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tjurgens
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1 year ago
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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...
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    1P_Dave
    27 days ago

    Hello folks, 

    I'm happy to share that you can now add unsupported browsers as additional trusted browsers to 1Password for Windows. Follow these steps: 

    1. Install 1Password in your browser from the appropriate web-store.
    2. Add the browser as an additional browser to 1Password: Connect additional browsers to the 1Password app


    A couple of notes:

    • Make sure that your browser is installed system-wide with admin permissions in the C:\Program Files folder.
    • When using an unsupported browser you might run into unexpected issues. If you see those same issues with a supported browser like Firefox or Chrome then let us know by starting a new discussion and we can investigate.


    -Dave

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1P_Dave
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9 months ago

shawnrosspeters​ 

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

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Lutraxs
New Contributor
6 months ago

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:

  1. The ability to add custom browsers as trusted within 1Password for Windows;
    or
  2. 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.

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    1P_Dave
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    6 months ago

    Lutraxs​ 

    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