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Looks nice. I've been a 1password user for some years, but the lack of a proper linux client is a pest. Bitwarden seems like it would be worth a try.

crispinb 7y ago
Hmm. Not a great start - 'select all' on the linux client selects all the page text, rather than the items, so there's no way to bulk edit. Doesn't engender much confidence. [Edit: OK it turns out to be an electron app, and a barely functional one at that]
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- dpark 7y ago
  Out of curiosity, why would you ever want to select all in your password manager?
  - crispinb 7y ago
    In this particular case it's because I wanted to move all the items from a single imported 1Password vault (I have a few for different purposes) into a Bitwarden folder. But more generally, when trying new software I tend to exercise its functionality as a first QA pass. There's a 'select all' entry in the Edit menu, and a keyboard shortcut, so it seems reasonable to try it. The failure isn't in itself a show stopper, but it's a mark against the app for me.
    - dpark 7y ago
      Folder organization makes sense. My guess is this shows up as a shortcut “for free” as a result of it being electron based. I think the “native” client is the newest client Bitwarden offers and probably hasn’t gotten as much polish yet.
      - crispinb 7y ago
        Yes agree on the shortcut 'for free' aspect, but I'd consider expunging unused default menu items as part of a very basic pre-release checklist, rather than 'polish'. I don't share the frequently-expressed antipathy to electron apps, but many are quite shoddy, which only adds to their poor reputation. I've seen commercial apps which (for example) replace their whole window contents with a dragged image. I'll keep an eye on Bitwarden - I like the overall shape of the project, but it's not ready for me yet (had some problems with the firefox extension also).
makeramen 7y ago
I too tried to like Bitwarden but have been disappointed. In the meantime I've made a basic linux CLI for read-only access, seems to be sufficient for the time being: https://github.com/vinc3m1/1pa https://github.com/vinc3m1/1pa
- crispinb 7y ago
  Nice! I don't have an opvault file right now as I use AgileBits' sync service, but I'll create one next time I'm in windows and give this a try. (An aside: every time someone points out a golang repo I'm impressed by the code readability, given I'm only passingly familiar with the language)

crispinb 7y ago

Hmm. Not a great start - 'select all' on the linux client selects all the page text, rather than the items, so there's no way to bulk edit. Doesn't engender much confidence. [Edit: OK it turns out to be an electron app, and a barely functional one at that]

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dpark 7y ago
Out of curiosity, why would you ever want to select all in your password manager?
- crispinb 7y ago
  In this particular case it's because I wanted to move all the items from a single imported 1Password vault (I have a few for different purposes) into a Bitwarden folder. But more generally, when trying new software I tend to exercise its functionality as a first QA pass. There's a 'select all' entry in the Edit menu, and a keyboard shortcut, so it seems reasonable to try it. The failure isn't in itself a show stopper, but it's a mark against the app for me.
  - dpark 7y ago
    Folder organization makes sense. My guess is this shows up as a shortcut “for free” as a result of it being electron based. I think the “native” client is the newest client Bitwarden offers and probably hasn’t gotten as much polish yet.
    - crispinb 7y ago
      Yes agree on the shortcut 'for free' aspect, but I'd consider expunging unused default menu items as part of a very basic pre-release checklist, rather than 'polish'. I don't share the frequently-expressed antipathy to electron apps, but many are quite shoddy, which only adds to their poor reputation. I've seen commercial apps which (for example) replace their whole window contents with a dragged image. I'll keep an eye on Bitwarden - I like the overall shape of the project, but it's not ready for me yet (had some problems with the firefox extension also).

makeramen 7y ago

I too tried to like Bitwarden but have been disappointed. In the meantime I've made a basic linux CLI for read-only access, seems to be sufficient for the time being: https://github.com/vinc3m1/1pa https://github.com/vinc3m1/1pa

crispinb 7y ago
Nice! I don't have an opvault file right now as I use AgileBits' sync service, but I'll create one next time I'm in windows and give this a try. (An aside: every time someone points out a golang repo I'm impressed by the code readability, given I'm only passingly familiar with the language)