Authy Killed Their Desktop App: Here's What to Use Instead
Twilio officially shut down Authy desktop clients. Find out why it happened and how to migrate your vault to Authium.
In mid-2024, Twilio officially retired the Authy desktop app for Windows, macOS, and Linux, forcing users to manage all codes on their mobile phones. This change broke the daily workflows of thousands of engineers. Let's look at why it happened and what your best options are moving forward.
Why Twilio Retired Authy Desktop
Maintaining security compliance and feature parity across multiple desktop operating systems is expensive. Twilio chose to narrow their focus to mobile-only apps, leaving desktop users stranded. This shift created significant friction for people who require constant authentication at their computers.
Authium: The Ideal Authy Desktop Replacement
Authium was designed specifically to fill the desktop browser authenticator void. By packaging the vault into a secure, cross-browser extension (Chrome, Edge, Firefox), Authium works wherever you work. It adds autofill support (Login Copilot), and local-first AES-256 cloud sync, giving desktop users their focus back.
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Get Authium to securely autofill your 2FA codes directly inside your active browser tab. Free for up to 10 accounts.