Everyone needs a password manager – and these days they’re ten-a-penny, offering most of the core functionality you need from easy secure password management and generation to integration into your browser and ability to sync across multiple devices.
What makes Bitwarden worthy of your attention then? For us, the fact it’s open-source is a major attraction. Flash 10 for mac. That means its code is transparent and easily accessible, but the company also uses professional auditors to reveal weaknesses for it to fix. Game recorder for mac. There are paid solutions for both families (just $1/month) and businesses to help fund it, but ultimately all the major functionality is completely free.
It works across a wide range of devices and platforms. The link above will install the universal app version of Bitwarden, which allows you to browse, manage and easily copy your login information to the clipboard for pasting into other apps including your browser. You can also access your vault online through the web vault – typically when on a shared computer, but as always be careful about how secure that computer is before trusting it.
So, I decided to switch to Bitwarden as soon as I found out about it. To start with, I simply exported my data from LastPass and imported it to Bitwarden without any hiccups. I didn’t lose any data in the process. In addition to the desktop app, I’ve been using Bitwarden the Firefox add-on, and the Android app. Bitwarden works with almost any device and browser you can mention: Windows, Mac, Linux; iOS and Android; Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and many more niche browsers. That leaves you free to roam, unlike browser password managers. Auto-fill on Page Load is an experimental and opt-in feature offered by Bitwarden Browser Extensions. When enabled, Bitwarden will auto-fill login information when a web page corresponding to a Login item’s URI value loads. If there are multiple Login items with the detected URI, the last-used login will be used for the auto-fill operation. Bitwarden can be configured to accept biometrics as a method to unlock your Vault. Biometrics can only be used to unlock your Vault, you will still be required to use your Master Password and any enabled Two-step Login method when you log in. If you’re not sure of the difference, scroll down to Understanding Unlock vs. Auto-fill on Page Load is an experimental and opt-in feature offered by Bitwarden Browser Extensions. When enabled, Bitwarden will auto-fill login information when a web page corresponding to a Login item’s URI value loads. If there are multiple Login items with the detected URI, the last-used login will be used for the auto-fill operation.
To simplify browser logins, however, we recommend you install one of the many available browser add-ons, currently available for all major browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge and Opera.
Crucially, Bitwarden seems to have the security aspects right too: your vault is synced between devices over the cloud, but using end-to-end 256-bit AES encryption that deliberately prevents Bitwarden or anyone who tried to compel it to open up your vault. You can also enable 2FA for additional security.
In use, Bitwarden is simple enough to use – the browser add-ons help simplify the process of adding existing items to your vault, but a minor criticism is that you can’t easily link generated passwords to the account you’ve just created – either you must create the login manually, or log out and back in before Bitwarden offers to save it for you. But it’s a minor blemish on a password manager that should be enjoying much greater popularity than it currently does.
Note that this is the portable version of Bitwarden.
Verdict:
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If you’re looking for a password manager – or unhappy with your current offering – then Bitwarden is our recommended choice.