I am having the same issue with the Mac App It tries to open and then will close. No buttons or anything else for that matter will load prior to it closing. Using Mac OSX - 10.13.6 High Sierra Bitwarden App - 1.25.0. Here’s how: Create your Bitwarden account, and log in Create and organize folders in your vault Create your Master Password (Optional) Import passwords and credentials that you have stored in other password managers.
Everyone needs a password manager – and these days they’re ten-a-penny, offering most of the core functionality you need from easy secure password management and generation to integration into your browser and ability to sync across multiple devices.
Bitwarden does provide information on manually editing your current manager files with the Bitwarden format source file, for those who want to go that route. I have Bitwarden installed on my iMac, iPhone, and both of my iPad mini 5's. Standard Installer Bitwarden.dmg. Mac App Store Safari 13 or earlier (Frozen legacy version) Homebrew Package Manager. $ brew install bitwarden. Bitwarden is an open-source password manager that stores all your credentials in an encrypted vault, protected by a master password. It offers easy to use apps for desktop and mobile, including web and command-line interfaces. You can use it cloud-hosted on their Microsoft Azure servers or stored within your network.
What makes Bitwarden worthy of your attention then? For us, the fact it’s open-source is a major attraction. That means its code is transparent and easily accessible, but the company also uses professional auditors to reveal weaknesses for it to fix. There are paid solutions for both families (just $1/month) and businesses to help fund it, but ultimately all the major functionality is completely free.
It works across a wide range of devices and platforms. The link above will install the universal app version of Bitwarden, which allows you to browse, manage and easily copy your login information to the clipboard for pasting into other apps including your browser. You can also access your vault online through the web vault – typically when on a shared computer, but as always be careful about how secure that computer is before trusting it.
To simplify browser logins, however, we recommend you install one of the many available browser add-ons, currently available for all major browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge and Opera.
Crucially, Bitwarden seems to have the security aspects right too: your vault is synced between devices over the cloud, but using end-to-end 256-bit AES encryption that deliberately prevents Bitwarden or anyone who tried to compel it to open up your vault. You can also enable 2FA for additional security.
In use, Bitwarden is simple enough to use – the browser add-ons help simplify the process of adding existing items to your vault, but a minor criticism is that you can’t easily link generated passwords to the account you’ve just created – either you must create the login manually, or log out and back in before Bitwarden offers to save it for you. But it’s a minor blemish on a password manager that should be enjoying much greater popularity than it currently does.
Verdict:
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If you’re looking for a password manager – or unhappy with your current offering – then Bitwarden is our recommended choice.