what is the best password manager to use on my MacBook Pro

Why not just use the built in Password Manager of the Mac OS? It will save passwords for your for websites that you login and alert you if your have any that appear to be compromised. I went through the past year and actually took the time to update all my passwords to complex passwords using Apple's suggest a password feature.

Thanks for the tip with BitWarden. I've been using 1Password for a long time, and version 7 still works in Ventura. But they're aging the app out soon and there are no more perpetual license versions coming.

I simply don't think any password manager is worth pay a forever subscription for. So BitWarden will likely be my replacement app when 1Password 7 stops working.

I was thinking of using that one when Apple added their own password manager.

BUT! It only stores your password data via iCloud. Yes, it's encrypted, but we do not ever allow personal data to be stored on a remote server. With no way to backup your password data as a file on your local drive, and/or choose your drive as the only place to store the data, it was automatically out as a viable choice.

As a caveat, I also haven't looked at it since to see if an option to store your password data only locally has been added.

Edit: And now that I actually looked at BitWarden's site, that one is also out. You have to create an account in order for your passwords to be stored on their server. No way.

Kurt Lang,

My company approved KeePassXC for internal use, because they do not want any company data stored on 3rd party cloud servers.

However, KeePassXC does not have a iPhone/iPad client. But there are some apps that will read KeePassXC files.

Reborn a Mac,

You make a sound argument for using the Keychain Access app on the Mac, and using Settings-> Passwords on the iPhone/iPad.

While this is a basic password manager, it should be sufficient for many users, ESPECIALLY if they use the ‘Notes’ field for supplementary information, such as password recovery questions and answers, contact phone numbers, etc…

And if a user just needs the basics, it should work very well.

But on the iPhone/iPad it does not support storing secure notes with images, such as drivers license, passport, etc …

And while you can finagle text information, such as credit cards, social security numbers, badge numbers, building access codes, etc… it does not make that as easy as a full service password manager.

That one I have looked into and was my first choice as a 1Password replacement. And from the looks of things, still is. It's okay with me it doesn't have an iPad or iPhone since I don't normally access my protected web pages from an iOS device. Almost always entirely from my Mac.

The password manager built into the Mac and Safari web browser is called Keychain How to find saved passwords and passkeys on your Mac - Apple Support

1Password is the one I use. It works on Macs, iPhones, iPads, Windows, Androids. See the following for more information: https://1password.com/

I've used 1Password since the mid-2000's. My Wife and I use it on multiple Macs, iPhones, iPod Touch and iPads.

If you want something from the Open Source world, then BitWarden is we respected.

> KeePassXC

I use Keychain. And KeePassXC on macOS, KeePass Touch on iOS, and KeePassXC or KeePass on Windows (they all can use the same .kdbx database).