Experiment #4 – New interface in 1Password.com’s vault view


1. Do you prefer this new interface over the old one?

No, mainly for one reason.

• Changing vaults with a dropdown is great. Keep it.
• The ability to resize the colums comes directly from heaven.
• Dark mode is nice.
• Removing the Categories list from the leftmost column and moving it to a dropdown is a cruel "I hate my customers" move.

1Password should be a productivity app and forcing me to click 3 times instead of 1 ain't exactly "productive". I can't grasp the idea of hiding the categories list in a dropdown. What are you doing? Saving pixels on my 32" monitor?

You already did a similar thing on the iPad app. It now takes 5 times longer to find what I am looking for and I am genuinly annoyed for the entire time I am helplessly navigating a complex menu structure to find, say, a credit card info. The previous iPad app was incredible. The latest one drives me crazy.

In order to make this sort-of-constructive criticism, instead of just replacing the Categories list with empty space, I can suggest you allow me to pin some categories there for quick access. Please don't expect me to go through 600 items and put additional tags just because someone thought they are the preferred way to navigate around. I'd also love the same feature on the mobile app - I get the ability to pin "Tips" but I don't get to pin "Credit Cards"? Why?


2. Do you see value in us rolling out this new interface of the vault view to all 1Password users?

There are things (listed above) that I would love using but I would stick to the old UI forever just because of the categories dropdown.


4. How often do you use the vault view in 1Password.com?

Not sure what you call "the vault view" but if it is the one that lists all my vaults in big rectangles, I can say I have 6 vaults yet I don't think I ever use the vault view.