Today Roustem and I completed putting the finishing touches on 1Passwd version 2.0. Thanks to all the users who helped us test the prerelease and made this possible!
Version 2.0 is a major update of the 1Passwd Password Manager and Form Filler, and is available free to all existing customers. You can download the version or perform a Check for Update (recommended).
There have been a lot of internal changes to the 1Passwd code base, and some major new features. Here are the most visible changes:
Secure Notes
The ability to store any type of information into the keychain was the most requested feature we received since version 1.5 was released. The addition of Secure Notes now makes this possible:
With the addition of Secure Notes, 1Passwd is now a complete password management system for both your online and offline information.
OmniWeb Support
Version 2.0 brings with it complete support for OmniWeb.
Those who have been following our progress will realize that OmniWeb was not originally expected in the 2.0 release. We managed to deliver support for this great browser earlier than expected because Roustem needed to make significant changes to the Safari code base, and it made sense to get OmniWeb working at the same time.
DEVONagent Support
DEVONagent is another great browser that we really wanted to support. Version 2.0 has added this support!
User Interface Changes
We also made several changes to the look-and-feel of 1Passwd. The most visible change is the addition of a Trash can to collect deleted entries. This helps to make 1Passwd ‘more Mac like’ in that it is no longer necessary to have confirmation dialogs when deleting items.
Where is the Bookmarks Feature?
Those who remember our original plan for 2.0 will notice that we are missing something we had promised: access to Go & Fill from within the browser; a.k.a bookmarks. Our plan was to add these bookmarks, and we are close to having them completed.
After waiting 6 weeks since the last release, we decided that we should skip bookmarks and ship 2.0. Because 2.0 was already a large release, it made sense to go ahead and release it now without bookmarks.
By releasing 2.0 today, people can enjoy the Secure Notes feature and OmniWeb/DEVONagent support now, instead of waiting a few weeks for bookmarks.
Looking Forward
We have a full plate of features planned for the future, but these are the ones that we feel are the most urgent:
- Bookmarks: Being able to Go & Fill from the browser will save many clicks and a lot of time.
- Basic Authentication Support: Needed by older web sites and systems (i.e. routers) that use a ‘popup window’ for entering login information.
- Improved AutoFill: We have some ideas to improve the success rate of the automatic form filler.
- Leopard Support: Leopard is coming soon and 1Passwd needs to support it fully.
These 4 items are the most requested features users have been asking for, so we will be focusing our efforts on them.
We don’t have the delivery dates ironed out yet, but I think we’ll likely release bookmarks in version 2.1 since we promised this and it is really needed. We’ll have to wait and see to determine when the others will be completed.
Free Update to Leopard
When Leopard becomes available in the spring of 2007, we will be providing a free updated version of 1Passwd to all registered users. There is no need to worry about paying for 1Passwd and Leopard too ;)
Thanks to Our Supporters
We have been happily surprised with the support we’ve received from our users! It is wonderful having such a great community surrounding 1Passwd.
I would like to extend a special Thank-You to everyone that took the time to comment on 1Passwd public web sites and forums, most notably these 3 web sites:
We are gladly providing free upgrades to 2.0 and Leopard because you have helped us so much.
If you haven’t commented on 1Passwd at these sites yet, please do. It is very helpful to us and helps others find and understand 1Passwd. If you have already left a comment, from what I understand, you are able to leave a new comment and review for each version :)
