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If you’re new to 1Password, learn how to use the Windows app to manage your passwords, credit cards, secure notes, and more.

1Password works everywhere you do, including on Linux or Chrome OS. Easily sign in to sites, use suggested passwords, and find what you need. Everything is available at your fingertips. Get to know 1Password in your browser. The first time you use the 1Password command-line tool, you’ll need to enter your sign-in address and email address: op signin example.1password.com wendyappleseed@example.com Then enter your Secret Key and Master Password.

1Password for Windows is the simple, beautiful password manager you’ve been looking for. Easily organize your secure information, save and fill passwords in your web browser, and have everything available at your fingertips.

Before you get started, set up 1Password on your Windows PC.

Create and edit items

Pegged for an official release in early 2021, the Linux release for 1Password – which has been used by Windows and Mac users for years – offers a 'full-featured desktop app' where users can. A password manager, digital vault, form filler and secure digital wallet. 1Password remembers all your passwords for you to help keep account information safe.

When you open 1Password, you’ll see a list of all your items, like your passwords and credit cards. Select an item to see its details:

To create an item, click (Ctrl + N). Then choose the type of item to create. Enter the details and click Save.

To edit an item, select it and click Edit (Ctrl + E). When you’re done making changes, click Save.

To see only certain types of items, select a category in the sidebar. Select All Items to see everything in the current vault.

Use 1Password in your browser

1Password lets you fill passwords, credit cards, and addresses directly in your browser.

Use 1Password mini to fill in apps

1Password mini makes it easy to fill your details in apps. To open 1Password mini, click the 1Password icon in the notification area (Ctrl + Alt + backslash ()).

To fill a username or password in an app:

Open an app.
Open 1Password mini and right-click a Login item.
Drag the “username” or “password” menu item to any field in the app.

Search 1Password

Searching is the fastest way to find what you need in 1Password.

To search the current view, use the search field above the list of items (Ctrl + F). To search all items, press Ctrl + Shift + F.

Sort items

To change how items are sorted in the list, click “items sorted by” below the search field.

For example, you can sort your items by the date last you last made changes to them.

Organize with favorites and tags

You can organize your items with tags or mark them as favorites to quickly access them when you need them.

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To mark an item as a favorite, select it and clickbelow the item’s title.

To create a tag, edit an item, enter the name of the tag in the tag field, and click Save. Your tags automatically appear in the sidebar.

Switch vaults and accounts

You can use vaults in 1Password to organize your items and share them with others. If you have multiple 1Password accounts, each account has its own vaults.

To switch to a specific vault or view items from all the vaults in an account, click All Vaults (Ctrl + D) and choose a vault or account.

Move and copy items

You can use drag and drop to move and copy items between vaults.

Use Watchtower

Watchtower tells you about password breaches and other security problems on the websites you have saved in 1Password.

To get alerted when a website you have an account for is added to Watchtower, choose 1Password > Settings, then click Notifications and turn on “Watchtower alerts”.

Enlarge passwords

You can temporarily enlarge a password to make it easier to see while entering it on another device or reading it aloud.

To enlarge a password, hover over it. Then click and choose Large Type (Ctrl + L).

Delete items

To move an item to the Trash, right-click it and choose Move to Trash (Ctrl + Del).

To restore an item from the Trash, click Trash in the sidebar, select the item, then click Restore.

To delete the items in the Trash, right-click Trash and choose Empty Trash.

Lock 1Password

When you’re done using 1Password, you can lock it. To lock 1Password, clickin the top right corner (Windows logo key + Shift + L). Unlock 1Password again by entering your Master Password.

Learn more

Global keyboard shortcuts

To customize these three keyboard shortcuts, choose 1Password menu > Preferences, and click the General icon.

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Shortcut	Action
Option‑Command‑Backslash ()	Show 1Password mini.
Control‑Option‑Command‑L	Lock 1Password.

