Paxton Key

Name: Paxton Key
Rating: 3.6 (337 reviews)
Author: Paxton Access

Paxton Access

3.6 • 100K+

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Compliance: Law-aligned
Category: Tools
Download: 100K+
Safety: 100% Safe
Price: Free
Developer: Paxton Access

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About this app

The Paxton Key app allows system users to make use of their smartphone or smartwatch in place of electronic tokens or traditional keys with a Paxton10 system. These are called smart credentials and are completely free with Paxton10. Please note, this app is compatible with Paxton10 V3.3 and newer only. Utilising the built-in Bluetooth® wireless technology in Paxton10 readers, your smart device can securely communicate with the Paxton10 system to grant or deny access through any Paxton10 door. When presented to a wall mounted reader, the Paxton Key app enables you to gain access to a Paxton10 controlled building or car park without a physical token. The 'virtual keys' can be sent to users prior to visiting a building, streamlining administration and allowing convenient access. Paxton Key also enables the user to carry out predefined building management functionality, such as setting the intruder alarm. Paxton Key works on Wear OS allowing you to use your smartwatch to gain entry to your access controlled doors. Includes a Wear OS complication for instant access from your watch face. About Paxton10: Combining next generation access control and video management on one user-friendly, online interface means you can manage the security of your site easily. Once access control and video management has been installed you can manage who has access to your building and when, from the same software that provides video footage of what happens on site. All doors on the system will lock automatically and will only open when an authorised access token is presented. Should a forced entry attempt be made, the surveillance cameras will capture the event and alert the system administrator. This app directly supersedes the Paxton Key v1 app (discontinued 30th November 2022)

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Built for a job

Paxton Key focuses on one set of tasks without extra clutter.

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Quick access

Common actions are a tap or two from the main screen.

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Works in the background

It handles its task while you use other apps.

Advantages

The interface stays simple and to the point.
It uses modest resources on most devices.
Settings let you adjust behavior to your needs.

What users say

Sagnik Rana

Jun 29, 2026

hands down one of the worst pieces of software ever written for a product. just works 30-40% of the time. super frustrating to not being able to enter the gym and swimming pool on any random day.

Max Henriques

May 31, 2022

It doesn't work sometimes. I have to try few attempts before the door unlocks and sometimes it doesn't work at all and I have to called someone to open the door. Sometimes closing and opening the app or wait few minutes does the trick. The problem is: not everyone can wait few minutes when they are waiting you at work! Overall, I really hate the system.

Ian Cullen

May 7, 2025

Completely unreliable. It works fine for a day or two and then the problems start, this morning, I presented my phone to the reader and nothing, no beep or anything. Even turning on the phone and opening the app doesn't work. Tried it again this afternoon and the door did beep this time but the light in the reader flashed and the door didn't open. I can't rely on this as my only credential!

Matthew Turnbull

Jul 3, 2026

A really good tool for security access control

Philip Baker

Dec 7, 2022

Says it will install soon but never does. Correction: Installed right away once I turned wifi off and switched to 4g. Not sure why that is, everything else works fine on that wifi. Paxton opens doors fine, but is only for smartphone junks. Just one more big problem when (not "if") your phone gives up/goes missing. Keys don't get lost, aren't affected by high or low temperatures, being dropped or trodden on,seawater or sand, fit in your swimming pants, don't need power to both key & lock, etc.

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