Does Authy run on Linux?

Verdict: No

No. Twilio ended the Authy desktop apps for Windows, macOS and Linux on 19 March 2024, so there is no version to install on either system. Authy now runs on phones only.

Authy by Twilio · Security & passwords · No way to run it

This is not really a Linux problem. Twilio announced that the Authy desktop apps for Windows, macOS and Linux reached end of life on 19 March 2024. If you were still using the Windows one, it is unsupported there too and will stop working at some point regardless of which system you are on.

The straightforward answer is to keep using Authy on your phone, which is still supported, and treat the desktop as a place you simply do not need your codes. Most people manage fine that way.

If you would rather have codes on the computer, this is a good moment to move to something else. Bitwarden and 1Password both generate these codes inside the password manager, alongside the password they go with, and both have proper Linux apps. KeePassXC does the same offline, with nothing stored on anyone's server.

Do the move while the old phone or the old machine is still working. Each account has to be set up again from its own security settings, and losing access to your codes before you have moved them is the one genuinely painful mistake here. Print or save the backup codes every service offers before you start.

What to use instead of Authy

Bitwarden

Close matchFree with paid extras

Stores your two-factor codes next to the matching password, with a proper Linux app and browser extensions. Free accounts include this.

Your files: No Authy export exists. Each account is re-registered by scanning a new code.

KeePassXC

Close matchFree

Free and entirely offline. Generates the same codes, with your database kept in a file you control.

Your files: No Authy import. Accounts are added again one at a time.

1Password

Close matchPaid

Paid, polished, with a native Linux app. Worth it if you want one subscription covering passwords and codes on every device.

Your files: No Authy import. Accounts are re-registered manually.

This doesn't have to stop you

One stubborn program doesn't have to decide the whole question. You can keep Windows on the same PC and restart into it only when you need Authy. Everything else you do can move.

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