1Password 8 Printing

Please add the print feature again to 1P 8!

@benedickmiller

Thank you for the feedback, I can confirm that Andrew has passed along your previous comments to the product team and I've added your latest comment as well.

mtryJT

At the moment, 1Password 8 does not include a print feature and I've added your vote in favour of such a feature to our internal tracker. My recommendation would be to print and store a copy of your Emergency Kit in your bank's safe deposit box: Get to know your Emergency Kit

1Password 7 is no longer supported and will only receive important security updates going forward. I recommend that you continue to use 1Password 8. That being said, if you would like to revert back to 1Password 7 then you can follow these steps:

1. Click on the 1Password 8 icon in the menubar and click Quit.
2. Open your Applications folder and drag 1Password 8 to the trash.
3. Restart your Mac.
4. Open your Applications folder and double-click on "1Password 7.app.zip" to restore the backup copy of 1Password 7.
5. Double-click on 1Password 7.

I hope that helps. 🙂

-Dave

I'd also very much like to be able to print a hard copy of all my passwords so I can keep a hard copy in my bank safe deposit box -- partially as a fail-safe, but mainly for my wife (who has very limited tech skills and doesn't know how to use 1Password) in case I become incapacitated or die. My previous version of 1Password for Mac allowed me to print a copy, but 1Password for Mac 8.9.4 doesn't seem to have that capability and I would really like to have that print capability back soon.

If that's not imminent, is there a way I can downgrade to an earlier version of 1Password for Mac that does still allow printing all the passwords for storage in a safe deposit box?

Thanks for your reply. I don‘t want to sound belligerent, but again: the lack of a print option does not prevent printing, it just makes 1Password8 less user friendly. A user can make screen-shots & print them. A user can use Copy/Paste to a text editor and print the resulting document. This is more likely to lead to poor security as these documents may not get deleted after printing, due to simple human error or forgetfulness. I would argue that not being able to print, in a controlled manner (perhaps as an admin option in the Teams product for example) may lead to poorer security as outlined above. And finally, this is not a new feature request, this used to be possible. I upgraded in good faith expecting more or better features, not expecting a reduced feature set.

Hi @benedickmiller 👋🏻

Thanks for sharing your feedback about this, you make an excellent point! While the benefit of printing your Emergency Kit vs your data itself is that printed data can't be updated the same way a 1Password account can, I do recognize why folks may still prefer it.

I've added your thoughts to our internal tracker on the topic, let me know if you have any questions. 🙂

ref: IDEA-I-1458

Still waiting... please, please, restore (this is not a new feature request) the ability to print from 1Password. I believe it is the only app on my computer that has no print function.

Your own advice not to print sensitive data is not really true: when setting up a new 1Password account you recommend printing the Emergency Kit to keep in a safe place.

This is on your own web-site: Follow these tips to prepare your Emergency Kit and store it safely:

Print a copy to keep in a safe deposit box or with your passport or birth certificate.

There are many reasons to want to print one's own personal data. The fact that 1Password8 does not allow printing of a user's own personal data is a reason not to use it, a reason to look for an alternative. I would rather keep using 1Password as I have used it for many years, and it is very good, but sadly this feature, and this attitude to user's needs, may be the thing that drives me to use a different service in future.

@RossA,

Thanks for sharing your feedback and use case, I can see how printing would apply in a scenario where you don't intend on keeping items that needs to be shared with folks who may not use 1Password. I've added a proxy vote on your behalf to our internal tracker. 👍🏻

TheMacMommy,

I appreciate you taking the time to write this post and share your insight. I think you make some excellent points about meeting people where they're at and how we might see printing as an onboarding step instead of a final destination. I've shared these thoughts with the team and added you to our internal tracker on the topic. 🙂

ref: IDEA-I-1475
ref: IDEA-I-1458

First off, I am clawing my way towards a paperless life. Paper causes so many problems and I loathe how much is still on paper that doesn't need to be. However, I have to chime in an echo the same sentiments as those who have posted before me regarding the need to print out a hard copy, even if it's something temporary or to be used as a stepping stone into living the zen life of 1Password that I enjoy. In an ideal world, everyone would use 1Password, but unless you've worked closely with the elderly and some of their families, you might not be able to appreciate just how much of an ask it is to get them to use, maintain, and purchase a subscription to a password manager, let alone most technology. This is a population of people for whom 1Password is becoming a really essential estate planning tool.

Senior citizens are also some of our most vulnerable when it comes to scams which makes it even more crucial to use a password manager with them. Teaching them about their growing digital footprint is a monumental task at times. Many of them are dealing with cognitive decline or recovering from a stroke or illness. Most family members are either unaware or just overwhelmed with this part of aging so they hire help. Paperless in an incredibly hard sell for a lot of senior citizens and their families yet, so upgrading to version 8 will not win them over if they can't have a hard copy. To them, not having a hard copy means out of sight, out of mind and then they will forget all of what 1Password can grow to contain. Many seniors live on a fixed income where their family manage their finances and then we as consultants have to go and try to sell a 1Password subscription to them. I've been doing this for many years and from my experience, it's when I've printed out a hard copy they can store in their safe that they truly see the value in 1Password as an estate planning tool. That's when they will want to pay for it when they can really see and hold in their hands what it does.

I know it's been explained that the printing feature wasn't removed from 1Password 8; that it was just not baked in because it's a rewrite from the ground up, but to those of us who've been using 1Password for ourselves and teaching our clients for a decade or more, it's a lost feature from our perspective and one that WE will have to justify to our clients when we advise them to upgrade. I do not disagree with any of the reasons for why you shouldn't print out passwords. I always discourage my clients from doing so, but some of them are just at a point where they really do need the crutch of paper to even get started using a password manager. It's truly better than the alternative of them writing their passwords on scraps of paper in a disorganized manner that results in data loss or getting locked out.

I believe being able to print hard copy could be a selling feature. You already make it so 1Password users can share their passwords in a web browser to others who don't have 1Password and there's an advertising opportunity when that happens. Why not do something similar with hard copy printouts? Add warnings about why it's better to use 1Password in the cloud and why it's better to share with a Family Plan — put it literally in writing on the printout that explains what will happen when they need to update a password or details about something in their estate planning. Design a 1Password Paper Shredder character and put it on the printouts to encourage them to let go of the paper because their details are safely stored an accessible from the cloud. Give them an opportunity to think about how they could make their family's lives easier with estate management by using software — even if it results in printing paper for a little while to get them around the learning curve and embracing how information can be beautiful.

I would also like to be able to print passwords. Usecase:

I am currently Interim Headteacher until the return of the substantive Headteacher. I will need to leave a list of passwords (tagged appropriately) when I leave the organisation that I have set up. I will be deleting them from 1password as I will no longer need access to the accounts. Thanks.

@waymar77

Thank you for the feedback, I've passed along your comment to our product team. 🙂