Password managers?

Eyeful

TUVOK said:

Are they difficult to set up?

I have found those PWM's I have used easy and simple to set up.

Like anything that you have never used before there is always a learning curve.

You should be able to find on YouTube a video on how to use the PWM of your choice.

I know that Bitwarden make their own videos.

outtatune

Keepass - free and open source
https://keepass.info/

PRAISETHESUN

+1 for Bitwarden. Used the free version for years which works beautifully, before upgrading to the paid version last year.

IMO any password manager is better than no password manager. The primary reason to use a password manager is that it allows you to use strong and unique passwords for every online service. Since you only need to remember one password to access your vault, there is zero reason to not make each password in your vault as long and complex as the site supports. I know people who use managers but still have weak passwords for everything, which they reuse all over the place

I'd personally reccomend you try a few and pick whichever one you find the easiest to use. Friction is a huge obstacle and if you find yourself dreading to use your password manager, then you won't get all of the security advantages they offer.

TUVOK said:

Are they difficult to set up?

Not difficult per se, but if you are starting from scratch and having to import/manually add all your login details then it can take a bit of time to set up. This is especially true if you take the opportunity to log into each site individually and change your passwords to something strong and unique for each account as you add them to your new vault. Once you've got the vault set up it is easy to manage and adding new entries as/when you sign up for new accounts is very easy.

Murmansk

I too recommend Bitwarden, I installed it after reading a recommendation in ComputerActive magazine. I'd previously used Dashlane for about £35 per year, Bitwarded is more like £10 per year but there's a free version too.

I exported all my data from Dashlane, it was easy enough.

millie

I have used Roboform for years. In the past you could use it for free if it was only for 1 device. not sure if its the same now

Frozen_up_north

I currently have the free version of Bitwarden and my phone/laptop/desktop all pickup the passwords and changes.

Neil49

I've used the free version of Bitwarden for a few years without any issues. 

It's free so why not just try it out? 

PHK

I've used Bitwarden for many years and upgraded to the paid version. 

spud17

Another satisfied long term Bitwarden user here.
Regards setting up, there are a few steps to work through, but I found everything to be straightforward at the same time.
Imputting your passwords is a good time to review how secure they are, any duplicates? 
Make a note of any you want to change and then come back to them, and allow Bitwarden to generate a new stronger one.

mksysb

Exodi said:

Google password manager also useful if you're in their ecosystem (e.g. use Chrome, android devices, etc).

Another vote for Google password manager.  I tried the one that came with ExpressVPN but was very buggy, so went back to Google which works perfectly.