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CLI Installation on Windows

How to install Keeper Commander CLI on Microsoft Windows

Supported Operating systems

Windows 10 (1903 and above)
Windows Server 2016 (1803 and above)

Video Overview

Watch the video below to learn how to install and log in to Keeper Commander.

Typical Binary Installation (recommended)

⬇️ Download Keeper Commander .exe file from GitHub

On the Commander Github page, the current commander build is always available via the releases link.

The binary download is the file named: keeper-commander-windows-vX.XX.exe

Note about Windows installs: - You may have to right click on the executable and go to properties to unblock the file. - You need to have admin rights to install Commander - Sometimes antivirus may block the files, create a one time exception to install as needed

Python (PIP) installation

Setup with Python3:

Download the current version of Python from https://www.python.org/

Recommended releases:

Windows 11 - Python 3.10.8

Windows 10 - Python 3.10.8

Server 2018 - Python 3.10.8

Server 2016 - Python 3.9.13

On the first screen of the installation, opt-in to include python.exe in the PATH

Validate Python is correctly installed by checking the installed version from launching the cmd prompt.

C:\>pip3 --version

From the command prompt, install Keeper Commander with pip3:

pip3 install keepercommander

Once installed, ensure you have the latest version by upgrading Commander:

pip3 install --upgrade keepercommander

Please validate all updates in your test environment as commands and functionality is under rapid development.

keeper shell

Note, for your first time logging into a new device or a new location, you may have to perform device authorization through email or other 2FA methods.