1Password 8 for Mac now available for early access, offers updated user interface, improved security, and faster operating speeds

1Password on Wednesday previewed the next generation of its password management app, 1Password 8, which offers a more contextual user interface, redesigned menus, improved password generation, among other features.

The update is significant, and includes refinements that make it easier for users to track, manage, and keep an eye on potentially vulnerable passwords. One of the first changes relates to shared password vaults, where 1Password 8 will now offer more visual representation for what passwords are being shared with who.

Per the company: 

You’ll also notice an indicator next to each shared vault, making it easier to see which vaults are private and which are shared. No guesswork. And items show who they’re being shared with.

Throughout the app you’re in more control, with more contextual information available at all times. Try dragging-and-dropping an item from a personal vault to a shared vault. When you do, 1Password will show you who will gain access to the item so there’s no doubt about what’s happening.

The changes appear to take some inspiration from macOS Spotlight, and include a more powerful search bar, which allows users to be more granular with the search terms based on tags, websites, and more. 1Password 8 is promising more advanced password oversight with an improved version of Watchtower. The new version includes a new editing experience with “a powerful new password generator, smart suggestions, and simpler file attachments.”

1Password has also promised improved speeds with its upcoming Mac app alongside continued improvements on its end-to-end encryption:

You won’t see this change but you’ll feel it. The app is incredibly responsive across the board, from unlocking to adding accounts to searching your items — especially when combined with native support for Apple Silicon and all the speed improvements that brings. We’re talking breaking-the-warp-barrier speed.

1Password 8 for Mac is available in early access for Mac users wishing to try it out. 

Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

Via MacRumors and blog.1password.com