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Share Vaults across accounts [Feature request]
I have a family account that I share with my wife and two kids. My sister (let's caller Alice) has a personal account. I have a friend (let's call him Bob) who has a personal account. Let's call m...
Hello jupiters_spot! 👋
Thanks for reaching out! Have you considered inviting Alice and Bob as guests (not family members) to your 1Password Families membership? Guests are given access to a single shared vault and they can continue to use their own 1Password accounts for their own logins and other items. You can read more about guest accounts here:
That being said, I can see how it would be useful to be able to just share a vault with another person, who already has their own 1Password account, without having to invite them as a family member or guest. I've passed along your feedback and request to our product team who will consider adding such a capability in the future.-Dave
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I had an additional thought that might clarify the ask. A given person who already has a 1Password paid account can very reasonably want several other parties to share a vault with them and continue to use a single 1Password account. I could have a family account and with my single 1Password account want access to vaults:
- owned by the Boy Scout Troop where I'm a scout master
- owned by my parents where they share details that help me care for them
- owned by my buddy who runs a squash match invitation registration process
- owned by my church where access to email lists of congregants are managed
- etc.
Having to switch accounts each time I want to see another Vault's credential would be tedious, and I dare say, contrary to the idea of having "one password".
- 1P_Dave
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After inviting someone as a guest to your 1Password Families membership, that other person would see the shared vault in the 1Password app (and in the browser extension) alongside all of their other vaults.
The 1Password app is designed to work seemlessly with multiple accounts: How to use multiple accounts
-Dave
