Minimalist

Name: Minimalist
Rating: 5.0 (1 reviews)

Password manager for iPhone, iPad, Mac, with iCloud Sync

5.0•1 review•

22 followers

Password manager for iPhone, iPad, Mac, with iCloud Sync

5.0•1 review•

22 followers

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Designed exclusively for Apple. Sync via iCloud. One-Time Purchase. AutoFill without browser extensions. Generate 2FA codes. Industry standard 256-bit end-to-end encryption. Super fast unlock. Shared family purchase. Made in Canada. Try for FREE, forever!

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Minimalist

Maker

As a long time user of 1Password, I had become increasingly dissatisfied with the direction the app and company were taking. They seemed no longer interested in customers like me and instead seemed focussed on the enterprise market. Features I loved were slowly replaced with features I didn't care about, or worse yet, actively disliked. After leaving a review in the App Store saying as much, I received a reply that effectively said "We know what you think you want, but what you really want is what we're giving you". I found others who had the same experience and I knew we could do better. Welcome to Minimalist. A password manager with all the features we as individuals want, without the bloat required to satisfy the enterprise market: - Designed exclusively for Apple devices because that's what we use. - Syncs via the iCloud account we already trust. - Offers One-Time Purchase because many of us are tired of subscriptions. - Supports Apple's AutoFill system to provide AutoFill without browser extensions because, in our experience, the promise of browser extensions generally out performs the delivery. - Generates 2FA codes without the need for an additional authenticator app. - Secure and private using industry standard 256-bit end-to-end encryption. - Generates strong passwords which are secure yet reasonably easy to type when necessary. - Unlocks super fast! We can't stress enough how frustrating it is to have to wait on "cute" unlock animations before accessing our data. - Supports Apple's Family Sharing for all purchase options meaning all plans are family plans. - Made in Canada with honesty and integrity at it's core. You can see this in the product, the marketing, the terms of use and privacy policy, and most of all in the customer support. The response we've received so far is fantastic! People are loving Minimalist! How do we know? They tell us! We get enthusiastic emails every day packed with praise, questions, feedback, and feature requests. These are really the best customers anyone could ask for. All we need now is more of them! Interested? Try Minimalist for free with a 10 password limit. No credit card or subscription required. Never expires. Give it a try and let us know what you think. We're on a mission to make Minimalist the best password manager for iPhone, iPad, and Mac so your feedback is very valuable. Thanks and take care! - Jeffrey

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4yr ago

Invoice generator

Its seems to be amazing Jeffrey. Does it support also import from 1password?

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4yr ago

Minimalist

Maker

@csaba_kissi Thank you very much for the kind words! Yes, Minimalist supports import from 1Password via 1pif (recommended) or csv.

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4yr ago

Accord

@jeffreyfultonca excited to compare this to 1pass!

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4yr ago

Sober October Challenge

@csaba_kissi @jeffreyfultonca assuming the same is possible form LastPass as well?

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4yr ago

@jeffreyfultonca smart idea, congrats on the launch!

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4yr ago

Wildpoint

Long time 1Password user here, very disappointed by their recent decision to use Electron, will be giving this a try!

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4yr ago

Minimalist

Maker

@david_collins_wildpoint Thanks David! Please let us know what you think. We're on a mission to make Minimalist the best password manager for iPhone, iPad, and Mac so your feedback is very valuable!

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4yr ago

Raycast

@david_collins_wildpoint Why?

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4yr ago

Wildpoint

@chrismessina https://news.ycombinator.com/ite...

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4yr ago

Raycast

https://pod.link/1355212895/epis...

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4yr ago

@jeffreyfultonca Looks great. Do you have or are you looking to get a security audit? Does the fee unlock across Mac and iOS or does each require a separate licence? The fields could be a little neater. Would love to see an easier option to reveal pswd with a single click rather than needing to navigate to tiny area to find drop down. Great to see one-time purchase option rather than these annoying subscription apps. Is there any comparison in terms of security to mac or something like 1pswd? What are the security implications of 1pswd utilising Electron? Pleased to see an alternative to 1pswd. Solid work. Love the simplicity.

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4yr ago

Minimalist

Maker

@tomflemming Thanks for the feedback and kind words Tom! We've not yet been able to perform a security audit but are strongly looking forward to it. You can read more here: https://minimalistpassword.com/h... We have not done comparisons to Mac or other password managers, but that is a great idea! I've added it to the list! Thanks.

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4yr ago

@jeffreyfultonca It would be interesting to learn more about your approach, how it differs from others (such as 1pswd who seem unnecessarily complex merely in order to be able to charge you for it). Particularly intrigued by how you are taking advantage of Apple's framework, encryption and security, especially as iCloud does not offer full end-to-end encryption and is not fully encrypted on their servers.

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4yr ago

Minimalist

Maker

@tomflemming Absolutely! Have you reviewed our security page? Give it a look and let me know if you have any questions. https://minimalistpassword.com/n...

