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Former Member
5 years agoDelay 1Password 8 release at least 6 months
Look, I've come to terms that Electron is your future and that there will be a new non-Mac-inspired design language. I disagree with most of your reasoning, but whatever. Regardless of those two thin...
Former Member
5 years agoI think the comment about the feel totally nails it. In my opinion, the app visually looks pretty good, and at the very least I think it is a visual improvement over 7. Is it perfect? No, but few things are and the UI can always be tweaked. In any case, I certainly prefer the look of 8 already.
The issue I have stem from the feel of the app, especially for the small things. And historically, nailing the small interactions is what makes a Mac app feel like a Mac app. When the feel is continually off, whether it be dropdowns, scrolling, no blur behind headers, resizing, etc, it compounds and produces a perception that this app just doesn't belong.
I want to be clear that my criticism comes because I care about the app and I've enjoyed using it (apparently you can enjoy using a password manager :) ) for a very long time. Other than v7, which I also felt was somewhat of a regression, it has generally seemed like 1Password was pushing boundaries of Mac app design and what a password manager could be. I get that may not be a focus anymore, but I think not focusing on the feel of the app is a slippery slope that will eventually lead to it feeling no better than Bitwarden.
I believe from what I've seen so far that even as an Electron app it has potential to feel like a first class citizen with some more work and polish. I'm glad it sounds like that work is going to be put in. A lot of my worry stemmed from the idea that this was close to final and being released in a matter of weeks.