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April 10, 2026
Question

Connect with the desktop app lost when using Zen Browser

  • April 10, 2026
  • 4 replies
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@1P_Dave so glad this extension exists. BUT it is still one of the only frictionful points of using zen as my primary browser. 

frequently (though i can't tell exactly what gets me to this state) 1password looses its trust/connection while in zen and i have to go to the extension in the toolbar to click arbitrarily to "re-establish" the connection with the desktop app. 

this is much clunkier than how it works in chrome. 

hoping one day this will be ironed out because i obviously use 1password all day long on my computer. 

thanks!

4 replies

loggor
April 10, 2026

I've been using it and haven't had any problems with Zen. It might be worth testing if something is causing it.

1P_Dave
1Password Employee
April 13, 2026

Hello @abj0028! 👋

I'm sorry that you're running into issues with 1Password in Zen Browser. While Zen Browser isn't a supported browser, the team and I will help as much as possible. To start with, so that I can better understand the situation, can you tell me the following: 

  1. Do you see the same issue in a supported browser? Specifically, can you try to reproduce the issue in Firefox? 
  2. When the issue occurs, how do you know that the connection with the desktop app is lost? What specific symptoms are you using?
  3. When the issue occurs, if you right-click on the extension icon in your toolbar and click Settings, do you see "Integration status: Connected" or something else? 


I look forward to hearing from you.

-Dave

July 14, 2026

Hello, I am not OP, but I am having the same issue on Windows 11.

  1. This is only happening with Zen Browser (I use Firefox almost exclusively)
  2. I know b/c the passwords will not be auto-filled and I have to unlock the vault on the extension using my master password instead of using Windows Hello or leveraging my already-unlocked 1Password application.
  3. Integration Status: Connection Problem

I just implemented this solution. I don’t k now if it will break when I update:

  1. I opened the 1Password app
  2. I went to Settings → Browser
  3. I manually connected Zen (C:\Program Files\Zen Browser\zen.exe)
1P_Gem
1Password Employee
July 15, 2026

Hi ​@jdevvyjones, thanks for reaching out! I’m glad to hear that adding Zen to the additional browsers list in the desktop app has helped for now.

If the issue returns after you update, let us know, and we’ll be happy to investigate further.