My Favorite OS X add-ons: 1Password

1Password by Agile Web Solutions definitely streamlines the way I use my Mac. It’s a bit different then the other add-ons I recommended so far, as it’s an actual application and the others were just extensions to the OS X user interface, although it greatly integrates with all browsers on the Mac, and you don’t have to keep the application running all the time to make use of it’s functionality.

Every time you enter a password on a website a small window pops up asking you whether or not you want 1Password to save the password. There is one master password which protects your list of passwords, hence the name of the application. In your browser there’s a little button which gives access to 1Passwords functionality. When you return to a website you press this button, select ‘restore form’ from the menu and 1Password will log you in automatically. You don’t even have to push the submit button.

It doesn’t just store passwords though. There is a Wallet section, where you can enter and store bank and credit card information and software licenses. In the Secure Notes section you can write whatever text you want to store securely. In Identities you can store information about yourself to be used to fill forms on the web. There’s a ’stong password generator’ too.

A great addition to all this is the iPhone version of 1Password. Have you ever been in the situation where you wanted to pay with your new bankcard but couldn’t remember the right code? I have, and in situations like these 1Password is a great help. Of course you can store your credit card number like a text note on your phone or PDA, but that wouldn’t make you feel very safe I suppose. The iPhone version syncs with the desktop version seamlessly.
This is just a brief description of the application. Visit Agile Web Solutions’ website to learn more.

A license for 1Password is $39.95, or €31,40.