1password Google Chrome



A few of months ago I abandoned Fluid App for a shell script that generates Google Chrome site-specific browsers (SSBs). It has been amazing. I use a Chrome SSB for two Gmail accounts, Google Calendar, Remember the Milk, and TweetDeck.

1Password stores all your passwords in an encrypted “vault.” Like Chrome Password Manager, it automatically fills in forms for sign-in on websites. Unlike Chrome Password Manager, you actually have to log in to 1Password before you can use it. Setting up 1Password. 1Password extension This is the official and full browser extension for Chrome. This one will not change and is recommended for those who are new to 1Password and password managers in general. Choose which 1Password for Chrome browser extension you want. Rolling out 1Password to our employees worldwide was quick and simple, with over 50,000 employees adopting it within the first two weeks alone. Keep your family safe online The easiest and safest way to share logins, passwords, credit cards and more, with the people that matter most.

There is a few quirks to be aware of however.

Ideally when you click an external link in an SSB it would open in your default browser. For example, if you were reading an email in your Gmail SSB and clicked http://nytimes.com it would open in your default browser (i.e. Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Opera, whatever). Unfortunately this is a known issue in Chrome and has yet to be addressed. At the moment, if you clicked that http://nytimes.com link in your Gmail SSB, it would just open a new Chrome window within the Gmail SSB. This was really annoying at first because I had to login to all my online accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc) in all my SSBs, but once I realized that I could install 1Password in each SSB, the problem wasn’t so bad.

1password Plugin Chrome

You can download and install the Chrome Extension for 1Password by going to the “Browsers” tab in 1Password’s Preferences.

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Unfortunately, this only installs 1Password in your default Chrome browser, not in any of your SSBs.

To install the 1Password Chrome Extension in one of your SSBs:

1password X Chrome Extension

  1. Open the SSB
  2. Press CMD-t to open a new window
  3. Enter http://aws.cachefly.net/aws/dmg/1PW3/English/OnePasswordChrome.crx in the address bar and hit enter
  4. The Chrome Extension should download and ask if you want to install
  5. Choose “Yes”
  6. A small key icon should appear in the top right corner of your Chrome window

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