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by kai-zer 4763 days ago
For those of us outside the Apple ecosystem, which application is better out of Lastpass, 1Password, KeePass or other?
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I'm not sure how Apple is relevant to this, but that's a subjective question. Having used all 3, I haven't found one head and shoulders above the rest. I was a long time user of LastPass but recently purchased 1Password because I found its Chrome extension much more pleasant. Having said that, LastPass has a great bookmarklet that can be use on any device (they all have apps, but the apps require using a bespoke browser) and has a Dolphin Browser extension too. I think 1Password gets the edge for me, it's functional and beautiful, and is available on all devices. It even has a HTML app you can access on your dropbox to read your passwords.

I really urge you to try them, it really is a personal preference thing.

They make a Windows version [1]. As some have said, I find the experience much better than other managers, mainly due to the browser extension.

Edit: oops, this is assuming you meant you were on Windows.

[1] https://agilebits.com/onepassword/win

1Password in the Windows ecosystem is just horrible. They don't care about Windows users.

There primary focus is Mac users that sometimes boot up into Windows.

Therefore the app itself looks totally misplaced and does not follow correct UI standards on Windows.

They don't support Windows 8/RT Modern apps.

The Windows Phone 7 app is just lackluster. No edit, just read only.

Only Dropbox integration and not SkryDrive.

Lastpass. I like switching between OSes(mobile & desktop) and I found that Lastpass exists on all of them.