diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 33d9436..01b0a4d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 
 Released on ??
 
+- [issue 308](https://github.com/veeso/termscp/issues/308): added `--wno-keyring` flag to disable keyring
 - [issue 316](https://github.com/veeso/termscp/issues/316): Local directory path is not switching to what's specified in the bookmark. Now the local directory path is correctly set following this hierarchy:
     1. Local directory path specified for the host bridge
     2. Local directory path specified in the bookmark
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c80cac6..4bedecb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1125,6 +1125,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-util",
  "num",
  "once_cell",
+ "openssl",
  "rand 0.8.5",
 ]
 
@@ -2334,6 +2335,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "byteorder",
  "dbus-secret-service",
  "log",
+ "openssl",
  "security-framework 2.11.1",
  "security-framework 3.2.0",
  "windows-sys 0.59.0",
@@ -2472,6 +2474,7 @@ version = "0.2.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "06085512b750d640299b79be4bad3d2fa90a9c00b1fd9e1b46364f66f0485c72"
 dependencies = [
+ "cc",
  "pkg-config",
 ]
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index baa6350..d0e5463 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -41,10 +41,11 @@ dirs = "^6"
 edit = "^0.1"
 filetime = "^0.2"
 hostname = "^0.4"
-keyring = { version = "^3", optional = true, features = [
+keyring = { version = "^3", features = [
   "apple-native",
   "windows-native",
   "sync-secret-service",
+  "vendored",
 ] }
 lazy-regex = "^3"
 lazy_static = "^1"
@@ -92,11 +93,11 @@ vergen-git2 = { version = "1", features = ["build", "cargo", "rustc", "si"] }
 
 
 [features]
-default = ["smb", "with-keyring"]
+default = ["smb", "keyring"]
 github-actions = []
 isolated-tests = []
-smb = ["remotefs-smb"]
-with-keyring = ["keyring"]
+smb = ["dep:remotefs-smb"]
+keyring = []
 
 [target."cfg(not(target_os = \"macos\"))".dependencies]
 remotefs-smb = { version = "^0.3", optional = true }
diff --git a/site/html/get-started.html b/site/html/get-started.html
index fd74621..b66bb23 100644
--- a/site/html/get-started.html
+++ b/site/html/get-started.html
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ sudo <span class="function">dpkg</span> -i <span class="string">termscp.deb</spa
         </p>
         <pre><span class="function">cargo</span> install --locked --no-default-features --features smb <span class="string">termscp</span></pre>
         <p translate="getStarted.cargo.noSMB" class="pt-4 pb-2"></p>
-        <pre><span class="function">cargo</span> install --locked --no-default-features --features with-keyring <span class="string">termscp</span></pre>
+        <pre><span class="function">cargo</span> install --locked --no-default-features --features keyring <span class="string">termscp</span></pre>
       </div>
     </section>
   </section>
diff --git a/src/activity_manager.rs b/src/activity_manager.rs
index c48852b..faf617c 100644
--- a/src/activity_manager.rs
+++ b/src/activity_manager.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub struct ActivityManager {
 
 impl ActivityManager {
     /// Initializes a new Activity Manager
-    pub fn new(ticks: Duration) -> Result<ActivityManager, HostError> {
+    pub fn new(ticks: Duration, keyring: bool) -> Result<ActivityManager, HostError> {
         // Prepare Context
         // Initialize configuration client
         let (config_client, error_config): (ConfigClient, Option<String>) =
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl ActivityManager {
                     (ConfigClient::degraded(), Some(err))
                 }
             };
-        let (bookmarks_client, error_bookmark) = match Self::init_bookmarks_client() {
+        let (bookmarks_client, error_bookmark) = match Self::init_bookmarks_client(keyring) {
             Ok(cli) => (cli, None),
             Err(err) => (None, Some(err)),
         };
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ impl ActivityManager {
 
