How is 1Password different from the standard Mac OS X keychain?
We are often asked how 1Password compares to the built-in keychain in Mac OS X. For example:
I was telling another Mac guy in my office that I was planning to buy your tool. He said, “you can do all of that in Keychain”. Is he right? ….I assume he isn’t ;-). can you tell me what the main advantages of your product are to the Keychain utility?
The OS X keychain is simply a place where you can store data securely. In fact, the original version of 1Password stored all your data in a Mac OS X keychain. 1Password offers more features and greater flexibility, providing an additional level of security between prying eyes and your most precious data.
1Password Versus Safari’s Autofill
Since the feature most people associate with the keychain is Safari’s autofill feature, the main question is how 1Password compares to Safari’s autofill and other browsers’ built-in password managers. Only 1Password can:
- Store and provide easy access to more than one account for any website.
- Correctly handle financial websites which often disable storing passwords in Safari’s AutoFill.
- Integrate with multiple browsers, including Safari, Fluid, Firefox, DEVONagent, OmniWeb, NetNewsWire, Flock, Netscape Navigator, and Camino.
- Eliminate the need to synchronize your data between browsers.
- Support multiple identities, such as personal and business identities. You can even create fake identities for websites you do not trust.
- Fill credit card information with one click.
- Import information from a multitude of sources.
- Integrate a strong password generator directly into the browser for quick and painless generation of super strong passwords.
- Sync your information to the iPhone/iPod touch, as well as Palm devices.
These are the main improvements 1Password offers, but there are many more. The best thing is to download the free trial of 1Password and experience the difference for yourself. Many users have said that after a few hours they do not know how they lived without 1Password!