Bitwarden
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Absolutely Free
Bitwarden overview
Bitwarden helps you solve your password management problems. An easy and safe way for individuals, teams, and business organizations to store, share, and sync sensitive data. Bitwarden's secure cloud syncing features allow you to access your data from anywhere, on any device! Your vault is conveniently optimized for use on desktop, laptop, tablet, and phone devices. Since all of your data is fully encrypted before it ever leaves your device, only you have access to it. Not even the team at bitwarden can read your data, even if they wanted to. Your data is sealed with end-to-end aes-256 bit encryption, salted hashing, and pbkdf2 sha-256.
Highlights:
- Desktop - access bitwarden on macos desktops with a native desktop application
- Web browser - integrate bitwarden directly into your favorite browser. Use it's browser extensions for a seamless browsing experience.
- Mobile - take bitwarden on the go with our mobile apps for your phone or tablet device.
- Command line - use our powerful command-line tools (cli) to write and execute scripts on your bitwarden vault.
- Web - stuck without any of your devices? Using a friend's computer? You can access your bitwarden vault from any web enabled device by using our web vault.
What’s new in version 2023.9.0
Updated on Sep 21 2023
- Added password history to Bitwarden export
- Accessibility improvement for fingerprint-phrases
- Update dark theme to match web app
- Update AnonAddy to addy.io
- Remove flags from environment selector
- Security fixes
- Bug-fix for password re-prompt
- Bug-fix for Duo prompt
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App requirements
- Intel 64
- Apple Silicon
- macOS 10.13 or later
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Apr 27 2023
Version: 2023.4.0
I used to be a long-time 1Password user and loved it as a macOS application. Everything ran smoothly and seamlessly on my Mac. However, AgileBits decided to switch to the Electron Framework, which made things easier for developers to write code once and deploy it across multiple platforms. Unfortunately, it made the user experience less Mac-like.
Despite the price staying the same.
I decided to switch to Bitwarden, which is also built with the Electron Framework. The best part is that it's free (with the option to subscribe for some additional features).
Although the editor can be a bit underwhelming, I am a happy Bitwarden user. It performs perfectly for all my day-to-day needs and is a great alternative to 1Password.
Dec 2 2022
Version: 2022.11.0
Why does MacUpdate keep posting that a download is free when you have to pay for the use of the service?
Really gets me angry, because it's nothing more than bate and switch!
Jan 12 2022
Version: 1.30.0
After 4.5+ years, we continue to use the free edition of Bitwarden daily on Mac & iOS. I trust the security, as much as is prudent in these days.
I used 1Password until the (steep) subscription model priced me out. Yet, in the case of the free use of Bitwarden – I strongly feel that you get more than you pay for.
Dec 11 2021
Version: 1.30.0
Absolutely awesome. It would be even better, if it would import attachments from 1Password, too.
Mar 26 2021
Version: 1.17.2
Works great and the new right click in a dialogue box to access the pass info is smooth I am on OSX Beta 11.3 v5 works in safari with no problems also Opera and Edge.
Aug 22 2020
Version: 1.17.2
Bitwarden is currently not compatible with the latest version of Safari. Attempting to open a website from the extension either causes the extension to crash or log out. The developer is aware of this bug, but has been unable to resolve it for over 30 days. Until this has been resolved, I cannot recommend using this software. I was previously by go-to password manager.
Aug 22 2020
Version: 1.17.2
This software is not currently working with the latest version of Safari. It has not worked for over a month. This is a bug known to the developer, but they say they are having trouble finding a solution. Before Safari was updated, the software worked flawlessly and was my go-to password manager. The current bug does not allow opening a website from the extension. If you do, the extension either crashes or it logs out. Until this bug has been resolved, I cannot recommend using Bitwarden.
Jun 4 2020
Version: 1.17.2
Excellent software. Developer is actively engaged. I am a premium member. I migrated from 1Password.
May 25 2020
Version: 1.17.2
This software doesn't allow you to create standalone vaults for offline editing, you have to agree to copy your password data to an unknown entity somewhere (the Bitwarden cloud). The described alternative to this is to host Bitwarden cloud on your own server. Despite being described as easy to set up your own cloud using 'docker' this software is not for people who have no desire to do anything but have a useable app from the get-go. It is unusable until this is addressed.
Mar 8 2020
Version: 1.15.2
I've been a paying user of LastPass for many years. A series of UI glitches and long periods without updating the binary installers made me revisit my choice of password manager. The company that bought Lastpass out several years ago also has a terrible reputation, though personally that didn't impact me...
Testing Bitwarden was a breeze. Import of all my data was effortless, and the better UI made me reorganise my passwords. The iOS version is just as feature rich as LastPass, and works more quickly. The sharing system (sharing with my partner), is more cleanly designed than the families interface of LastPass. The desktop app is not native (neither was Lastpass anymore), but most of my time is spent in the browser extension anyway, which is very cleanly designed, much nicer than LP. Only thing I miss is the hard-copy two-factor authentication method, but everything else more than makes up for it. Totally excellent and well worth paying for (though not necessary as most functions are free, paying is really to support such a great product, you do get a few extras).
Feb 7 2020
Version: 1.15.2
"Don't want to use the Bitwarden cloud? You don't have to. With Docker you can easily host Bitwarden's entire infrastructure stack on the platform of your choice."
This was a huge reason for me to dump 1Password.
Jan 22 2020
Version: 1.15.2
The developer continually improve this free open-source solution to password management. The upgrade to the Premium version is extremely reasonable (currently, $10), unlike the “other 1passapple” product. Strongly recommended as an alternative.
Jan 7 2020
Version: 1.15.2
This is my go-to app on my Mac, PC at work, and my iPhone. I love how it is integrated with the phone and how easily and it works on both laptops. It has been totally dependable, after I quit using One Pass. For all my uses, it is still free. Awesome software.
Jun 27 2019
Version: 1.14.0
I can't believe I've lived without this for so long! Stunning.
May 16 2019
Version: 1.14.0
Converted from 1Password to BitWarden and found immediate improvements.
May 2 2019
Version: 1.14.0
Moved to Bitwarden from 1Password due to 1Password subscription cost as well as appeal of open source. Very happy even though Bitwarden's dev team is far smaller than 1Password. Great so far!
Apr 15 2019
Version: 1.12.0
1.14.0 is out:
https://github.com/bitwarden/desktop/releases
Mar 28 2019
Version: 1.12.0
This app has been totally reliable. The iOS version is such a delight now that I can access it in other apps. I'm very comfortable using their open source software that doesn't place any unencrypted data on any server. This app doesn't have the adversting of 1 Password and Last Pass, but it is utterly reliable and has all the essential functionality. It is also frequently updates, so i'm never worried I won't be able to use it following a system update. Great app.
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