Not long ago, I used to manage passwords by saving mnemonics (that only I understood) in a text file on my laptop. This worked pretty well for those passwords I could set myself (following the mnemonic patterns). This system wasn't available on my phone or other devices, which was inconvenient. The limitation of *what* it could store was much more serious: secrets like crypto tokens or credit card numbers, equally important, didn't fit the mnemonic pattern scheme, and therefore couldn't be stored safely in a plain text file. Instead, I resorted to multiple other ad-hoc systems, like pieces of paper or dedicated flash drives or even just memory, which I constantly dreaded would be leaked, lost or forgotten, a major source of anxiety for me.

When I went looking for a solution (and I was really only trying to replace my password system), Bitwarden immediately stood out. First, my profession (and my passion) is developing open source software, and closed-source, proprietary solutions were immediately off the table. None of the other remaining options checked off half the boxes boxes Bitwarden did, especially availability on all my devices (even in the browser!) and Internet synch on a self-hosted server. Bitwarden even checked off boxes I didn't even know I had, like automatic password filling inside the browser AND in Android apps. Bitwarden was clearly the top choice. I spent about an hour switching over, installing the Firefox extension on my Linux laptop and the Android app on my phone, and migrating some of my most-used passwords.

My life has never been the same since. Managing passwords is now almost effortless no matter which device I'm using, and no longer limited to the old mnemonic system. I didn't initially realize Bitwarden could also help remember so many other secrets, like credit cards, identities, GPG and SSH keys, API tokens and more, eliminating all my ad-hoc systems and with them, those feelings of dread and anxiety. That was undoubtedly one of the single hours spent of my life that has made a major, permanent, palpable improvement on my life every day since. Not an exaggeration!

一直在用，非常推荐

This last update is really really slow and doesn't seem to be syncing properly for me.

~15 seconds from hitting login to the auth code screen.

I tried reinstalling the extension but still the same behavior.

Highly recommended!

It works great. It's fast, simple and clean. And unlike LastPass, the interface functions pretty solid, without weird and annoying bugs. The only thing I would like is less clicks to reach your destination for some minor things, but this is really nitpicking.

Although I rarely review such things, it seemed inappropriate not to do so in this case. Started on another popular password manager, that I used for several years without ever truly liking or finding it all that useful. Happy that I've found and tried Bitwarden! The simple interface through the broad but smartly appointed options is what I've been looking for. The application is not overburdened with options for the sake of options, and is easily mastered within a couple of uses and little effort. I've used Bitwarden as a Premium and Free User for about a year now, and I hope these guys stay at it and continue to offer up such a useful and fairly priced product. Bitwarden has worked flawlessly for my wife and I, since we've switched over in 2019. Thanks for a safe, secure and professional product, Bitwarden Team, sorry its taken so long to offer up a proper review.