NathanielSep 23, 2024
Ricky Mondello

Passwords app for macOS: In the app’s settings, enable “Show Passwords in Menu Bar” to give yourself even easier access to your passwords.

It shows recently-created accounts by default with smart suggestions for the currently open app. Has search, + (New Password), and one-click copy for user names, passwords, and one-time codes.

(Please do spread the word about this! Write about it! And there’s no need to credit me; in fact, please don’t! 🙃)

Sep 22, 2024 at 2:26pmWeb
Show threadMatt BirchlerSep 22, 2024
@rmondello Nice! Any chance there’s a way to bring this up with a keyboard shortcut? It would be great to be able to search/fill a password without needing to leave the keyboard.
Show threadFlorian EgermannSep 22, 2024

@matt @rmondello You can use Keyboard Maestro’s Find Image to „click“ the menu bar icon.

(Yeah there should be a shortcut)

Show threadChris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸Sep 22, 2024
@rmondello @nileane it is a surprisingly good new app!
Show threadColin DevroeSep 22, 2024
@rmondello I just saw this in a Sequoia video on YouTube https://youtu.be/980hdxCXUP8?si=_p1eqG-o44z4SjX0 - nice feature!
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Show threadXavi MollSep 22, 2024
@rmondello Hey Ricky! Any chance of solving the issue where apps/websites don't properly annotate OTP fields as such? It's the only thing that prevents me from migrating from 1Password onto the built in one! 🙏 Read more here: https://mastodon.social/@xmollv/113171083366271260
Show threadWarner CrockerSep 22, 2024
@rmondello Thanks again for this!
Show threadEric ZarownySep 22, 2024
@rmondello nice! I’d argue that this should be the default behavior.
Show threadBrad DoughertySep 22, 2024
@rmondello will this ever get keyboard support? It’s totally inaccessible right now.
Show threadNico ෴.Sep 22, 2024
@rmondello is there a way to have a shared group but not have those show up in autocomplete? (Parents' passwords I should have access in case but don’t want to see in my daily life)
Show threadLou Plummer Sep 22, 2024
@rmondello Is there a way to get it to generate a new password without having to open Safari?
Show threadsanguishSep 22, 2024
@rmondello in the menu bar? 🤯
Show threadChad MobleySep 22, 2024
@rmondello This is great! Any expected improvements with performance on Windows 11? Currently having issues with Passwords taking 30-60 seconds to even open.
Show threadSimon RolfmoreSep 22, 2024
@rmondello RICKY SEZ PASSWORDS IN MENU BAR got it
Show threadHanSep 22, 2024
@rmondello are you aware that one of the screenshots has your e-mail address in it?
Show threadRicky MondelloSep 22, 2024
@hankruiger yes. my email address is published in my website.
Show threadMarc MagninSep 22, 2024
@rmondello This is significantly better than the shortcut hack I used in the previous version of macOS!
Show threadlucas Sep 22, 2024

@rmondello great tip, thank you!

I had decided not to use this during the beta period, but it seems there’s been a lot of improvements.

Any chance that mini window could open with a keyboard shortcut? That’s ingrained muscle memory from 1Password and my primary interaction method on macOS.

Show threadlucas Sep 22, 2024

@rmondello actually, further than that, it would be nice to navigate it using the keyboard. For the moment, the keyboard seems to only interact with the search field.

Ideally the up/down arrows should go through the list and left/right should go in and out of items.

At the very basic level, tab doesn’t seem to work (unlike the main app) which doesn’t seem great for accessibility.

Show threadRicky MondelloSep 22, 2024
@lukesweeney We’re aware of these issues, and we’ll get to fixing them, but I appreciate you highlighting them for me anyway!
Show threadlucas Sep 22, 2024

@rmondello ah okay - glad to hear. I’m liking it so far, really snappy.

It’d be nice to see the Hide My addresses in here too, it’s slow to load/interact with in the settings app and feels hidden away.

