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Bah! Authy discontinues their desktop app :(

 I used to love Authy. USED TO. ...until today when I saw this announcement: Lame. See their full announcement here . Since I will never abandon Linux, it's time to say goodbye to Authy. There aren't many options that support both Linux and Android so here's my short list: AuthPass   (feels a bit unpolished) Ente Auth   (Linux AppImage portable app is  broken  at the moment, but the *.deb/*.rpm works great) Locker   (free up to 3 devices) Bitwarden (2FA requires the Premium tier which costs $10/year) P.S. Transferring my 2FA tokens from Authy to an alternative isn't straightforward since Authy's proprietary data format doesn't allow exporting or importing from other apps so I need to go into every 2FA platform I use, disable 2FA, then re-enable 2FA to enroll with my new option. Lame redux :( :( Fortunately, there's a clever workaround called authy-export (just make sure to include a plus sign when entering your country code even though the prompt says dig

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