

Just as there are good and bad Catalyst apps, there are good and bad Electron apps. But using a system like Electron does have consequences: Electron apps have a reputation for being slow, eating up a lot of system memory, and-perhaps most offensively-failing to behave like proper, “native” apps on whatever platform they operate. I think it’s fair to say that most users don’t care about the tools that a developer uses to write the apps we use. Last summer 1Password maker AgileBits made the wrong kind of news, when it announced that it was killing its traditional Mac app and replacing it with a new one built with Electron, a development system based on web technologies, on top of a cross-platform code base. If you’re using 1Password 5 or earlier and you want to upgrade to 1Password 8, contact 1Password Support for help.1Password 8 for Mac: An upgrade, after all Learn how to migrate your standalone vaults from 1Password 6 for Mac to a 1Password account. If you’re using 1Password 6, you’ll need to upgrade to 1Password 7 and migrate your data to a 1Password account before you can upgrade to 1Password 8. If you’re using 1Password 7, learn how to migrate your data to a 1Password account. If you’re using 1Password with standalone vaults, migrate your data to a 1Password account so you can upgrade to 1Password 8. Choose your 1Password account, then enter your account password.

If you’re upgrading from 1Password 6, open the 1Password 8 app after you install it and click Sign In.

If you’re upgrading from 1Password 7, you’ll see all your accounts when you open the 1Password 8 app for the first time. To get started, download 1Password 8 and install it. If you already have a 1Password membership, or if you belong to a team or family account, it’s easy to upgrade to 1Password 8. Upgrade if you have a 1Password membership After you upgrade to 1Password 8, get 1Password in your browser to save and fill your passwords.
