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Password Manager Free or Very Cheap?
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Check out BitWarden. Its open source, offers a fully featured free application.
Why not use the Passwords app that’s built into macOS? It works extremely well.
Absolutely. There’s a free password manager app that comes with macOS.
I'm going to go out. on a limb and say there will be no password managers that will work, Bitwarden is ios 15, 1password's technical requirements is ios 17. Ios 13 came out in 2019 and I think that's just too old for developers to support.
@nickm11 Apple's free Passwords app is great. You can save account passwords, wifi keys, pass keys, and MFA tokens. You can sync them through iCloud to all your Apple devices, and even to Windows. It allows autofill in Safari and Chrome, and supports touch-ID and face-id sign in.
macOS has had a built in password manager for over two decades. It’s called passwords in modern macOS and is simpler to use than its older version, Keychain Access, but it’s in there. And has been optionally able to sync with iCloud for many many years too. Across all your devices. Including windows with a browser extension.
Some versions of macOS had passwords in the settings app as well.
We are talking about macOS here. Not iOS.
I see, I'm not used to people calling it by the number but rather by the name, conversely we tend call iOS by the version number, i.e., iOS 13
Another vote for apples passwords. I’ve now moved away from 1Password. I find Apple one integrates better with everything
Dumb question here but not worth its own thread. My iPhone and Macbook both use fingerprint ID, while my iPad uses facial ID; I've read that that info stays on the local machine and does NOT get sent to Apple. The new Passwords in Mac/i/iPadOSs works great for recording my separate passwords for all my websites.
When the time comes that these devices need to be replaced, how does that work? How does the fingerprint/mugshot transfer over to the new device(s)? Or do you log into your Apple ID account on the new device, via the old method, and then the device asks for your fingerprint/facial/DNA/iris/etc?
When the time comes that these devices need to be replaced, how does that work? How does the fingerprint/mugshot transfer over to the new device(s)? Or do you log into your Apple ID account on the new device, via the old method, and then the device asks for your fingerprint/facial/DNA/iris/etc?
On older macOS you can use a Shortcut (link will open Apple Shortcuts) created by an developer at Apple. and add it to your dock. Write up here:
Quickly Access iCloud Keychain With This Apple Engineer’s Shortcut
Ricky Mondello works on app and website authentication as well as password management at Apple and created an iCloud Keychain shortcut.
www.macobserver.com
Works across Apple devices, but AFAIK only with Safari. Both this Shortcut and Apple Passwords use your device's biometric login or password login; for me the latter is too much of a security risk.
Biometrics don’t get shared between devices, you’ll need to set it up again
Proton Pass is great. It’s open source, free and can also store 2FA codes. It also has a Safari extension (or you can download it as an app: https://proton.me/pass/download/macos). I use it every day, autofill works great and the UI is nice.
They don’t transfer, at least with ios18. After migration you’re prompted through the Face ID setup. Seamless, well executed.
I think you mean “login password”? Quite different than a “password login” required to unlock an encryption key. Set up intelligently, the latter is not a security risk.On older macOS you can use a Shortcut (link will open Apple Shortcuts) created by an developer at Apple. and add it to your dock. Write up here:
Quickly Access iCloud Keychain With This Apple Engineer’s Shortcut
Ricky Mondello works on app and website authentication as well as password management at Apple and created an iCloud Keychain shortcut.www.macobserver.com
Works across Apple devices, but AFAIK only with Safari. Both this Shortcut and Apple Passwords use your device's biometric login or password login; for me the latter is too much of a security risk.
Free and opensource:
Not free but macOS and iOS optimized and there is a lifetime license:
keepassium.com
github.com
Free Beta for iOS and macOS (in-app purchases usually free or all pro features are enabled anyway):
Not free but macOS and iOS optimized and there is a lifetime license:
Pricing
keepassium.com
GitHub - keepassium/KeePassium: KeePass-compatible password manager for iOS and macOS
KeePass-compatible password manager for iOS and macOS - keepassium/KeePassium
github.com
Free Beta for iOS and macOS (in-app purchases usually free or all pro features are enabled anyway):
nick in reply 6 above:
"Is there a pw manager in OS13? I'm asking because I'm thinking on getting an new iMac?"
Any new Mac you buy today will come with OS 15 (Sequoia) installed.
It will also have Apple's "Passwords" app.
I've used it some (not too much), and it seems to work very well.
And... it's free.
"Is there a pw manager in OS13? I'm asking because I'm thinking on getting an new iMac?"
Any new Mac you buy today will come with OS 15 (Sequoia) installed.
It will also have Apple's "Passwords" app.
I've used it some (not too much), and it seems to work very well.
And... it's free.
Does/will KeePass/KeePassium support passkeys?
I’ve been using an excellent LAN-sync-only offline password manager for well over a decade. I’d recommend it, but it’s no longer being developed. Might have to migrate soon since some of my service providers are going passkey-only. 😞
I’ve been using an excellent LAN-sync-only offline password manager for well over a decade. I’d recommend it, but it’s no longer being developed. Might have to migrate soon since some of my service providers are going passkey-only. 😞
