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0 pointsafavour3y ago0 comments

They did? Oh JFC I just switched from 1Password to avoid using a VC backed service. At least there's always Vaultwarden, now all I need is a service I can pay to host an instance for me. ...and to not take VC funding.

https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden

Though I fear it’s only a matter of time before the VC gods demand the client apps remove compatibility and they have to be forked too.

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jorvi3y ago

I switched from 1Password to Bitwarden, imported my vault, and then realized that their client doesn’t even support drag ‘n drop.

I’ve been wanting to switch from 1Password to Bitwarden for years, but each year I try it I’m just flummoxed by how atrociously behind the UX / UI still is.

Unless you (or whoever you’re getting to switch) are an absolute open source absolutist: do yourself a favor and go for 1Password.

panzi3y ago

Bitwarden is the first password manager I ever used. Where would it use drag and drop and for what? I wish it would be better controllable vie keyboard-only. That is, when you use the Firefox add on and tab out of the Bitwarden popup and tab back in again it remembers the focus on e.g. the copy password button, you just have to hit space again and tab back to the terminal window where you need to use the password. But Brave doesn't remember the focus so annoyingly I have to grab the mouse.

selykg3y ago

In 1Password there's at least a half dozen ways that drag and drop could be used:

- Drag a password into a password field

- Drag an attachment from Finder/Explorer into an item

- Drag an item from vault to vault (or collection in Bitwarden parlance)

- Drag an item into a tag or folder to add that item to the folder, or add that tag to the item

- Drag an app to the 1Password icon to create a software license item with the icon of the app as well as name

There are also drag and drop functions, some similar to above, on iOS as well.

Bitwarden is... and I agree with the grand parent here, awful from a UX angle, compared to 1Password. It's certainly functional, but that's about where it ends for me.

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afavourOP3y ago

I did try to switch a year or so ago and got really frustrated. Tried again a week ago and Bitwarden does seem a little better. It helps that it feels like 1Password's app has been getting more bloated over time (though I have no data to support that assertion).

roustem3y ago

1Password certainly added a ton of new features recently :)

Did you check 1Password developer tools, like SSH-agent server, git commit signing, and CLI? https://developer.1password.com/

Or the new item and file sharing. https://support.1password.com/share-items/

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mfer3y ago

Not to totally burst your bubble but 1Password took funding a few years ago [1]. I say this as a 1Password user.

[1] https://www.wsj.com/articles/password-manager-1password-rais...

afavourOP3y ago

Oh I know, I switched from 1Password to Bitwarden for exactly that reason.

hardwaresofton3y ago

Hey I’m building a service[0] that will do just that —- mind if I get in touch with you? Or feel free to send me an email!

I selfhost and use Vaultwarden myself and it is fantastic, so I wanted to support it on Nimbus fairly quickly (it’s going to jump the queue).

Deciding never to take VC funding is a big step but I’m definitely open to it as I’m trying to build a “lifestyle” competitor to AWS.

[0]: https://nimbusws.com

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jorvi3y ago

I switched from 1Password to Bitwarden, imported my vault, and then realized that their client doesn’t even support drag ‘n drop.

I’ve been wanting to switch from 1Password to Bitwarden for years, but each year I try it I’m just flummoxed by how atrociously behind the UX / UI still is.

Unless you (or whoever you’re getting to switch) are an absolute open source absolutist: do yourself a favor and go for 1Password.

panzi3y ago

selykg3y ago

In 1Password there's at least a half dozen ways that drag and drop could be used:

- Drag a password into a password field

- Drag an attachment from Finder/Explorer into an item

- Drag an item from vault to vault (or collection in Bitwarden parlance)

- Drag an item into a tag or folder to add that item to the folder, or add that tag to the item

- Drag an app to the 1Password icon to create a software license item with the icon of the app as well as name

There are also drag and drop functions, some similar to above, on iOS as well.

Bitwarden is... and I agree with the grand parent here, awful from a UX angle, compared to 1Password. It's certainly functional, but that's about where it ends for me.

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afavourOP3y ago

roustem3y ago

1Password certainly added a ton of new features recently :)

Did you check 1Password developer tools, like SSH-agent server, git commit signing, and CLI? https://developer.1password.com/

Or the new item and file sharing. https://support.1password.com/share-items/

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mfer3y ago

Not to totally burst your bubble but 1Password took funding a few years ago [1]. I say this as a 1Password user.

[1] https://www.wsj.com/articles/password-manager-1password-rais...

afavourOP3y ago

Oh I know, I switched from 1Password to Bitwarden for exactly that reason.

hardwaresofton3y ago

Hey I’m building a service[0] that will do just that —- mind if I get in touch with you? Or feel free to send me an email!

I selfhost and use Vaultwarden myself and it is fantastic, so I wanted to support it on Nimbus fairly quickly (it’s going to jump the queue).

Deciding never to take VC funding is a big step but I’m definitely open to it as I’m trying to build a “lifestyle” competitor to AWS.

[0]: https://nimbusws.com

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