
Despite this, most of us have used Electron apps – usually without knowing. I had no idea what Electron was until I met Rob.

Having been a long-term advocate of 1Password himself, Rob is understandably angry about version 8. Having spoken to my Eight or Sixteen podcast co-host, Rob, about this on the latest episode of our show (which hits the airwaves tomorrow), I have a fairly decent understanding of what’s happened. Unfortunately, that love isn’t shared by 1Password’s sizeable Mac user base. He even adds a little heart-eyed emoji to the end of that sentence.
1PASSWORD 7 MAC DROPBOX UPDATE
What has happened to 1Password?ġPassword is on the verge of releasing its biggest update in many years.Īs explained by 1Password founder Dave Teare in a blog post about the release, 1Password 8 is “the next generation of 1Password for Mac”.
Let me shed some light and, hopefully, point you in the right direction. And if you’re a 1Password user, you might be reading this in search of an alternative. Something has clearly gone very wrong indeed.

In fact, if you search Google for ‘1Password 8’, you’ll be hit with a barrage of anger-fuelled Reddit threads that are full of teeth-grinding Mac users. Meanwhile, on Reddit: “Delay 1Password 8 and unfuck it! Ditch Electron before your customer base ditches you!” “The world’s most-loved password manager,” says the 1Password website. ** UPDATE: WATCH MY INTERVIEW WITH 1PASSWORD HERE**
