Bitwarden

🟢 BeginnerBest to start with🌍 · open-sourceFree + paid plan

What it's for

A password vault that remembers, generates and fills your passwords for you, across all your devices.

Why it matters

Free, audited, cross-platform, and end-to-end encrypted. You only need to remember one strong password. It’s even self-hostable (via Vaultwarden) so you depend on no one.

For whom & when

Everyone. It’s the foundation of all security: one strong, unique password per service.

Install & use
  1. Create an account at bitwarden.com and choose a long master password (a phrase). Never forget it: it can’t be recovered.

  2. Install the browser extension and the mobile app.
  3. As you log in, let Bitwarden save and then replace your old passwords with generated ones.

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