Does the 1Password extension work in Wavebox?

Rhys -

Wavebox is built on the same technologies as other browsers like Google Chrome & Microsoft Edge, meaning Wavebox supports everything that extensions like 1Password need to function. In order for Wavebox to communicate with 1Password there are some additional steps that you need to take

macOS

On macOS, you need to add Wavebox as a custom browser to 1Password, here's how to do that...

  1. Ensure sure you're using version 8.10.22 or newer of the 1Password desktop app
  2. Open the 1Password desktop app and open settings

3. Under the Browser section, click on Add Browser and locate Wavebox

Once Wavebox has been added, the 1Password extension in Wavebox will be able to communicate with the desktop app and unlock with features such as Touch Id & Windows Hello.

Windows

If you also have the 1Password desktop app installed, the 1Password team only allows communication between Wavebox & the desktop app when using the beta channel of the 1Password desktop app. This means you'll need to download the beta version of the 1Password desktop app.

Once you have the beta version of the 1Password desktop app, other advanced features such as Touch Id & Windows Hello will also work with Wavebox.

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If you don't want to use the beta version of the 1Password desktop app, you can make a request to the 1Password team that support is added to the main version
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If 1Password has been working and has suddenly stopped, or started reporting that it's out-of-date, the 1Password desktop app has an ongoing issue where it continues to periodically move from the beta channel back to the production version for short periods. You can find more info here

Linux

On Linux, you need to add Wavebox as a custom browser to 1Password, here's how to do that...

  1. Ensure that 1Password for Linux is installed along with 1Password in your browser, and that browser integration is enabled from Settings → Browser.
  2. Close 1Password completely.
  3. Open a terminal, and run sudo mkdir /etc/1password (if you've done this already, you can skip it).
  4. Run cd /etc/1password.
  5. Run sudo gedit custom_allowed_browsers.
  6. Write in the appropriate browser filename- in this case wavebox.
  7. Save the file.
  8. In the terminal, run sudo chown root:root /etc/1password/custom_allowed_browsers && sudo chmod 755 /etc/1password/custom_allowed_browsers
  9. Run 1Password - it will read the new config file and make the appropriate connections.
  10. Launch Wavebox