Would you believe me if I told you that the best device to switch password managers on might be your iPhone or iPad? For many pairs (exporter and importer) of apps, it’s true!
Mondello offers great advice for migrating from one password manager to another. (Mondello knows a thing or two about password managers.)
Why this post, now? Because many of us are looking to abandon 1Password after the company chose to support a fascist-adjacent organization:
1Password’s recent investment in the Omarchy Linux distribution, created by the outspoken and dangerous David Heinemeier Hansson, and the subsequent industry conversation, inspired me to “fast”-track publishing updated advice on switching password managers. This investment was justifiably criticized by many, including employees of 1Password. I feel for those employees because it’s a terrible feeling when the impact of your work is diminished by actions you had no say in and can’t control.
I was already all in on Apple Passwords, with 1Password as a historic repository I (unhappily but willingly) paid to maintain, but the price ($72 a year), a forthcoming forced migration to 1Password 8, and support for fascists have finally pushed me to stop paying for and using 1Password. Fortunately, this is an easy switch to make.