Installing the 1Password extensions for Chrome and Safari

The availability of Chrome 16 as a stable (non-Beta) release required an update to our extension for Chrome, as the previous version of the extension would no longer work. Starting with version 1.0.9.244, 1Password for Windows includes a new extension for Chrome that’s designed to work with Chrome 16 and later versions. As a result, 1Password for Windows also includes support for Safari 5.1 and later versions.

Installing the extension for Chrome

How you start

• If you already have the old version of the extension for Chrome installed

  1. Be sure to download and install the latest version of 1Password for Windows (1.0.9.244 or later).

  2. When you launch the updated 1Password, you’ll see this message:

     

  3. Click the Yes button.

• If you’re installing 1Password or the extension for Chrome for the first time

  • On the Browsers tab of 1Password preferences, click the Install Chrome Extension button.

How you finish

1. 1Password will open a browser window and display the extensions download page:

   

2. Click the Download button for Google Chrome. Chrome will display the following warning in the status bar:

   

3. Click the Continue button. Chrome will request confirmation:

   

4. Click the Install button. Chrome will install the 1Password extension.

5. Relaunch Chrome to see the extension in the Chrome toolbar:

   

   (The message “Initializing…” will appear for a few seconds, but only the first time you invoke the extension. After that, the extension should launch quickly.)

Installing the extension for Safari

1. Make sure you’ve installed the latest version of 1Password for Windows.

   (Without it, you won’t have the necessary pieces to get the extension to work with 1Password.)

2. Launch 1Password for Windows, click the Preferences tool, and select the Browsers tab.

3. On the Browsers tab of 1Password preferences, click the Install Safari Extension button.

4. When Safari displays the extension download page, click the Download button, and follow the instructions that appear.

5. In Safari, click the newly installed 1Password button.

   (The message “Initializing…” will appear for a few seconds, but only the first time you invoke the extension. After that, the extension should launch quickly.)

Using the extensions for Chrome and Safari

The magnifying glass icon in the upper left corner of the pop-up window invokes the “search” feature. When Login items are listed, the ”+” icon lets you add a new Login item.

The icons down the left side let you view the list of Login items, Wallet items, Identity items, or Secure Note items. The “gear” icon displays a Tools page. The “padlock” icon locks your 1Password data.

When Login items are listed, you can click on the upper subheading to toggle it between Fill Login and Fill and Submit Login; and you can click on the lower subheading to toggle it among Open Login in Current Tab, Open Login in New Tab, and Open Login in New Window. (The following figure shows the extension for Chrome.)