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They previously raised $100M in 2021[1] and in my mind the rot has already set in. 1Password 8 is not OS-native and is an electron app. Local vaults are no long

They previously raised $100M in 2021[1] and in my mind the rot has already set in. 1Password 8 is not OS-native and is an electron app. Local vaults are no longer supported - you must use AgileBits's cloud. And 1Password 7 shows non-dismissible ads for upgrading to 1Password 8[2]. Edit: They also inexplicably (and silently) dropped support for the 1Password iOS share sheet while directing users to the 1Password iOS Safari extension (which only works if you use AgileBits cloud and does not work with local vaults)[3]. Edit2: Missed another $200M raise in 2019[4]. That puts them at nearly $1B in VC funding now. [1] https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/27/1password-raises-100m-at-a-2b-valuation/ https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/27/1password-raises-100m-at-a... [2] https://old.reddit.com/r/1Password/comments/qjb4l4/theres_now_a_nondismissable_ad_in_standalone/ https://old.reddit.com/r/1Password/comments/qjb4l4/theres_no... [3] https://old.reddit.com/r/1Password/comments/pxpdcd/ios_share_sheet_extension_removal/ https://old.reddit.com/r/1Password/comments/pxpdcd/ios_share... [4] https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/14/fourteen-years-after-launching-1password-takes-first-funding-a-200m-series-a/ https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/14/fourteen-years-after-launc...

johncalvinyoung 5y ago
Basically all of the above makes me very sad. But it's still useful enough that I'll still be paying, but they are drawing down that goodwill.
cced 5y ago
You also cannot attach pictures to ios secrets without the new subscriptions.
Graziano_M 5y ago
I'm hanging on to 1password 6 for as long as I can. I can't use the browser plugin on firefox anymore, so I have to copy&paste my passwords in, but at least I have my vault stored locally. I also paid something like $70 and had the rug pulled from under me when they wanted to start charging monthly on top of that. It's not that I expect support forever for software I paid once for, but I think that the monthly, no local vault is worse than what they offered in 1password 6. I am OK with having to manually copy in passwords.
- jwong_ 5y ago
  I am using 6, and the classic extension still works for me on Firefox. It was only when they discontinued (and refused to port) the Safari classic extension that I couldn't use Safari anymore. [0]: https://support.1password.com/cs/1password-classic-extension/ https://support.1password.com/cs/1password-classic-extension...
  - fortuna86 5y ago
    Works for me on Chrome too, but not Brave (my browser of choice). Are there any security concerns holding on to 1p 6.0 ? I notice the mobile app still sees updates, but could there be in theory an unpatched security hold in the desktop app ?
    - Graziano_M 5y ago
      That's part of the reason I am OK with just copying and pasting in firefox. It keeps the desktop app isolated from the browser.
      - fortuna86 5y ago
        Yeah but the chrome plugin still works at full functionality.
        Graziano_M 5y ago
        Yes but I don't want to use chrome, especially after they break ad blocking. To answer your question about the security: I don't know. I don't audit it, and copying and pasting lets me not really have to worry about the security of the browser extension.
        fortuna86 5y ago
        > especially after they break ad blocking Ublock Origin still works for me, what are you referencing ?
72deluxe 5y ago
This is crazy. Is there any reason to learn how to write with a speedy native toolkit anymore??
steelstraw 5y ago
They have virtually endless developer resources and aren't building native apps?! This is insane. Not only from a performance perspective, but more importantly from a security standpoint. The more they rely on 3rd party code, the more vulnerable they are.

johncalvinyoung 5y ago

Basically all of the above makes me very sad. But it's still useful enough that I'll still be paying, but they are drawing down that goodwill.

cced 5y ago

You also cannot attach pictures to ios secrets without the new subscriptions.

Graziano_M 5y ago

I'm hanging on to 1password 6 for as long as I can. I can't use the browser plugin on firefox anymore, so I have to copy&paste my passwords in, but at least I have my vault stored locally. I also paid something like $70 and had the rug pulled from under me when they wanted to start charging monthly on top of that. It's not that I expect support forever for software I paid once for, but I think that the monthly, no local vault is worse than what they offered in 1password 6. I am OK with having to manually copy in passwords.

jwong_ 5y ago
I am using 6, and the classic extension still works for me on Firefox. It was only when they discontinued (and refused to port) the Safari classic extension that I couldn't use Safari anymore. [0]: https://support.1password.com/cs/1password-classic-extension/ https://support.1password.com/cs/1password-classic-extension...
- fortuna86 5y ago
  Works for me on Chrome too, but not Brave (my browser of choice). Are there any security concerns holding on to 1p 6.0 ? I notice the mobile app still sees updates, but could there be in theory an unpatched security hold in the desktop app ?
  - Graziano_M 5y ago
    That's part of the reason I am OK with just copying and pasting in firefox. It keeps the desktop app isolated from the browser.
    - fortuna86 5y ago
      Yeah but the chrome plugin still works at full functionality.
      - Graziano_M 5y ago
        Yes but I don't want to use chrome, especially after they break ad blocking. To answer your question about the security: I don't know. I don't audit it, and copying and pasting lets me not really have to worry about the security of the browser extension.
        fortuna86 5y ago
        > especially after they break ad blocking Ublock Origin still works for me, what are you referencing ?

72deluxe 5y ago

This is crazy. Is there any reason to learn how to write with a speedy native toolkit anymore??

steelstraw 5y ago

They have virtually endless developer resources and aren't building native apps?! This is insane. Not only from a performance perspective, but more importantly from a security standpoint. The more they rely on 3rd party code, the more vulnerable they are.