到目前为止,我们在TheWindowsClub上提供了大量(TheWindowsClub)免费密码管理(free Password Managers)器。Keep和LastPass等应用程序(Apps)可能是最受欢迎的应用程序,但这并不意味着缺少其他密码管理器。Bitwarden就是这样一款免费的开源密码管理器,它最初是作为主要网络浏览器的浏览器扩展,现在也有适用于Android和 iOS 的移动应用程序。
Bitwarden还提供了可在任何现代浏览器中使用的网络版本。总而言之,Bitwarden密码管理器在一个方面缺乏,那就是桌面应用程序。密码管理器没有提供桌面应用程序,这让用户想要更多。现在Bitwarden提供适用于Windows、MacOS和Linux的桌面软件。让我们下载Bitwarden 桌面软件(Bitwarden desktop software),看看它在我们的评测中表现如何。
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可以从Github下载(Github)Bitwarden,也可以从官方网站下载。请(Please)注意您从受信任的来源下载,尤其是因为Bitwarden是一个密码保护工具。我是从官网下载的,安装文件大小约为35MB。
欢迎屏幕让您可以选择使用现有的Bitwarden帐户登录或创建一个新帐户。如果您正在创建一个新帐户,该软件会要求您提供一个主密钥。请(Please)确保您记住密钥,并尽可能保留您可以关联的提示。如果您是现有的Bitwarden用户,请不要担心您的所有数据和首选项都会自动与桌面应用程序同步。
Bitwarden 用户界面(Bitwarden User Interface)和功能(Functionality)
值得庆幸的是,用户界面非常直观且整洁。左侧窗格列出了所有核心功能,而右侧窗格显示了您的偏好。Bitwarden的制造商还集成了搜索功能,可帮助您搜索服务。除此之外,您还可以选择经常使用的登录作为“收藏夹(Favorites)”,这将被归入不同的部分。
用户还可以修改用户凭据,包括用户名、URL和密码(Passwords)。如果您需要通过指定字符的长度和使用来生成安全密码的帮助,密码生成器选项非常有用。(Password generator)Bitwarden用户还可以创建单独(separate folders)的文件夹来隔离登录。例如,您可以为工作和个人创建一个单独的文件夹。此外,您还可以访问密码生成历史记录。Bitwarden还允许您选择数据集、对其进行编辑、复制URL并从默认浏览器启动URL 。
此外,Bitwarden用户还可以保存他们的信用卡和身份详细信息(credit cards and identity details),以免被窥探。当您想记下超级机密和重要的东西时,安全笔记选项特别有用。(Secure Note)我特别使用此功能来保存我的银行凭据。话虽如此,注释和附件选项仅在高级版本中可用。话虽如此,具有家庭共享和自托管访问权限的高级帐户每月 1 美元一点也不差。
Bitwarden在高级选项(例如导入和导出选项或取消对某些会话的授权)以及创建多个域规则的选项方面存在不足。
还值得一提的是,我个人认为Bitwarden桌面软件和浏览器扩展之间没有太大区别。是的,桌面应用程序当然更加用户友好和易于访问,但它无法提供高级功能。另外,我建议您通过转到File > Settings来禁用分析。你可以从它的主页(homepage)上下载它。
Bitwarden Review: Free Open Source Password Manager for Windows PC
Until now we have featured a slew of free Password Managers on TheWindowsClub. Apps like Keep and LastPass may have been the most popular ones, but that doesn’t automatically mean that the other password managers are lacking. Bitwarden is one such free open source password manager that started out as a browser extension for major web browsers and now also has mobile applications for Android and iOS.
Bitwarden also offered a web version that can be used in any modern browser. All said and done the Bitwarden password manager lacked on one front, and that is a desktop app. The password manager didn’t offer a desktop app, and this left its users desiring for more. Now Bitwarden offers a desktop software for Windows, MacOS, and Linux. Let us download the Bitwarden desktop software and see how well it fares in our review.
Bitwarden review
One can either download the Bitwarden from Github, or you can do so from the official site. Please be aware that you download from trusted source, especially since Bitwarden is a password protection tool. I downloaded from the official site, and the size of the installer file was about 35MB.
The welcome screen gives you an option to either log in with your existing Bitwarden account or creates a new one. If you are creating a new account, the software will ask you for a master key. Please make sure that you remember the key and if possible keep a hint that you can relate to. If you are an existing Bitwarden user, then don’t worry all your data and preferences will be automatically synced with the desktop app.
Bitwarden User Interface & Functionality
Thankfully the user interface is pretty intuitive and is clutter free. The left pane lists out all the core features while the right one displays your preferences. The makers of Bitwarden have also integrated a search functionality which helps you search for the services. That apart you can also select frequently used logins as “Favorites” and this will be clubbed under a different section.
Users can also modify the user credentials including username, URL, and Passwords. The Password generator option is great if you want help in generating secure and safe passwords by specifying the length and the use of characters. Bitwarden users can also create separate folders for segregating the logins. For instance, you can create a separate folder for work and personal. Moreover, you can also access the password generation history. Bitwarden also lets you select a data set, edit it, copy the URL and launch the URL from your default browser.
Additionally, Bitwarden users can also save their credit cards and identity details, so that is safe from prying eyes. The Secure Note option is especially useful when you want to jot down super secret and important stuff. I particularly use this feature to save my banking credentials. That being said the notes and the attachment options are only available in the premium version. That being said $1 per month of a premium account with family sharing and self-hosting access is not bad at all.
Bitwarden falls short when it comes to advanced options like the one to import and export options or to deauthorize certain sessions and also the options to create multiple domain rules.
It is also worth mentioning that I personally didn’t see much of a difference between the Bitwarden desktop software and the browser extension. Yes, the desktop app is certainly more user-friendly and accessible, but it fails to offer advanced features. Also on a side note, I would suggest you disable the analytics by heading over to File > Settings. You can download it from its homepage.