# Authenticator
Generate two-factor codes
## Screenshots
## Features
- Time-based/Counter-based/Steam methods support
- SHA-1/SHA-256/SHA-512 algorithms support
- QR code scanner using a camera or from a screenshot
- Lock the application with a password
- Beautiful UI
- GNOME Shell search provider
- Backup/Restore from/into known applications like FreeOTP+, Aegis (encrypted / plain-text), andOTP, Google Authenticator
## Getting in touch
If you have any questions regarding the use or development of Authenticator, please join us on our [#authenticator:gnome.org](https://matrix.to/#/#authenticator:gnome.org) channel.
## Hack on Authenticator
To build the development version of Authenticator and hack on the code
see the [general guide](https://wiki.gnome.org/Newcomers/BuildProject)
for building GNOME apps with Flatpak and GNOME Builder.
## Credits
- We ship a database of providers based on [twofactorauth](https://github.com/2factorauth/twofactorauth), by the 2factorauth team