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4yr ago

Congrats on the launch @jeffreyfultonca. Minimalist looks gorgeous and I'm definitely thinking about getting a life time license ;). The only thing that "bothers" me is the intransparency when it comes to security. This is THE most important aspect of a password manager / vault for me personally. Are these security audits you mentioned scheduled regularly? Will you provide proof? Will there be different security audit providers? And maybe a naive and/or provocative question: Have you considered open sourcing - at lest some of - your code?

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4yr ago

Minimalist

Maker

@jonas_brueniger Thanks for the kind words Jonas! I completely understand your concern about security and the lack of publicly available audits. Truthfully, I would feel the same way in your shoes. We will be updating our website with more details on security and security audits over the next number of weeks, but in the mean time here are direct answers to your questions. Q. Are these security audits you mentioned scheduled regularly? A. We have not yet scheduled any security audits, however we imagine they will be performed annually. Q. Will you provide proof? A. We will post full audit reports on our website. Q. Will there be different security audit providers? A. We're not sure. Let's get the first one done before we start thinking about the second one! ;) Q. Have you considered open sourcing - at lest some of - your code? A. We have considered open sourcing parts of the code, but not seriously enough to commit to anything. So far we've focussed all our efforts on designing, building, and marketing the product. We still have lots of work to do, including performing third-party security audits and open sourcing. For anyone interested, we have detailed our approach to security and privacy at: https://minimalistpassword.com/n...

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4yr ago

@jeffreyfultonca Thank you for answering all my questions thoroughly, Jeffrey. Completely understand that everything is still in the "build-up phase"; sorry for my "naive" question regarding multiple security audit providers. You're right. Let's start with at least an actual, first security audit and let's see what makes sense in the future. Annually seems reasonable to me. As much as I trust you, your team, your skills and your good intentions... when it comes to storing my passwords, IDs, license keys etc., I prefer to wait for at least the first security audit. I'm sure you guys did an amazing job but we all have our blind spots. With more external validation of your security mechanisms, I'll be ready to immediately become a happy customer.

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4yr ago

Minimalist

Maker

@jonas_brueniger Perfectly reasonable! I completely agree we all have blind spots. This is part of the reason we're so looking forward to performing security audits! In the mean time, we will continue to mitigate against our own blind spots by relying on Apple's security technologies where-ever possible rather than inventing our own: https://minimalistpassword.com/n... Thanks again!

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4yr ago

Okay, so I get why you built it. I abandoned 1Password long ago and the recent switch to Electron pisses me off too. What you haven't told us is why we should use this instead of the Apple Keychain.

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4yr ago

Minimalist

Maker

@lsherman Our marketing effort is that of a "switcher" campaign where the target demographic already knows what they want and don't want. Rather than attempting to convince anyone "why" they want our product, we simply highlight the benefits of the product in ways we hope will resonate with them. What do you think of this strategy? Do you think we should try something different? If so, what?

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4yr ago

It's a solid marketing strategy. Still curious though. If you had to break down the advantages and disadvantages compared to the Keychain, what would you say they are? I prefer to keep things simple and use Apple tools whenever possible, and believe that password management should be a core OS function so a tool that competes would have to have huge advantages over the built-in option. It's unclear to me what those are here.

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4yr ago

Minimalist

Maker

@lsherman Thanks. And I agree with pretty much everything you said. In order for Keychain to be my password manager, it would need to store any arbitray type of information rather than just passwords, allow custom fields per item with various input types, have a dedicated app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and have immediate, bullet-proof syncing. I'd love to hear what others think, did I miss anything?

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4yr ago

@jeffreyfultonca thanks. However I believe you just committed one of the cardinal sins of marketing. You listed "advantages" in terms of features the other product doesn't have (maybe doesn't need) rather than go into why you are better. If the intended user values these things then sure, you win but what if they could care less about them? Wouldn't it be better to go head to head on features if you are truly trying to get people to switch? For example, if you had stronger encryption that might be compelling. Encryption is probably the most important feature in a passwords app. Custom fields? Not so much. I think iCloud has bullet-proof syncing already. Is yours faster? See what I mean?

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4yr ago

@jeffreyfultonca All that said, I do think you will pick up iPswd deserters that don't like Electron or the bad vibes the company is giving off now. It appears to be a good product and you deserve it. But I long ago found I didn't use those features you mentioned in iPswd. You end up fiddling with your passwords instead of getting work done. For me, the Keychain suffices. YMMV.

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4yr ago

I really like the design, there’s so many ugly password managers out there. But I personally don’t have a use for password managers that don’t work between Mac and PC, are you considering adding support for Windows?

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4yr ago

Minimalist

Maker

@sweeetjd Unfortunately no, Minimalist will be Apple only for the foreseeable future. Thanks all the same!

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4yr ago

nice! might try and switch from 1password after chromium extension is there. where can I follow the updates?

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4yr ago

Minimalist

Maker

@igor_march Thanks Igor! Look for Minimalist on Twitter, Reddit, and of course you can send us an email to be notified personally! hello@minimalistpassword.com

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4yr ago

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