Show threadJohn ClearySep 23, 2024
@lukesweeney @rmondello Keyboard Maestro can help you achieve this. Just trigger with key combo and get it to click on found I mage.
Show threadEshu MarneediSep 22, 2024
@rmondello Neat! Any hopes for a keyboard shortcut to access it in the future, like 1Password?
Show threadDougSep 22, 2024

@rmondello I immediately went looking for this after upgrading but ended up going back to a shortcut in the Menu Bar. I couldn’t get used to the fact that unlocking the Menu Bar didn’t unlock the app (and vice versa). Are there any plans to do this?

Love having the full app btw, thanks for making it happen 👏

Show threadDarrenSep 22, 2024
@rmondello please make it also show the ‘notes’. It’s frustrating having to delve into a password just to see which one I need to use when I have multiple for the same website.
Show threadDarrenSep 22, 2024
@rmondello and another feature request along the same lines. Let us select a default when there is more than one for a website.
Show threadAshish GandhiSep 22, 2024
@rmondello What's the difference between EnableMenuBarExtra and showMenuBarExtra in com.apple.Passwords?
Show threadApicultor 🐝Sep 22, 2024
@rmondello "Copied" isn't a very strong password 😕
Show threadWhat’s his faceSep 23, 2024
@apicultor @rmondello all I see is `******`
Show threadRicky MondelloSep 23, 2024
@whatsie @apicultor hunter2
Show threadStuart McHattie 👨🏼‍💻Sep 23, 2024
@apicultor @rmondello ah but it does have an icon as well. Including emoji in your passwords makes them a lot more secure 😏
Show threadRickSep 23, 2024
@rmondello Can I use the Google authenticator export feature to import into the Passwords app?
Show threadRicky MondelloSep 23, 2024
@JetForMe Yes. Take a screenshot of the export QR code, go into Photos, and let it open the URL for the QR code in Passwords. :)
Show threadRickSep 23, 2024
@rmondello Awesome!
Show threadNicolás AlvarezSep 23, 2024
@rmondello @JetForMe Did you have to reverse engineer that? It seemed to be some ugly protobuf 😅
Show threadSaagar JhaSep 25, 2024
@nicolas17 @rmondello @JetForMe Is it not the standard QR code format for 2FA secrets
Show threadNicolás AlvarezSep 25, 2024
@saagar @JetForMe @rmondello Exports have multiple secrets in a single QR code.
Show threadSaagar JhaSep 25, 2024
@nicolas17 @JetForMe @rmondello Ew
Show threadJørnSep 23, 2024

@rmondello Hi, I hope you don't mind me asking, but I got a bit worried by the Passwords app and Safari in Sequoia.

I disabled the "Automaticaly Create Passkeys" setting, because I want to control passkeys by myself.

So imagine my surprise when I saw this in Safari.

From what I see in Safari, I think I that have a passkey in my Apple ID, but from what I see in Passwords, I think that I don't have any passkeys (which would be correct).

Show threadFaisal MisleSep 24, 2024
@jornane @rmondello Apple automatically creates a passkey for your Apple Account
Show threadJørnSep 24, 2024
@faisal @rmondello That's the impression I got. But I don't see it in my list of Passkeys? Why is that?
Show threadDenis de PalatisSep 23, 2024
@rmondello I just discovered this last week and I am digging it!
Show threadPakk' Sep 24, 2024
@rmondello
Hello Ricky, is there hope that iCloud.com could get a passwords section ? It can be life saving for someone traveling with a broken iPhone for instance (I lived this situation)
Show threadJakobSep 24, 2024
@rmondello @chetwisniewski I especially love how it is recognizing which app was in focus when clicking the menu bar icon and then pulling up recommendations for the correct account. Amazing stuff! Worked great in Sketch, Microsoft apps and several more
Show threadtylercheungSep 28, 2024
@rmondello thanks for this! I am slowly migrating my 1Password 7 data over.
Show threadBastian Gruber 🦀Oct 7, 2024
@rmondello Are there any developer docs or APIs devs can use to interact with the Passwords app? Or is this still going through Keychain?