Just wondered what people are using for their password management.

I’m currently using 1Password on a family subscription for both password management and 2FA (and then Authy for the 1Password 2FA). But I’m seeing a lot more posters — particularly since joining Lemmy — championing BitWarden (either cloud or self hosted) and Raivo OTP as a cheaper, almost-as-functional alternative.

So is it worth the switch? Will I lose out on anything by doing so?

I’m currently running BitWarden with a free account to see if I can live with it. But I must admit, 1Password is a staple app for me and one that I would say is priceless to my workflow and setup.

Just interested in your thoughts and trying to stimulate conversation!

  • schmurnanOPEnglish
    4•1 year ago

    Because it’s now an Electron app on macOS and — in my personal view — Electron apps suck. Much prefer native apps.

    Functionality-wise it’s the same, but just doesn’t feel as nice to use, if that makes sense.

    • InvisibitEnglish
      5•1 year ago

      Bitwarden’s desktop app is also electron, just a heads up

        • @asap@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2•1 year ago

          If it helps, I’ve been using Bitwarden since 2019 and never installed the desktop app. Can’t imagine what you’d need it for.

    • @sennmood@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4•1 year ago

      Fair enough, to each their own. I understand why electron apps might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I think some really do work very well (VSCode is the standout).

      • schmurnanOPEnglish
        4•1 year ago

        Now you may have me there. Visual Studio Code is certainly an exception, I’d be willing to admit.

      • schmurnanOPEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        It’s personal preference of course. This article may explain it better than I ever could (might not be the best source, was just a quick DDG search).

        • JackbyDevEnglish
          2•1 year ago

          I’ve never understood those problems. I’m not saying they don’t exist, I haven’t investigated it or anything lol, but I don’t see why individual non-electron programs have less overhead than individual electron programs when the argument is that multiple would-be electron apps could share one browser instance because multiple non-electron apps also don’t share anything.

          Also I don’t see how not using a chromium base would make programs better about having massive 1 GB directories of various temp files.

          What am I missing? Because clearly those problems exist.

          • schmurnanOPEnglish
            1•1 year ago

            I can’t say I fully understand the ins and outs of it because, like you, I’ve never looked into it in any great detail.

            I’ve used VS Code for a while and I remember seeing a post on Reddit about how good it is “for an Electron app”, which raised my interest. I then saw more and more complaints about Electron apps, mainly around how they consume a lot of resource and ultimately crash peoples machines, resulting in data loss.

            Don’t get me wrong, I see the benefits of Electron apps — they’re easy to deploy across multiple OSes which makes things a lot easier for developers. But I guess as a macOS user, I do love a native app for its look and feel and user experience. Not knocking that on all Electron apps, it’s just a preference.