You can also install the tethered version of the extension for your current desktop version of 1Password.ġPassword X is an advanced version of the regular extension and can act as a standalone extension without the 1Password desktop app. Not only can it save all your passwords and login credentials but also manage your credit cards, suggest strong passwords, auto-fill forms and logins, choose to save new logins, and even drag-and-drop your passwords directly into apps to gain access. This is actually a second-generation browser-based password manager that integrates even deeper with Google Chrome. If you noticed, the URL took you to an extension called 1Password X.

On the right of the Address Bar, the extension will now be visible as an icon, which you can click on to open.

When prompted to approve access, just click on 'Add Extension'.

Go to the Chrome Store page for the 1Password extension.

Open a browser tab in Google Chrome on your desktop.

(You will, of course, need a 1Password membership (opens in new tab), which costs $36 USD per year for a single user and $60 for a family of up to five people. The most complicated aspect of this process is recalling the Secret Key (opens in new tab), 1Password's special sauce that adds an additional layer of protection to the login process. You download the Chrome extension and sign in through a simple web interface. So it also works with the world's most popular OS, too. Oh, and the impetus for 1Password X was ostensibly Linux support, a thread for which reportedly received over 75,000 views in the company's support forums. Eventually, 1Password plans to support Firefox, Safari and Microsoft Edge, but given most of the world uses Google's browser, the move makes sense. While the 1.0 version doesn't support every feature of its cross-platform counterparts - you can't yet modify the granularity of auto-generated passwords, and it only works in Chrome right now - it's a good start.

1Password X, which quietly emerged from beta in mid-November (opens in new tab), is a native Chrome app that provides the exact same functionality in the browser as a Mac or PC equivalent running behind the scenes.

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