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ChrisJenkins
Occasional Contributor
4 years ago

1 Password 8 for Mac - missing the categories in the left hand panel

In 1 Password 7 for Mac, the left hand panel showed a list of categories (Credit Cards, Passports, Bank Accounts, ...). I used that list a lot. It doesn't seem to be there in 1 Password 8! I hope you haven't removed it as that would be a major backwards step in my opinion. Please advise how I can get this functionality back in 1 Password 8.


1Password Version: 8.2.2
Extension Version: 2.1.3
OS Version: macOS 12.0

14 Replies

  • Former Member's avatar
    Former Member

    K_J__1P The things I use most in the sidebar are:
    1. Categories
    2. Tags

    I don't use multiple vaults, so making them more prominent is not useful to me.

    Moving Categories to a drop down menu requires more clicks and is a downgrade in speed and discoverability. If someone doesn't use the Categories they could collapse it in 1Password 7. Please put Categories back into the sidebar! Maybe let people reorder the sidebar items so they see what's most important to them.

    Even in 1Password mini I miss having the sidebar where I can quickly click on a category (such as Credit Cards).

  • Former Member's avatar
    Former Member

    But that's extra clicks than current process and if you don't use multiple vaults the left hand pane is a waste of time.

  • K_J__1P's avatar
    K_J__1P
    Icon for 1Password Team rank1Password Team

    Hello, ChrisJenkins! The category filter still exists in 1Password 8, but it has been moved to the top navigation just below the search box to make room in the left navigation for vaults and tags. Please let me know if this is not working for you or if you have ideas to improve it!

    Also, while we are still improving the user experience, there is an advanced feature to limit search to specific vaults or categories. For example, select a category in the drop down and then hit "Cmd+F". The search box will be pre-populated with something like "=category:Logins " and you may complete the search term.

    Let me know if you have any more questions.

    K.J.

  • Former Member's avatar
    Former Member

    There are a few threads on the same topic, sadly still not appeared.
    Seems to be aimed more at people with multiple vaults :(
    There is now a category drop down at the top of the screen instead