1Password on Linux

1Password light-weight client for linux

If you were using 1Password on Windows and switched to linux-like distro (Ubuntu, Mint etc. etc.), you likely miss you password-protected storage. But there are 2 ways to get access to your data even on unix:

1PasswordAnywhere

The simple way: 1PasswordAnywhere. Browse to your local 1Password keychain (default on win: "Documents and Settings/<USERNAME>/Documents/1Password/1Password.agilekeychain").

There you will find the 1Password.html, a JavaScript implementation for decrypting and listing all your saved passwords and accounts. Very handy.

If the file complains about loading the keystore, start it via terminal with following command:

chromium-browser --allow-file-access-from-files <PATH TO>/1Password.html

This will allow the document to load files from your local storage via AJAX.

Native 1Password client

There is also a little repo of Ryan Gordon.
It is a little program which will prompt you for your masterpassword after a secret key sequence.
I switched to the JS-Version because currently the client only displays a subset of possible 1PasswordEntries (no Accounts).

You can find a installation-guide at Fiandesio's blog.


The only problem i have with these solutions is, they don't allow me to add entries.... Hopefully this feature is available soon in one of those.