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Tmod
March 9, 2024
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Where is create password?

  • March 9, 2024
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I have just transferred over from a different password program and recently noticed that if the password box when creating a new login does not populate with 1password then there is no way to select a password for the login.
Others which include Nordpass, Bitwarden and Proton pass all have the ability to create a password from the menu selection.
Am I missing something here? I have the desktop version installed and of course the extensions.

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    1P_Dave
    1P_Dave
    1Password Employee
    March 13, 2024

    Hello @Tmod! 👋

    Welcome to 1Password! If you're using 1Password in the browser then you can generate a custom password by following the steps in this guide: Get to know 1Password in your browser

    The steps in the guide will allow you to use the standalone password generator:

    if the password box when creating a new login does not populate with 1password

    1Password should suggest a password when you click on the password field on a website. Is there a specific webpage where this isn't happening? If you tell me the website address then I can take a look and file an issue with our development team to get this fixed. 🙂

    -Dave

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    word-round
    January 13, 2026

    ...and if you're using your phone and 1Password doesn't offer to generate a password?

    I'm surprised by your expression of surprise that it doesn't always offer a password suggestion. I have experienced both the offering and the non-offering so many times that I have no expectation of it working. Sometimes, I can get it to work by clicking in and out of the password field a few times. It seems to be more of a problem on my Android device than MacOS. I run Brave on both.

    Additionally, I searched the web for how to generate a password via 1Password and was astonished to see folk complaining about this in multiple threads, for years. And when I say "folk", I mean "paying customers". One of whom expressed their intention not to renew their subscription, solely due to the lack of a stand-alone password generation feature. Could be worth consideration!
    I would like one for random, pronounceable usernames too.  Your competitors have this.

    1P_Dave
    1P_Dave
    1Password Employee
    January 14, 2026

    @word-round 

    I'm sorry that 1Password doesn't always provide you with a password suggestion. When using Brave on macOS, you can find generated passwords in three different places:

    A password suggestion using your preferred password generator rules in the inline menu itself:

    A customisable password generator by clicking the inline settings button in the inline menu:

    A customisable password in the 1Password pop-over from the Brave's toolbar:

     ...and if you're using your phone and 1Password doesn't offer to generate a password?

    On Android, we're more limited than we are in Brave on the Mac since Brave on Android doesn't support browser extensions. Instead we use Android's native autofill technologies to fill and save passwords in apps like Brave. 

    On Android you can follow this process to generate a password for a website or app: Use the password generator to change and strengthen your passwords

    Let me know if I misunderstood. 

    -Dave

     

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