     // -- misc
 
-    fn init_bookmarks_client() -> Result<Option<BookmarksClient>, String> {
+    fn init_bookmarks_client(keyring: bool) -> Result<Option<BookmarksClient>, String> {
         // Get config dir
         match environment::init_config_dir() {
             Ok(path) => {
@@ -456,16 +456,21 @@ impl ActivityManager {
                     let bookmarks_file: PathBuf =
                         environment::get_bookmarks_paths(config_dir_path.as_path());
                     // Initialize client
-                    BookmarksClient::new(bookmarks_file.as_path(), config_dir_path.as_path(), 16)
-                        .map(Option::Some)
-                        .map_err(|e| {
-                            format!(
-                                "Could not initialize bookmarks (at \"{}\", \"{}\"): {}",
-                                bookmarks_file.display(),
-                                config_dir_path.display(),
-                                e
-                            )
-                        })
+                    BookmarksClient::new(
+                        bookmarks_file.as_path(),
+                        config_dir_path.as_path(),
+                        16,
+                        keyring,
+                    )
+                    .map(Option::Some)
+                    .map_err(|e| {
+                        format!(
+                            "Could not initialize bookmarks (at \"{}\", \"{}\"): {}",
+                            bookmarks_file.display(),
+                            config_dir_path.display(),
+                            e
+                        )
+                    })
                 } else {
                     Ok(None)
                 }
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 0aef632..840a18b 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ pub struct Args {
     /// print version
     #[argh(switch, short = 'v')]
     pub version: bool,
+    /// disable keyring support
+    #[argh(switch)]
+    pub wno_keyring: bool,
     // -- positional
     #[argh(positional, description = "address1 address2 local-wrkdir")]
     pub positional: Vec<String>,
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@ pub struct LoadThemeArgs {
 
 pub struct RunOpts {
     pub remote: RemoteArgs,
+    pub keyring: bool,
     pub ticks: Duration,
     pub log_level: LogLevel,
     pub task: Task,
@@ -127,6 +131,7 @@ impl Default for RunOpts {
         Self {
             remote: RemoteArgs::default(),
             ticks: Duration::from_millis(10),
+            keyring: true,
             log_level: LogLevel::Info,
             task: Task::Activity(NextActivity::Authentication),
         }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a7e9e70..77c08f8 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ fn parse_args(args: Args) -> Result<RunOpts, String> {
         Some(ArgsSubcommands::Config(_)) => RunOpts::config(),
         None => {
             let mut run_opts: RunOpts = RunOpts::default();
+
             // Version
             if args.version {
                 run_opts.task = Task::Version;
@@ -87,6 +88,10 @@ fn parse_args(args: Args) -> Result<RunOpts, String> {
             } else if args.quiet {
                 run_opts.log_level = LogLevel::Off;
             }
+            // set keyring
+            if args.wno_keyring {
+                run_opts.keyring = false;
+            }
             // Match ticks
             run_opts.ticks = Duration::from_millis(args.ticks);
             // Remote argument
@@ -124,7 +129,9 @@ fn run(run_opts: RunOpts) -> MainResult<()> {
     match run_opts.task {
         Task::ImportTheme(theme) => run_import_theme(&theme),
         Task::InstallUpdate => run_install_update(),
-        Task::Activity(activity) => run_activity(activity, run_opts.ticks, run_opts.remote),
+        Task::Activity(activity) => {
+            run_activity(activity, run_opts.ticks, run_opts.remote, run_opts.keyring)
+        }
         Task::Version => print_version(),
     }
 }
@@ -168,9 +175,10 @@ fn run_activity(
     activity: NextActivity,
     ticks: Duration,
     remote_args: RemoteArgs,
+    keyring: bool,
 ) -> MainResult<()> {
     // Create activity manager (and context too)
-    let mut manager: ActivityManager = match ActivityManager::new(ticks) {
+    let mut manager: ActivityManager = match ActivityManager::new(ticks, keyring) {
         Ok(m) => m,
         Err(err) => {
             eprintln!("Could not start activity manager: {err}");
diff --git a/src/system/bookmarks_client.rs b/src/system/bookmarks_client.rs
index 0f2ad50..cdd2eea 100644
--- a/src/system/bookmarks_client.rs
+++ b/src/system/bookmarks_client.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use std::string::ToString;
 use std::time::SystemTime;
 
 use super::keys::filestorage::FileStorage;
-#[cfg(feature = "with-keyring")]
 use super::keys::keyringstorage::KeyringStorage;
 use super::keys::{KeyStorage, KeyStorageError};
 // Local
@@ -39,42 +38,13 @@ impl BookmarksClient {
         bookmarks_file: &Path,
         storage_path: &Path,
         recents_size: usize,
+        keyring: bool,
     ) -> Result<BookmarksClient, SerializerError> {
         // Create default hosts
         let default_hosts: UserHosts = UserHosts::default();
         debug!("Setting up bookmarks client...");
-        // Make a key storage (with-keyring)
-        #[cfg(feature = "with-keyring")]
-        let (key_storage, service_id): (Box<dyn KeyStorage>, &str) = {
-            debug!("Setting up KeyStorage");
-            let username: String = whoami::username();
-            let storage: KeyringStorage = KeyringStorage::new(username.as_str());
-            // Check if keyring storage is supported
-            #[cfg(not(test))]
-            let app_name: &str = "termscp";
-            #[cfg(test)] // NOTE: when running test, add -test
-            let app_name: &str = "termscp-test";
-            match storage.is_supported() {
-                true => {
-                    debug!("Using KeyringStorage");
-                    (Box::new(storage), app_name)
-                }
-                false => {
-                    warn!("KeyringStorage is not supported; using FileStorage");
-                    (Box::new(FileStorage::new(storage_path)), "bookmarks")
-                }
-            }
-        };
-        // Make a key storage (wno-keyring)
-        #[cfg(not(feature = "with-keyring"))]
-        let (key_storage, service_id): (Box<dyn KeyStorage>, &str) = {
-            #[cfg(not(test))]
-            let app_name: &str = "bookmarks";
-            #[cfg(test)] // NOTE: when running test, add -test
-            let app_name: &str = "bookmarks-test";
-            debug!("Using FileStorage");
-            (Box::new(FileStorage::new(storage_path)), app_name)
-        };
+        // Get key storage
+        let (key_storage, service_id) = Self::keyring(storage_path, keyring);
         // Load key
         let key: String = match key_storage.get_key(service_id) {
             Ok(k) => {
@@ -130,6 +100,37 @@ impl BookmarksClient {
         Ok(client)
     }
 
