Sharing Passwords with Family

Some passwords are naturally shared — Netflix, Disney+, the home Wi-Fi, the alarm code, the router admin panel. You can keep them in a shared database that the whole family can access.

How it works

Safe supports multiple databases. Each family member already has their own personal database. To share passwords, you create one more database that everyone connects to via the same cloud account. Changes made by anyone sync to everyone automatically.

Your personal passwords stay private — only the shared database is visible to others. Each database has its own password.

Pick a cloud for the shared database

The shared database lives in one cloud account that the whole family uses. Pick a provider that lets enough devices connect at once:

Google Drive — 15 GB free, no device limit. Recommended for any family size.
OneDrive — 5 GB free, around 10 signed-in devices per account. Good alternative, especially on Windows.
Dropbox — 2 GB free, but only 3 linked devices. Skip it — a family of more than 2-3 people won't fit.
WebDAV (Nextcloud, pCloud, NAS) — storage and device limit depend on the provider. Advanced path, no shared Google/Microsoft account needed.

The Safe database file is tiny (well under 100 MB even with thousands of passwords), so storage isn't a concern — the device limit is.

Important: Don't use anyone's personal Google or Microsoft account. Create a brand-new, dedicated account just for the shared database — it keeps mail, contacts, and calendar separate and gives the whole family the same login.

Setup guides

Shared Database via Google Drive — recommended path, also covers OneDrive
Shared Database via WebDAV — for Nextcloud, pCloud, a NAS, or any WebDAV-compatible cloud