I’ve been an avid user of Bitwarden since 2016, and have grown accustomed to it. However, I feel more and more annoyed by it. What’s wrong with Bitwarden? Some of the recent update, apparently mainly the new dress for its browser extension, have also made it much more cumbersome to use. The most im…

I’ve seen people reporting similar issues for a while on the forums, but no real solution yet. But frankly, it’s been a while since I looked. Then it worked normal again, and now the issue has reappeared… Yeah, I’m tempted to go with Proton, despite my dislike for its overall presentation. Out of …

There have been several discussions on it: Remove 1Password Require Open Source for Password Managers (Search “1Password” on the forums for more) I haven’t fully read these threads but my assumption is that because 1Password offers excellent usability and security (some might argue better than Bi…

[image] Overeager8050: But if 1Password is an option for some, why not the others? 1Password has really good reputation among security experts, does multiple audits each year, and the secret key feature essentially ensures that even if 1Password were breached, your data would remain safe, eve…

Thank you! That’s a great response! [image] moonwriting: Enpass hasn’t had many or even any audits depending on the client True, the last app audit is a while ago… And I also noticed that the client isn’t updated very often on Linux, it seems. [image] moonwriting: RoboForm has apparentl…

While theres really no perfect solution, personally for me keepass is the closest to perfection. Only cons of it for me is sharing. Obviously cloud pw manager like bw, protonpass etc got better fine tuned sharing capability compared to local only pw manager like keepass but i like everything else ab…

New version of Bitwarden just came out. In the changelog there’s a mention of optimizing Bitwarden loading times. [image] Release Notes | Bitwarden Bitwarden frequently updates its leading password manager to improve the user experience and fulfill feature requests from customers. …

Thanks! So far, this seems to have improved things! I got to admit, though, I’m still a bit torn as I’ve been trying out 1Password and Proton Pass during the last few days. So, I’m still not sure whether I should stay with Bitwarden or try something new. Bitwarden has been my trusty companion for …

[image] Overeager8050: That Proton is EU-based […]. Just to clarify, Proton is not EU-based—whether that’s beneficial or not is up for debate.

[image] anon55464882: Just to clarify, Proton is not EU-based—whether that’s beneficial or not is up for debate. Sorry, my bad! You’re right! I meant Europe, not the EU. But yes, not sure whether this is actually a benefit, at least for security.

Bitwarden is still miles ahead of ProtonPass and it’s cheaper. 1Password has a lot of issues on Linux and GAPPS-free phone/profile. I listed them here: [image] Remove 1Password Tool Suggestions I think it should be removed, but not because it’s proprietary nature. This di…

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Why not just use keepass and sync it with syncthing?

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