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Trusted Browser Support - Windows
Good Day! Is there any word on when trusted browser support will be available for the Windows version? I am using Floorp as my browser (I wanted a Firefox/Gecko based browser that supports Workspaces...
Thank you for the requests and for the feedback! The team hopes to build a secure way to use unsupported browsers with the 1Password for Windows desktop app and I'll update this thread once there's more news to share.
-Dave
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I saw this was kicked down the road again 3 months ago, and this after 2 years of "we're working on it," which makes me think the 1Password team has no intention of ever releasing this. I would prefer an honest answer, whether it be "There's a technical issue with XYZ that creates a potential security breach we are not comfortable with allowing" or "We don't know when or if this feature will be worked on as we have other priorities we want to focus on" or something else. This constant kicking it down the road nonsense is insulting, and nobody is buying it. The fact there's a solution for both Mac and Linux and, according to Wavebox's documentation, there USED to be an option for this in the Beta release of Windows (https://wavebox.io/kb/1password-extension/) is frustrating, to say the least. The Trusted Browser support allows other developers, in my case, Wavebox, to integrate tightly with the Desktop version, allowing Windows Hello unlocking just like in "standard" browsers such as Chrome.
Can we get a REAL update from the 1Password team on either of these?
A) There's a technical or security issue we don't forsee being able to overcome therefore this is on an indefinite hold
B) We have many other features we want to work on first and therefore we have no idea if or when we'll get to this feature request.
- 1P_Dave
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Thanks for reaching out. Other important work that needs to be completed for the Windows platform has so far needed to be prioritized for our Windows developers. The team still hopes to build the custom trusted browsers for Windows in the future.
The fact there's a solution for both Mac and Linux and, according to Wavebox's documentation, there USED to be an option for this in the Beta release of Windows (https://wavebox.io/kb/1password-extension/) is frustrating, to say the least.
Wavebox should just work with the beta version of 1Password for Windows "out of the box". There's no need to add it as an additional browser. Ensure that you're using the beta version of the desktop app: Use 1Password beta releases
Let me know if that doesn't work.
-Dave
I've noticed that the 1Password support page (https://support.1password.com/connect-1password-browser-app/) doesn’t list Wavebox as a supported browser, but you’ve indicated Wavebox can work with the beta version of 1Password for Windows.
If special accommodation is possible for Wavebox, could you please clarify why the same can’t be done for other browsers such as Zen, Floorp, and Perplexity Comet? Many users depend on alternative browsers for both productivity and privacy, so it would be incredibly valuable to allow either:
- The ability to add custom browsers as trusted within 1Password for Windows;
or - Officially adding Zen, Floorp, and Perplexity Comet, and maybe Arc on Windows to your list of supported browsers.
Can you explain what’s technically or otherwise blocking support for more browsers, and whether there is any plan or roadmap to enable this? Greater flexibility or native integration would really benefit many users, similar to what’s available on Mac and Linux.
- 1P_Dave
Thank you for the question! Adding more supported browsers on an individual bases isn't a scalable solution due to the vast number of different browsers that folks have asked us to add support for over the years. In the past, each supported browser had to go through an extensive testing and vetting process in order to be added which resulted in only a small number of browsers being added.
Our new strategy is to build methods, on all platforms, to allow users to perform that vetting themselves and add whichever browser they'd like to 1Password even if it isn't officially supported. This feature is now available for macOS and Linux and the team hopes to build and release it for Windows in the future as well: Connect additional browsers to the 1Password app
-Dave
- The ability to add custom browsers as trusted within 1Password for Windows;