+    /// Get the key storage
+    fn keyring(storage_path: &Path, keyring: bool) -> (Box<dyn KeyStorage>, &'static str) {
+        if keyring && cfg!(feature = "keyring") {
+            debug!("Setting up KeyStorage");
+            let username: String = whoami::username();
+            let storage: KeyringStorage = KeyringStorage::new(username.as_str());
+            // Check if keyring storage is supported
+            #[cfg(not(test))]
+            let app_name: &str = "termscp";
+            #[cfg(test)] // NOTE: when running test, add -test
+            let app_name: &str = "termscp-test";
+            match storage.is_supported() {
+                true => {
+                    debug!("Using KeyringStorage");
+                    (Box::new(storage), app_name)
+                }
+                false => {
+                    warn!("KeyringStorage is not supported; using FileStorage");
+                    (Box::new(FileStorage::new(storage_path)), "bookmarks")
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            #[cfg(not(test))]
+            let app_name: &str = "bookmarks";
+            #[cfg(test)] // NOTE: when running test, add -test
+            let app_name: &str = "bookmarks-test";
+            debug!("Using FileStorage");
+            (Box::new(FileStorage::new(storage_path)), app_name)
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Iterate over bookmarks keys
     pub fn iter_bookmarks(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &String> + '_ {
         Box::new(self.hosts.bookmarks.keys())
@@ -389,7 +390,7 @@ mod tests {
         let (cfg_path, key_path): (PathBuf, PathBuf) = get_paths(tmp_dir.path());
         // Initialize a new bookmarks client
         let client: BookmarksClient =
-            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16).unwrap();
+            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16, true).unwrap();
         // Verify client
         assert_eq!(client.hosts.bookmarks.len(), 0);
         assert_eq!(client.hosts.recents.len(), 0);
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@ mod tests {
         let (cfg_path, key_path): (PathBuf, PathBuf) = get_paths(tmp_dir.path());
         // Initialize a new bookmarks client
         let mut client: BookmarksClient =
-            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16).unwrap();
+            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16, true).unwrap();
         // Add some bookmarks
         client.add_bookmark(
             "raspberry",
@@ -430,7 +431,7 @@ mod tests {
         let key: String = client.key.clone();
         // Re-initialize a client
         let client: BookmarksClient =
-            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16).unwrap();
+            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16, true).unwrap();
         // Verify it loaded parameters correctly
         assert_eq!(client.key, key);
         let bookmark = ftparams_to_tup(client.get_bookmark("raspberry").unwrap());
@@ -453,7 +454,7 @@ mod tests {
         let (cfg_path, key_path): (PathBuf, PathBuf) = get_paths(tmp_dir.path());
         // Initialize a new bookmarks client
         let mut client: BookmarksClient =
-            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16).unwrap();
+            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16, true).unwrap();
         // Add s3 bookmark
         client.add_bookmark("my-bucket", make_s3_ftparams(), true);
         // Verify bookmark
@@ -473,7 +474,7 @@ mod tests {
         let (cfg_path, key_path): (PathBuf, PathBuf) = get_paths(tmp_dir.path());
         // Initialize a new bookmarks client
         let mut client: BookmarksClient =
-            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16).unwrap();
+            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16, true).unwrap();
         // Add s3 bookmark
         client.add_bookmark("my-bucket", make_s3_ftparams(), false);
         // Verify bookmark
@@ -494,7 +495,7 @@ mod tests {
         let (cfg_path, key_path): (PathBuf, PathBuf) = get_paths(tmp_dir.path());
         // Initialize a new bookmarks client
         let mut client: BookmarksClient =
-            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16).unwrap();
+            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16, true).unwrap();
         // Add s3 bookmark
         client.add_recent(make_s3_ftparams());
         // Verify bookmark
@@ -517,7 +518,7 @@ mod tests {
         let (cfg_path, key_path): (PathBuf, PathBuf) = get_paths(tmp_dir.path());
         // Initialize a new bookmarks client
         let mut client: BookmarksClient =
-            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16).unwrap();
