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Hey Roustem,

First off - thanks for making 1Password, I've been an unpaid brand ambassador since 2011. I've successfully converted over 5 users (rather lit if you ask me fam).

I was wondering if you can comment on plans for 1Password standalone (non-cloud) version. For me (and few others I'd imagine based on[1]) it is a must have feature. I'd be happy to pay subscription fee of using your software - just that I want absolutely nothing to do with hosting my passwords in 1Password Cloud - this was the argument I used to use during LassPass vs 1Password debates - "with 1Password, you can sync your vault any way you want (rsync/dropbox/lan sync)".

[1] https://discussions.agilebits.com/discussion/76885/1password...

Not Roustem, but I work for Roustem :)

We never comment on future plans simply because they're subject to change. We can't promise something now and expect the software world to be the same in 1 year or 2 years.

All I think is reasonable to say in this case is that 1Password 7 for Mac (and Windows) both have standalone licenses available, as we have traditionally sold (per user, per platform, for that particular version, in this case 7.x) and those standalone licenses support syncing to standalone vaults (Dropbox, iCloud, Folder, and WLAN for Mac. Dropbox for Windows).

Note that version 7 is likely only going to support our OPVault format, NOT AgileKeychain. Import from AgileKeychain, but not sync to AgileKeychain.

Hope that helps, but I realize you might be asking what about version 8, or 9, or future version x. We simply can't answer that question because it's too far in the future. It's like asking me to promise that I'm going to buy a house in 1-2 years when I have no idea what the future holds.

Thanks for converting those users though! You've helped us continue to do what we love to do. We wouldn't be here without users like yourself helping make 1Password as great as it can be.

Kyle

AgileBits

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