Electron version question

Hello ag_ana,

Thank you, I'll wait a little before try 1P8, but I think I préfère download the final release than bêta version.

Do you have an idea about a approximate date for the final release ?

Regards,
Yoann

On behalf of Ben, you are welcome @Yoann! Let us know what your thoughts are when you decide to give 1Password 8 a try :)

Hi Ben,

Thank you for your explaination it’s clear.
I will try 1Password 8 on my Macbook Air M1.
I have only 8Go RAM and I hope that’s enough.

Have a nice day.

Yoann

Hi @Yoann

The 1Password for Mac app will not be replaced with a web page. Electron is the framework we're using to build the top layer (user interface) for the 1Password 8 app. Electron is a way of using web technologies to build desktop apps. You can see what 1Password 8 for Mac will look like in e.g. this screenshot:

The bulk of our app will not be built using web technologies though. All of the heavy lifting is done using a Rust-based core. Part of the motivation for building the app using this approach (Rust+Electron) is that in the past we've had separate development teams each working on a 1Password app for each of the various platforms. Now we'll be able to build a single desktop app that will run on Mac, Windows, and Linux. It'll still have Mac-specific features folks have come to expect such as Touch ID and Apple Watch unlock, integration with Safari, and others. Additional details about the lead-up to this decision can be found in this blog post:

1Password 8: The Story So Far

1Password 8 will probably use more system resources than 1Password 7, just as 1Password 7 used more system resources than 1Password 6. That said we'll be focusing on making 1Password 8 perform well on all sorts of Macs. If you give it a try and have any trouble with sluggishness or anything to that effect please do report that to us.

Does that help explain the situation?

Ben

1Password will be a web page interface experience and need a lot of ressources versus native app ?
It’s the problem about Electron framework ?

Thank you if you can explain me.

Best regards.