To use a database created on your PC on your iPhone or iPad, you need neither iTunes nor a cable. There are two simple ways: via a shared cloud storage location (recommended, keeps PC and iPhone on the same state) or as a local copy via the Files app. The mobile apps work with databases in the .pswe and .pswd formats; .pswe is recommended.
Way 1: Via a cloud storage location (recommended)
In the Windows client: Open Home → Add location storage, select a service (e.g., Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, HiDrive), and authorize once. Save your database at this storage location.
In the iOS app: Open the DB manager, select Connect storage location, and sign in to the same service. The database then appears in the list and can be opened.
Both devices then work with the same database via the cloud service.
Note: We currently advise against using Google Drive with the iOS app; prefer another supported service (e.g., OneDrive).
Way 2: Without the cloud, via the Files app
Transfer the .pswe file to the device, for example by sending it to yourself as an email attachment. The database file itself is encrypted – without the master password (and key file, if used), its contents cannot be read.
Open the attachment on the iPhone and save it via Save to Files → On My iPhone → Password Depot; finally, tap Add.
Start the app: the database appears in the list of your local databases. This copy is independent – later changes on the PC do not automatically reach the iPhone.
Transferring the key file
If the database is additionally protected with a key file (*.pdk), this file must also be transferred to the device; otherwise, the login fails:
Send the .pdk file to yourself, for example by email.
On the iPhone, save it under Files → Password Depot → External Keys.
In the iOS app, the menu in the top right of the DB manager shows all available key files; when opening the database, select the matching one.
Use the same way (send by email, save at the destination) to transfer a key file created on the iPhone to your PC.
Note (compatibility): As of version 19, new databases created by the Windows client use the AES / GCM encryption by default, optionally with the Argon2id key derivation function. Such databases cannot be opened with Password Depot 19.1.0 or earlier – and currently not with the mobile apps either. For databases you want to use on the iPhone, select AES / CBC with PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA1 in the database's security settings for now, until the apps have been updated.
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