1Password X: A look at the future of 1Password in the browser

Ugh. Agilebits left out until the very end that this is only for their hosted solution.

No surprise but looks like standalone users are left out in the cold. Again.

Much as I like and use 1Password every day, I really really do not like the fact that they moved to a hosted model.

"1Password X was designed for our hosted 1Password service and connects directly to your account."

Nope, sorry. No. Never. I'd rather change password managers than rely on a small, niche company to keep the data secure and in sync -- larger players have a much bigger advantage here.

I can see a future coming when I'll only use 1Password on my phone, and have things stored on a secure enclave. It will be slightly more of a pain to use it on a desktop, but most browsers and operating systems are building their own simplified (and arguably more secure) password vaults...

s/the browser/Chrome

Hey 1Password, make this available for Firefox too. It should be relatively easy to port with WebExtensions API, since it looks like a toolbar popup.

I'm worried about this too. The entire reason I migrated to 1Password over Lastpass is that I don't trust Lastpass' extension. There are too many edge cases, too much fuzziness around "offline usage", and too much reliance on the browser. 1Password's extension acting as an anchor for 1Password Mini, which runs as a separate application on my desktop outside of the browser ecosystem, is a major draw.

I don't see how this is better in any way. What's the point?