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l4kr
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1 year ago
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Support for Zen browser

Hi! There's this new browser called "Zen browser" It's based on Firefox but the 1password extension doesn't work with the desktop app 1Password Version: Not Provided Extension Version: N...
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  • 1P_Dave's avatar
    1P_Dave
    2 months ago

    Hello folks, 

    I'm happy to share that you can now add Zen Browser as an additional browser to 1Password for Windows. Follow these steps: 

    1. Install 1Password in Zen Browser from the Firefox Browser Add-ons Store
    2. Add Zen Browser as an additional browser to 1Password: Connect additional browsers to the 1Password app


    A couple of notes:

    • Make sure that Zen Browser is installed system-wide with admin permissions in the C:\Program Files folder.
    • Zen Browser is not an officially supported browser and you might run into unexpected issues. If you see those same issues with a supported browser like Firefox then let us know by starting a new discussion and we can investigate.


    -Dave

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TheJohn19
New Contributor
6 months ago
1P_Dave wrote:

We're not currently adding new supported browsers since that isn't a long-term and sustainable solution.

I just want to point out that, despite 1Password saying that they don't, they still do add new browsers. They just added support for the Comet Browser in the latest nightly build.

Don't get me wrong, I'm currently using Comet, and it's great to have this feature working with it now, so I'm not complaining about that. But, you are clearly not bringing the Custom Trusted Browsers feature to Windows anytime soon, so why not whitelist Zen as well in the meantime? It has over 35k+ stars on GitHub and, as we can see here in this thread, there is demand. It's open-source and based on Firefox. I just don't get it.

It's sad because despite loving 1Password otherwise, I'm starting to consider leaving it behind because of this. I don't know of any other popular password managers that do this. I pay good money and want to use the browser extension to it's fullest with the browser of my choice, without buying a Mac or switching to Linux. 

  • 1P_Dave's avatar
    1P_Dave
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    5 months ago

    Thank you for the feedback! I've shared your request with the team. 

    But, you are clearly not bringing the Custom Trusted Browsers feature to Windows anytime soon, so why not whitelist Zen as well in the meantime? 

    With our direct browser whitelisting process, we couldn’t support all requested browsers (like Zen Browser), which is why we’re building a new way for people to connect whichever browser they want across platforms: Connect additional browsers to the 1Password app

    I hope this helps clarify that support for additional browsers is being developed to address a previous limitation with the older process. We hope to share more news about Windows in the future. 

    -Dave

    PB-50700856

    • dreyz's avatar
      dreyz
      New Contributor
      5 months ago

      I'm sorry, but how does that help? Both features aren't there anyway

  • jul's avatar
    jul
    New Contributor
    5 months ago

    Comet probably works because it's Chromium based. It seems that most Chromium based browsers inherit the trusted browser status. That could be due to Chromium browsers not being actual forks of Chromium, it's just layered on top. Firefox derivatives are actual forks, you can modify them however you want, thus losing the trusted status.

    I don't do browser dev so all I said could be ridiculously incorrect.

  • Dunecat's avatar
    Dunecat
    Dedicated Contributor
    6 months ago

    Thanks for pointing out that they are supporting Comet on the nightly build of the extension. I'm running it now and it's working well.