+            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16, true).unwrap();
         // Add bookmark
         client.add_bookmark(
             "raspberry",
@@ -568,7 +569,7 @@ mod tests {
         let (cfg_path, key_path): (PathBuf, PathBuf) = get_paths(tmp_dir.path());
         // Initialize a new bookmarks client
         let mut client: BookmarksClient =
-            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16).unwrap();
+            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16, true).unwrap();
         // Add bookmark
         client.add_bookmark(
             "",
@@ -589,7 +590,7 @@ mod tests {
         let (cfg_path, key_path): (PathBuf, PathBuf) = get_paths(tmp_dir.path());
         // Initialize a new bookmarks client
         let mut client: BookmarksClient =
-            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16).unwrap();
+            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16, true).unwrap();
         // Add bookmark
         client.add_bookmark(
             "raspberry",
@@ -617,7 +618,7 @@ mod tests {
         let (cfg_path, key_path): (PathBuf, PathBuf) = get_paths(tmp_dir.path());
         // Initialize a new bookmarks client
         let mut client: BookmarksClient =
-            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16).unwrap();
+            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16, true).unwrap();
         // Add bookmark
         client.add_recent(make_generic_ftparams(
             FileTransferProtocol::Sftp,
@@ -653,7 +654,7 @@ mod tests {
         let (cfg_path, key_path): (PathBuf, PathBuf) = get_paths(tmp_dir.path());
         // Initialize a new bookmarks client
         let mut client: BookmarksClient =
-            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16).unwrap();
+            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16, true).unwrap();
         // Add bookmark
         client.add_recent(make_generic_ftparams(
             FileTransferProtocol::Sftp,
@@ -680,7 +681,7 @@ mod tests {
         let (cfg_path, key_path): (PathBuf, PathBuf) = get_paths(tmp_dir.path());
         // Initialize a new bookmarks client
         let mut client: BookmarksClient =
-            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 2).unwrap();
+            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 2, true).unwrap();
         // Add recent, wait 1 second for each one (cause the name depends on time)
         // 1
         client.add_recent(make_generic_ftparams(
@@ -748,7 +749,7 @@ mod tests {
         let (cfg_path, key_path): (PathBuf, PathBuf) = get_paths(tmp_dir.path());
         // Initialize a new bookmarks client
         let mut client: BookmarksClient =
-            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16).unwrap();
+            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16, true).unwrap();
         // Add bookmark
         client.add_bookmark(
             "",
@@ -769,7 +770,7 @@ mod tests {
         let (cfg_path, key_path): (PathBuf, PathBuf) = get_paths(tmp_dir.path());
         // Initialize a new bookmarks client
         let mut client: BookmarksClient =
-            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16).unwrap();
+            BookmarksClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path(), 16, true).unwrap();
         client.key = "MYSUPERSECRETKEY".to_string();
         assert_eq!(
             client.decrypt_str("z4Z6LpcpYqBW4+bkIok+5A==").ok().unwrap(),
diff --git a/src/system/keys/mod.rs b/src/system/keys/mod.rs
index 77e0686..57874dd 100644
--- a/src/system/keys/mod.rs
+++ b/src/system/keys/mod.rs
@@ -4,29 +4,24 @@
 
 // Storages
 pub mod filestorage;
-#[cfg(feature = "with-keyring")]
 pub mod keyringstorage;
 // ext
-#[cfg(feature = "with-keyring")]
 use keyring::Error as KeyringError;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 /// defines the error type for the `KeyStorage`
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum KeyStorageError {
-    #[cfg(feature = "with-keyring")]
     #[error("Key has a bad syntax")]
     BadSytax,
     #[error("Provider service error")]
     ProviderError,
     #[error("No such key")]
     NoSuchKey,
-    #[cfg(feature = "with-keyring")]
     #[error("keyring error: {0}")]
     KeyringError(KeyringError),
 }
 
-#[cfg(feature = "with-keyring")]
 impl From<KeyringError> for KeyStorageError {
     fn from(e: KeyringError) -> Self {
         Self::KeyringError(e)
@@ -58,7 +53,6 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_system_keys_mod_errors() {
-        #[cfg(feature = "with-keyring")]
         assert_eq!(
             KeyStorageError::BadSytax.to_string(),
             String::from("Key has a bad syntax")