Dotenvx is a secure, next-generation environment variable manager created by the original author of dotenv that allows developers to encrypt and safely commit secrets in source control.

Dotenvx, created by the original developer of the widely used dotenv library, addresses the security and operational challenges of managing application environment variables by enabling encrypted configuration files. It acts as a language-agnostic command-line wrapper that can run on any platform, allowing developers to encrypt secrets directly within their .env files using public-key cryptography and safely commit them to version control while keeping decryption keys separate. By supporting multiple environments and run-time secret injection without code changes, Dotenvx simplifies developer workflows without needing complex external secrets management solutions.