![]() While both password managers offer full functionality via their websites and browser extensions (especially with the updated 1Password X), users have the option to download desktop apps as well.ġPassword's desktop version is minimal, but in a good way - it's unlikely to overwhelm you with options. On mobile, 1Password requires iOS 12.2 or later and Android 5.0 Lollipop. The "classic" 1Password browser extensions for Brave, Chrome, Edge and Firefox that require a 1Password desktop app are also still available. ![]() There are also 1Password command-line interfaces for Windows, Linux, macOS/Darwin, FreeBSD and OpenBSD. It's not as full-featured as the 1Password desktop apps, but it does have Dark Mode and biometric-login support for Windows Hello, Touch ID on Macs and comparable Linux biometric-login systems. It works on Brave, Edge, Google Chrome (including Chrome OS) and Mozilla Firefox as well as Safari on Mac. There's also 1Password X, aka 1Password in the Browser, a browser extension that does not require the companion desktop app. Chrome OS uses the 1Password Chrome extension. In May 2021, the 1Password Linux desktop app officially moved out of beta it supports most major Linux distributions. On macOS, you will need 10.13 High Sierra or later. It currently requires 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11. Its desktop app works best on the most up-to-date operating systems. The Windows desktop app is only available in the Microsoft Windows Store.ġPassword's options are a little less complicated, but just as robust. The LastPass desktop app works on supported versions of Windows and macOS, although LastPass would rather you stick to the browser extensions. Full support with automatic form-filling requires Android 8.0 Oreo or later, but the app will run on Android 5.0 Lollipop and later. On mobile, LastPass is available for iOS 13 and up. The "binary" Chrome browser extension is not supported in Chrome OS. On Mac, the desktop app gives you the Safari binary extension, but there's a separate installer for the Chrome one.Ĭhrome OS can use either the regular LastPass Chrome browser extension or the LastPass Android app. To get the "binary" extensions on Windows and Linux, use the universal installer. The second type of extension, available for Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Opera, has a " binary component" that can log you in (and out of) LastPass on other desktop browsers and supports Windows fingerprint login. (Brave and Vivaldi can use this Chrome extension and SeaMonkey the Firefox one.) The first is the regular kind you can find in your browser's extensions library. ![]() There are two types of LastPass browser extensions. You can also download a Windows or Linux "universal installer" mini-app that will put the extension on every browser you have installed. Supported browsers include Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Opera. To use the LastPass browser extensions, as LastPass recommends, you must be running Windows 8.1 and above, "the two most recent major macOS versions" (currently includes 10.15 Catalina and later), Chrome OS or one of the most common distributions of Linux. With the addition of 1Password's full support for Linux on desktop, the two password managers are roughly comparable in terms of compatibility with major platforms. Note that this is the 'Universal Installer' which enables you to install LastPass across your browsers.1Password does not have a free option, but it does have a trial period of two weeks. LastPass' free tier lets you use the premium functions for a month. LastPass can also be used to store other confidential information online, safe in the knowledge that no one else will be able to access your secure vault. When configuring LastPass you can provide certain key personal details, such as your address, as you will be alerted whenever a websites attempts to extract this information from your computer. LastPass is a browser plugin that securely stores all of your passwords in one place and can even automatically enter them for you.ĭata stored in LastPass can be synchronised between multiple computers so there is no need to update each of them manually and there is also protection against identity theft. This has obvious flaws as a security measure, and LastPass has been designed to make it easier to deal with passwords. With so many websites now requiring visitors to log into their account before they can do anything, it is little wonder that many people resort to using the same password to secure several online services.
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