefox on same laptop

Not sure if it's a keepassxc, zenbrower or flatpak issue.

Steps to Reproduce (for bugs)

1. install Zen Browser
2. install keepassxc-browser extension
3. try to connect keepassxc

Debug info

KeePassXC - 2.7.9
KeePassXC-Browser - 1.9.3
Operating system: Linux (Manjaro)
Browser: Zen browser 1.0.1-a.6 installed from flatpak (Zen browser is based on firefox)

[varjolintu]

Use the Custom Browser feature. Seems the document is not yet up to date, but here's the relevant text:
https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/11220/files

[bonjour81]

ok thanks for the hint.
it might be that zen browser does not support native messaging yet (not sure)
zen-browser/desktop#725

[varjolintu]

Then your best shot is to use Auto-Type instead.

[cmw]

Which, in turn, will not work with Wayland...

cf. keepassxreboot/keepassxc#2281 (comment)

[varjolintu]

Which, in turn, will not work with Wayland...

cf. keepassxreboot/keepassxc#2281 (comment)

Then your best shot is to use another browser :)

[bonjour81]

Which, in turn, will not work with Wayland...
cf. keepassxreboot/keepassxc#2281 (comment)

Then your best shot is to use another browser :)

Who use only one browser anyway ? ;)
But yes, in this case and for me, no keepass will be a no go fo Zen browser for now.

[BasicallyPolaris]

@bonjour81 after digging through other posts and documentations I found a solution that works for me when using Wayland on Fedora (while it results in some UI Bugs for the Dropdown menus on KeepassXC)

Starting KeepassXC with the -platform xcb flag resulted in me being able to connect the KeepassXC extension

So consider editing the Desktop file that executes Keepass by executing keepassxc -platform xcb instead to allow for simple access :)

I hope this works for you as well!

[opensourcer2]

+1

[bonjour81]

Hi @BasicallyPolaris , did you do something else in addition to this command line?
it seems not enough on my side.

[BasicallyPolaris]

Hey @bonjour81, yeah the only thing I did was start keepassxc with those parameters to enable xcb platform, that also fixed for me the issue on previous Wayland sessions on Gnome