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I switched to Bitwarden when LastPass changed their policy for multi-device users. I'm happy to say the transition was completely painless.

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Even their CSV import worked flawlessly and my CSV export from Lastpass looked like a train wreck to parse but everything is present and correct in bitwarden.

Same here. I switched from LastPass and I really like the UX more than LastPass. It is less intrusive and feels more polished and snappier.

The UX is actually kind of bad. I think it is electron-based, the menus are far from a work of art, and the folder management seems very primitive.

But that said, it is by far the best product despite this.

What do you mean Electron based? There's no such thing as an "Electron-based UX".

Bitwarden clients have the same UX across OSes and platforms ( browser extension, mobile app, thick client". The thick clients are indeed Electron based.

I think what was being said is the fact an app uses Electron rather than being native can diminish UX. I think it was clear enough from the post, at least from context.

I'm actually a bit confused by 'the same UX across OSes'. What does this mean? The mobile UI is completely different to the desktop apps and web app.

I was about to complain about how their mobile UI made me click a tiny button in the top right instead of using the massive button that did something entirely useless, went to check what the button actually was and found out they've now fixed it.

Props to the Bitwarden guys for fixing the only thing that really bothered me with the UI.

I switched over when I realised the Lastpass browser integration was chewing up CPU and significantly slowing down my browsing experience.

Did you consider KeePass or one of the variants?

I use KeePass on one of my projects and I find Bitwarden much better than KeePass. We're moving to Bitwarden soon to keep it seamless across teams.

I'm using KeePass. On Linux, windows and android and Google drive to sync the database. it is a hassle. The graphics look terrible. And most of the times the keeweb plugin doesn't really work on Firefox and I have to copy paste the password. But I have been using it for a long time now and got used to it. The best thing about it is the plugin system. I would not suggest it, I think bit warden does all of this and is a lot more user friendly.

I do use KeePass for work, since we're not authorized to put passwords on the cloud, but device synchronization and browser auto fill is a pain.

For personal, Bitwarden is much better. Browser plugins just work, android auto fill just works, passwords synchronized across devices, support for auto filling payment information. 2FA support.

Did you try KeePassXC? It's much more actively developed and runs circles around the original KeePass:

— it's a native application (starts instantly on less powerful machines)

— can check your accounts against haveibeenpwnd.com database

— has full browser integration which works flawlessly IME

— can store SSH keys and work as an SSH agent

https://keepassxc.org/

edit: it does not support synchronization, I misremembered. Sorry.

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