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For now, we're continuing to use 1Password 7 as always, but eventually (maybe not soon, but inevitably some day), something will change in the MacOS security model or other software SDKs that will render 1P7 incompatible with new software. With both a new release of 1Password and a new version of MacOS looming, we're starting to feel the pressure, as we have years of information stored in locally secured and synched vaults that simply cannot be uploaded to Agilebits' cloud service for future use.

I know this kicked off a hunt for 1Password alternatives at the time, but to date, my company has yet to find a suitable alternative for storing passwords, software licenses and secure notes in a post-1Password7 world. vaultwarden, a self-hostable sync server for Bitwarden, another little ecosystem I’m aware of but which seems too complex.It's been 10 weeks since AgileBits confirmed that the next version of 1Password would (among other changes) not support local vault storage.Passbolt, an intriguing option for teams.

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KeePassXC is ugly as sin but great for converting your 1Password vaults, as well as installable via brew install -cask keepassxc.

Strongbox also has macOS and iOS apps that can sync in various ways, but I haven’t tested them yet–plus it has subscription tiers, which is something I usually stay away from.

MacPass, a polished macOS counterpart that seems to have some issues under BigSur (which are getting fixed).

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They also have a beta (Catalyst) Mac app that mostly works, but (even better) an excellent guide on how to migrate from 1Password to the KeePass ecosystem via KeePassXC. Keepassium, an Open Source, KeePass-compatible app that can use any iOS cloud provider (works OK in cursory testing with iCloud, but am not sure how reliable it will be in the long run).

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Still, they might be the best solution for those of you who need full cross-platform, “local” vaults, and a great one if you want a third-party complement to the first-party options above.Īnd, of course, if you need something that works in Android (which I don’t these days) or Linux (which I might need in the future), this seems like the best way to go. The KeePass ecosystem seems like the best long-term option (given its maturity, stability, features and cross-platform support), but clients are kludgy and lack creature comforts.

Microsoft Authenticator provides mobile access to the Edge browser keychain and has TOTP support (and partial Watch support, since you can use it for MFA with Microsoft personal and corporate accounts) but also doesn’t go beyond that.

Interestingly enough, Apple now has a Windows app for managing passwords as well.

Keychain Access (and iCloud keychain) work for browser logins and are getting TOTP in upcoming releases of iOS/macOS, but have no support for arbitrary secure fields, notes, etc.

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The password management space is something that I see as being ripe for Sherlocking in various ways (at least for browser logins), so its worth keeping in mind that there are already some pretty usable options out there that do 80-90% of what most people need: Only thing I’m missing on the Mac is getting to my favorites to copy a password/TOTP straight from the menu item, which I could do immediately on 1Password Mini.įull disclosure: I know the Secrets developer personally (as we both worked at Portugal Telecom), and I believe the security design to be very sound. It also has a number of “creature comforts” like displaying passwords in large type or spelling them out, tag support, and a browser extension for Safari (as well as TouchID/FaceID and Shortcuts support, as well as other native features).

The UX is very smooth (on the phone, you can navigate pretty much anywhere with just your thumb).

It does native iCloud syncing between iOS and macOS.

It has great import features–it can import from multiple other password managers, and imported my 1Password vault without a hitch, including TOTP tokens, notes and other metadata.

This will be turned into a proper table later, but here are the ones I’ve used and tested, as well as a few others of note: Secrets

Having a subset of data (TOTP and credit card PIN codes) quickly available on the Apple Watch.

iCloud or OneDrive/Dropbox cloud sync across Mac and iOS (Windows and Linux are secondary).

Having used 1Password since its very beginning, I grew increasingly distrustful of their product management and roadmap (the key point for me being that I will not subscribe to their cloud syncing service), so this is an attempt at putting together a systematic list of decent alternatives for my own use.