Is there a way to use the Apple Keychain to unlock the browser extension on a Mac?

Hello ​@mauricev! 👋

Thanks for the question! Can you share which browser you’re using on your Mac? Are you using Safari or another browser? 

I recommend that you install the 1Password for Mac desktop app. With the desktop app installed, 1Password in the browser will be able to unlock using additional methods such as device unlock, Touch ID unlock, and more! Follow these steps: 

1. Install 1Password for Mac.
2. Choose how 1Password unlocks: Manage your unlock and auto-lock settings in 1Password

I hope that helps. 

-Dave

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Chrome. I am not sure how that matters.

You seem to be saying in a rather roundabout way, the answer is no. I strongly suggest the developers address this. It's burdensome to have to keep the password open in the Notes app.

​@mauricev 

Thanks for the reply. I’m not quite sure what you mean when you say “1Password uses my keychain to authenticate me”. Are you unlocking 1Password on your iPhone using Face ID / Touch ID? Or some other method? 

Any additional information that you can provide will help me to advise further. 

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Oddly enough, I don’t see a reply stuck in our spam filter. Let me know if the issue happens again in the future.

-Dave

1Password uses my keychain to authenticate me”.

Sorry I have confused you. Constantly, 1Password’s browser extension locks and it won’t supply passwords to sites until I manually enter its master password. I am asking whether 1Password can use the keychain to enter this master password to 1Password so that I don’t have to keep pasting it in from the Notes application.

​@mauricev 

Thank you for clarifying. 1Password cannot automatically use information stored in the keychain to unlock the extension since your account password is not stored in the keychain (by design) and the 1Password browser extension isn’t able to communicate with the system keychain.

Instead, I recommend installing the 1Password desktop app. It integrates with the 1Password browser extension, allowing you to use more convenient unlock methods when unlocking 1Password in your browser, rather than having to enter your account password each time:

• Use Touch ID to unlock 1Password on your Mac
• Use your Apple Watch to unlock 1Password on your Mac
• Unlock 1Password when you unlock your device
• Use your device password or passcode to unlock 1Password

I hope that helps. 

-Dave

I am using the desktop app. Currently, I have no choice but to keep my master password openly in the Notes application in order to constantly paste it in. 

 

​@mauricev 

Thanks for the reply. Do you have any of the unlock options that I mentioned above enabled in the desktop app? If you do then which one specifically is enabled and not working?

Can you also make sure that the integration between 1Password in the browser and the desktop app is working correctly: 

1. Open your browser.
2. Right-click on the 1Password icon in your browser's toolbar and click Settings.
3. Make sure that “Integrate this extension with the 1Password desktop app” is turned on and that you see a green dot next to integration status. 

-Dave