I'm okay with paying for the Mac update. What I'm not okay with is them disabling Dropbox support in the old iOS program and then making the new version a $18 app. That means I'll need to spend $51.58 ($33.59 for Mac + Windows upgrade plus $17.99 for iOS app) to regain functionality the worked perfectly fine until they crippled the iOS app.<p>I'm doubting that I'll actually do this because I'm so steamed about the disabling of perfectly working features.
I use 1Password so extensively that the money I paid for it always seemed well spent, if not cheap.<p>1Password 4 is a big leap for me in terms of usability (vs. v.3): the mini application can be quickly accessed via a key chord, similarly to what you can do within a browser. Very helpful for things like VPN access, encrypted HDs, and other non-web softwares.<p>The security audit is a great feature too: it can tell you where you are using weak passwords, or even repeated passwords. If you have used the same password on many sites, and one of those sites is compromised, you might want to change that password elsewhere, or better, make sure you use a unique strong password everywhere; so knowing what sites could be compromised is a huge help.<p>If you want to feel safe in the web, 1Password's high usability and new features will help you get there.
Personally, I see no compelling reason to upgrade. V3 works fine for me, and 99% of the time I'm just using the browser plug-in anyways, not the main app.<p>It's also a bit disappointing that I had to buy direct to get cross-platform support, which is the reason I chose 1Password, but then that means I have to pay for this upgrade. If I had paid them half the price via the Mac App Store, minus Apple's 30% no less, I would get the upgrade for free. Not sure what they are trying to tell me there.
I found out about the "CMD + \" just now. I guess it wasn't there before or is that because I never used the browser plugin.<p>Btw, my upgrade was free at the App Store.<p>Quick observations;<p>* Snappy and Fast.<p>* iCloud Sync will make it easier to sync between Devices - iOS and Mac OS X. Dropbox sync wasn't that great if I don't open the app often. (I hope I don't regret saying this.)<p>* Finally, "CMD + SHIFT + c" copies password to clipboard. Been asking that for ages.<p>* Security Audit is cool.<p>Hmmmmm;<p>* I wish I could choose the backup location.<p>* Allow me to create custom categories.<p>Overall, nice upgrade.
Supported this company with the first version of 1Password. Then paid again for a family version of v3 last year, as well as the paid version for the iPhone which has been somewhat of a let down... now they want more money. All so I can store/use passwords.<p>I've spent less money on other apps that I actually spend more time using daily. Guess I'll start searching for some alternatives before they start dropping support for v3.
I've been using 1Password for years, and until I saw the picture of everyone in their t-shirts, I had no idea that CMD-\ was the hotkey for the password menu.<p>Still waiting for seamless Linux integration though. It's one of my killer apps that keeps me on OS X, connecting via ssh to headless Linux machines or VMs, as opposed to using the Linux desktop. And yes, I realize that there are other password managers out there for Linux. The point is that I already have my passwords and many notes in 1Password, and anything I switch to would have to sync with OS X and iOS.
Hmm, 1Password always seemed like an overly-complicated (though polished) solution to a basic problem to me.<p>Personally, I just use a variant of:<p>one-way-hash(master-password + site-domain)<p>Seems to work really well, doesn't require special software, allows me to replicate all my passwords on any computer, and passwords are unique to each website and seemingly-random. Use a strong master password and it seems like an ideal solution to me and you only have to remember one master password and use no special software.* For extra security, perhaps base85-encode the output and truncate it if you want a password with special characters in, and use a slower function (e.g. bcrypt with a high work factor?) to prevent brute force attacks if you're using a simple password.<p>[* Note, SuperGenPass basically does just this, but has security issues since it runs as JavaScript in the browser as a bookmarklet. My personal solution is a script which does something similar, run using a quick hot-key, that grabs the domain from my front-most web browser window and grabs my master password from the system keychain and then puts the generated password on my clipboard.]<p>Would be very grateful if someone could point out any security flaws in this method that haven't occurred to me!
Maybe they can make a decent Android version one of these days. If they had a good Android version, I'd update to v4 for OSX in a heartbeat. I own an OSX license for v3, a Windows license for v3 (or whatever its at right now), and iOS licenses for iPad and iPhone - even though I don't have an iPhone or iPad anymore. I have a big investment in this program, but their slipshod Android version has me re-evaluating this investment.<p>Are there any good alternatives to 1Password? I <i>need</i> OSX, Windows, and Android versions, and it needs to work in Chrome and Safari. I'd also need synchronization between multiple machines/browsers. I'm not sure what I think of a web version like LastPass - my 1Password keychain is in my dropbox, so it's not like I have it locked-away and protected. But it still feels a bit odd to have my passwords in a single service like LastPass - for some reason I have more confidence in Dropbox's security than LastPass's.
Ooh, the beautiful, lovely, shiny new "Security Audit" tab! It shows all of my re-used passwords, which passwords are weak (even "Terrible", as it not-so-subtly puts it), and which ones I haven't changed in years.<p>I've already added "perform 1Password security audit" to my monthly to-do list.
It's kinda lame that website customers have to pay for the upgrade while appstore users get it for free.<p>Yes, I know appstore doesn't support paid upgrades, but at least they could have made it a little cheaper for us.
Watch out, the browser plugin upgrade instructions at <a href="http://learn.agilebits.com/1Password4/Mac/en/KB/v3-extensions.html" rel="nofollow">http://learn.agilebits.com/1Password4/Mac/en/KB/v3-extension...</a> require you to launch 1Password 3 to sync your browser, something I can't do after upgrading to 4 via the App Store.<p>I guess I'll go dig it out of Time Machine ....
Wow, just YESTERDAY I was thinking... its disappointing I hardly get any updates for 1Password 3 :( I checked the changelog and everything. I havent even thought about this in MONTHS/years and suddenly the very next day 1Password 4 is announced. Amazing
Multiple shared vaults each with their own sync and location sounds like a godsend. I've been considering switching to LastPass Enterprise for work, but the sharing there is awfully convoluted.
I've been using 1Password for a couple of years.<p>I will probably switch soon given the current state of their Android app, but maybe this OSX update is a hint at a visual refresh for all of their products?
Does anyone have suggestions for what I can use, as a linux desktop user? The best thing anyone has told me, so far, is Keepass, which has an interface I don't like very much.
I don't really see the point of having 1Password on anything but your phone (unless you don't have a smart phone).<p>It seems like the most secure way to use it, assuming you've enabled back ups in 1Password to iCloud or DropBox.<p>Whenever I need a password I just grab my phone and look it up, then type it in. Sure, I have to manually type passwords, and my randomized passwords all have a minimum 18 character length, so it takes a bit longer. It's a plus though, because over time I memorize my passwords through repetition. If you have the program on a desktop and it just copies/pastes your password, you'll never memorize it.
I'm confused. "All Mac App Store customers get 1Password 4 for free. Yes, all of them."<p>But when I go to the Mac App Store it says $39.99. What gives?