Bitwarden
A password manager that generates and stores unique passwords.
Cost
Free to start, paid to go further
Free tier includes unlimited passwords across unlimited devices.
Open source
Yes
The code is public. Anyone can inspect it, and it cannot be taken away from you.
Your data
Goes to their servers
Your files and text are sent to the company running the service.
Use it for this
The single highest-impact security change most people can make. Free tier is genuinely usable.
Do not use it for this
Nothing much — though you must not forget the master password.
A moment where you would reach for it
Replacing the same password you have used on forty sites since college.
How hard is it to pick up?
Anyone can use this on day one.
Worth knowing before you use it
End-to-end encrypted; the provider cannot read your vault. Open source and independently audited.
Other things that do this job
No tool is best at everything. These solve a similar problem, with different trade-offs.
About this entry
Checked on 1 Sept 2026. Prices and free limits change without warning, and often quietly. Treat everything above as a starting point and confirm on the official site before you rely on it.
Nothing here is sponsored. A tool appears because it solves a real problem, not because someone paid for it to be listed.