Make your password remind you what matters
Turn a private goal or intention into a memorable password that brings it back to mind each time you type it.
What do you want to remind yourself of? Use a long, private phrase only you would think of.
Generated locally. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
Why this may work
For passwords you still type from memory, repetition is already built in. That makes them a natural place for something you want to remember.
In a 6-week randomized study of 296 university students, more frequent use of self-affirming passwords was associated with stronger effects from the self-affirmation intervention.
MantraPass turns that idea into a tool: transform something meaningful into a password, and meet that message again whenever you type it.
296 participants · 6 weeks · peer-reviewed
Li et al. (2022), Computer passwords as a timely booster for writing-based psychological interventions, Internet Interventions, Volume 30, 100572. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2022.100572. PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36118138/. Full text: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9474853/
Same phrase. Harder to guess. Still recognizable.
MantraPass turns a phrase you already remember into a more complex password — without adding unrelated random words.
Create more than I consume becomes Cre@te>IConsume. Mappings: more than becomes >, a becomes @, o becomes 0.
Every character traces back to your original sentence.
Memorable doesn’t mean random
Your password is based on a phrase you chose, so its strength still depends heavily on how long and uncommon that phrase is.
Transformations like a becomes @ or o becomes 0 make the exact password less obvious, but attackers also know common substitution patterns.
Your password never reaches us
Generation happens locally in your browser. We do not upload, save, or analyze your intention or generated password.
Use a long, private phrase only you would think of. Use a unique password per account. Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) wherever possible.
Cryptographically secure randomness is used to choose how your phrase is transformed. That does not make the final password equivalent to a cryptographically random password. A predictable phrase can remain highly guessable even after common substitutions.
Private by design
Everything runs locally in your browser. Your phrase and generated passwords are never sent to any server. Refreshing the page clears them. Cryptographically secure randomness is used to choose how your phrase is transformed.
Frequently asked questions
What is a memorable password?
A memorable password is one you can reconstruct from a phrase you already remember.
Can I turn a goal into a password?
Yes. Choose something long, private, and uncommon — not a famous quote, song lyric, birthday, or name — and never reuse the same password across accounts.
Are phrase-based passwords secure?
Not by themselves. Strength still depends on a long, uncommon phrase — letter substitutions are not a substitute for that.
Does using a goal as a password actually help?
There’s some evidence that it may. A 2022 peer-reviewed study associated more frequent use of self-affirming passwords with stronger intervention effects.
Does MantraPass upload my password?
No. Everything runs locally in your browser and is never sent to any server.
Should I use MantraPass instead of a password manager?
No. For most website passwords, a password manager is still the best option.