1Password for Windows is the simple, beautiful password manager you’ve been looking for. Easily organize your secure information, save and fill passwords in your web browser, and have everything available at your fingertips.
Using a password manager is basically internet security 101 these days, but that doesn’t make them any less intimidating. If you’ve never used a password manager, they’re annoying.
Before you get started, set up 1Password on your Windows PC.
Create and edit items
- When you open 1Password, you’ll see a list of all your items, like your passwords and credit cards. Select an item to see its details: To create an item, click (Ctrl + N). Then choose the type of item to create. Enter the details and click Save. To edit an item, select it and click Edit (Ctrl + E). When you’re done making changes, click Save.
- All you have to do is remember a single password, but you type it into 1Password instead. From there, it'll create tough-to-crack, unique passwords for all of your accounts across all your devices.
When you open 1Password, you’ll see a list of all your items, like your passwords and credit cards. Select an item to see its details:
To create an item, click (Ctrl + N). Then choose the type of item to create. Enter the details and click Save.
To edit an item, select it and click Edit (Ctrl + E). When you’re done making changes, click Save.
To see only certain types of items, select a category in the sidebar. Select All Items to see everything in the current vault.
Use 1Password in your browser
1Password lets you fill passwords, credit cards, and addresses directly in your browser.
Use 1Password mini to fill in apps
1Password mini makes it easy to fill your details in apps. To open 1Password mini, click the 1Password icon in the notification area (Ctrl + Alt + backslash ()).
To fill a username or password in an app:
- Open an app.
- Open 1Password mini and right-click a Login item.
- Drag the “username” or “password” menu item to any field in the app.
Search 1Password
Searching is the fastest way to find what you need in 1Password.
To search the current view, use the search field above the list of items (Ctrl + F). To search all items, press Ctrl + Shift + F.
Sort items
To change how items are sorted in the list, click “items sorted by” below the search field.
For example, you can sort your items by the date last you last made changes to them.
Organize with favorites and tags
You can organize your items with tags or mark them as favorites to quickly access them when you need them.
To mark an item as a favorite, select it and clickbelow the item’s title.
To create a tag, edit an item, enter the name of the tag in the tag field, and click Save. Your tags automatically appear in the sidebar.
Switch vaults and accounts
You can use vaults in 1Password to organize your items and share them with others. If you have multiple 1Password accounts, each account has its own vaults.
To switch to a specific vault or view items from all the vaults in an account, click All Vaults (Ctrl + D) and choose a vault or account.
Move and copy items
You can use drag and drop to move and copy items between vaults.
Use Watchtower
Watchtower tells you about password breaches and other security problems on the websites you have saved in 1Password.
To get alerted when a website you have an account for is added to Watchtower, choose 1Password > Settings, then click Notifications and turn on “Watchtower alerts”.
Enlarge passwords
You can temporarily enlarge a password to make it easier to see while entering it on another device or reading it aloud.
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To enlarge a password, hover over it. Then click and choose Large Type (Ctrl + L).
Delete items
To move an item to the Trash, right-click it and choose Move to Trash (Ctrl + Del).
To restore an item from the Trash, click Trash in the sidebar, select the item, then click Restore.
To delete the items in the Trash, right-click Trash and choose Empty Trash.
Lock 1Password
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When you’re done using 1Password, you can lock it. To lock 1Password, clickin the top right corner (Windows logo key + Shift + L). Unlock 1Password again by entering your Master Password.
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