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dzheey
2 months agoNew Contributor
1Password install size
Can u explain me Why is the app so heavy? 422mb for windows. Almost half a gigabite
snozdop
2 months agoSuper Contributor
It's because rather than being a "native" application, 1Password is using the Electron framework which automatically adds 250 - 300MB to each application because it bundles Chromium (the open-source browser engine and node.js) inside every application. There's also the ~140MB "index.node" add-on (binary module) which enables node.js to call functions written in other languages.
Lots of cross-platform applications use Electron because it is easier for the developers, even though it results in a worse experience for users due to bloated application sizes and non-native look, feel and functionality compared to native apps.