[roustem]

The "containerized web app" is not a correct description here. 1Password 8 on macOS, Windows, and Linux is a full-fledged desktop app. It is built in Rust with Electron/React providing the UI. It can work completely offline and does not require a network connection.

1Password 8 has greatly improved security architecture compared to the previous versions. Just one example of many: when rendering the item details, the Rust core would not send the password value to the UI layer until the user clicks "Copy" or "Reveal" password.

In addition to that, 1Password 8 has better integration with the operating system that any other version in the past — Touch ID, Windows Hello, Secure Enclave, macOS Accessibility services, etc, etc.

[russelg]

Electron providing the UI is exactly what most people are referring to when they say "containerized web app", only because this paradigm of split backend for electron apps is less common.