1Password app

Shortcut	Action
Command‑N	Create a new item.
Command‑D	Duplicate the selected item.
Command‑E	Edit the selected item.
Command‑S	Save changes to an item.
Esc	Cancel an edit. Cancel the current search.
Command‑Delete	Move the selected item(s) to the Trash.
Command‑Period (.)	Cancel an edit.
Shift‑Command‑C	Copy the password of the selected item.
Control‑Command‑C	Copy the username of the selected item.
Shift‑Control‑Command‑C	Copy the one-time password of the selected item.
Command‑O	Open the selected item in a separate window.
Command‑F or Option‑Command‑F	Find items.
Control‑Option‑Command‑F	Show search options.
Command‑K	Show the Quick Open search window.
Command‑L	Show or hide the vaults list in the sidebar.
Option‑Command‑L	Collapse or expand the sidebar (when the vaults list is hidden).
Command‑Left Curly Bracket ({)	Show previous category.
Command‑Right Curly Bracket (})	Show next category.
Command‑0	View All Vaults.
Command‑1 to Command‑9	Switch to one of your first nine vaults.
Option‑Command‑Return	Open the selected Login item in your web browser and fill your username and password.
Option	Reveal all passwords in the item details. To conceal passwords, choose View > Conceal Passwords.
Control‑Command‑P	View > Conceal Passwords.
Tab	Switch focus from the sidebar to the search field to the item list.
Shift‑Tab	Switch focus from the item list to the search field to the sidebar.
Command‑Comma (,)	Open preferences.
Command‑W	Close the current window.
Command‑M	Minimize the current window to the Dock.
Control‑Option‑Command‑Q	Quit 1Password completely.

1Password mini

Shortcut	Action
Up Arrow	Select the previous category, item, or field.
Down Arrow	Select the next category, item, or field.
Right Arrow	Select the item details.
Left Arrow	Select the item list.
Command-Down Arrow	Open the category menu.
Command‑0	View All Vaults.
Command‑1 to Command‑9	Switch to one of your first nine vaults.
Return	Copy the selected item detail. Open the selected Login item in your web browser and fill your username and password. Save and copy the generated password.
Shift‑Command‑C	Copy the password of the selected item. Copy the generated password.
Control‑Command‑C	Copy the username of the selected item.
Shift‑Control‑Command‑C	Copy the one-time password of the selected item.
Command‑E	Edit the selected item.
Shift‑Command‑O	Open the selected item in the 1Password app.
Shift‑Command‑E	Edit the selected item in the 1Password app.
Command‑Period (.)	Cancel an edit.
Command‑L	Show or hide the vaults list in the sidebar.
Command‑S	Save a new Login for the current website. Save changes to an item in a separate window.
Command-N	Open the password generator.
Command‑O	Open the selected item in a separate window.
Option	Reveal all passwords in the item details. To conceal passwords, choose View > Conceal Passwords.
Option‑click to close a separate window	Close all separate windows.
Esc	Close 1Password mini. Cancel the current search.
Command‑Comma (,)	Open 1Password preferences.

1Password in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Brave

To open the 1Password pop-up in Chrome, Edge, or Brave, press Shift-Command-X, or in Firefox, press Command-Period (.), then you can use the following shortcuts:

Shortcut	Action
Command-I	Create new item.
Command‑E	Edit the selected item.
Return	Copy the selected item detail. Perform the default action for the selected item.
Command-Return	Open the website for the selected Login item in a new tab and fill your username and password.
Command‑C	Copy the username of the selected item.
Shift‑Command‑C	Copy the password of the selected item.
Shift‑Control‑Command‑C	Copy the one-time password of the selected item.
Control-Option	Reveal all passwords in the item details.
Command‑O	Open the selected item in a separate window.
Command-F	Search 1Password.
Command-Down Arrow	Open the category menu.
Command‑D	Show vaults.
Command-G	Show the password generator.
Command-C	Copy and save a password from the password generator.
Esc	Dismiss the 1Password pop-up. Clear the search field.
Space bar	Expand item overview banners.
Shift-Command-L	Lock 1Password.

If you have an external keyboard connected to your iOS device, you can use keyboard shortcuts in 1Password. To show a list of shortcuts available at any moment, press and hold the Command key on the keyboard.

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Shortcut	Action
Command‑E	Edit the selected item.
Command‑S	Save changes to an item.
Command‑F	Find items.
Esc	Cancel the current search.
Command‑Backslash ()	Open the selected Login item in the 1Password browser and fill your username and password.
Command‑1	View Favorites.
Command‑2	View Categories.
Command‑3	View Organize.
Command‑4	View Settings.
Command‑5	Open the 1Password browser.

1Password browser

To open the 1Password browser, tap a website in a Login item, or touch and hold anywhere in the tab bar at the bottom of the screen.

Shortcut	Action
Command‑Backslash ()	Choose an item to fill.
Command‑Left Bracket ([)	Go to the previous page.
Command‑Right Bracket (])	Go to the next page.
Command‑L	Edit the web address.
Command‑T	Open a new tab.
Command‑S	Share the current page.
Shift‑Command‑Left Bracket ([)	Make the previous tab the active tab.
Shift‑Command‑Right Bracket (])	Make the next tab the active tab.
Command‑O	Show all tabs.
Command‑W	Close the current tab.
Option‑Command‑W	Close all tabs and the 1Password browser.
Esc	Close the 1Password browser.

Global keyboard shortcuts