With constant stories of identity theft and internet fraud, we all know how important it is to use secure passwords and keep them safe, and yet around 40% of people use passwords made up of only lowercase letters and the average password is less than 8 characters long. Many people choose secure passwords but then store them in a text document because they can't remember them…
BitSafe stores your logins and other sensitive information safely and securely. Save login credentials, credit card details, software licenses and other text, images or files in an encrypted document where nobody but you will be access to them. By optionally utilising iCloud or Dropbox storage, your documents can be shared and synchronised between all of your Macs and iOS devices (Mac and iOS versions sold separately). The application also includes a random password generator (with configurable levels of complexity) to help you keep your logins secure.
On the Mac, BitSafe integrates with Safari, Chrome and Firefox through browser extensions, allowing you to log in to websites at the click of a mouse.
The BitSafe Archive (BitAr) format is an encrypted archive format which allows you to protect files without having to embed them in a BitSafe document. BitAr files can be shared with other Mac users, who will be able to open them using BitSafeArchiver or BitSafeArchiverLE (which is free - see the Resources section below) if they do not have BitSafe.
BitSafeLE is available for free (Mac only). It is limited creating up to five notes within a document, although it can read larger documents, and is missing some of the more advanced features. It is fully compatible with the full version of BitSafe and is not time limited.
BitSafe for Macintosh requires Mac OS X 10.6.8 or higher (10.7+ required for iCloud support).
BitSafeLE for Macintosh requires Mac OS X 10.9.x.
BitSafe for iOS requires iOS 8 or higher (versions up to 1.6.1 support iOS 6, v1.2.1 and earlier support iOS 5.1) and works on all iPhone 4 or newer; iPod Touch 4 or newer; and iPad (any model).
BitSafe for Mac is available for £7.99 / €9.99 / $9.99.
BitSafeLE for Mac is available for free.
BitSafe for iOS is available for £3.99 / €4.99 /$4.99.
FAQ
- How secure is BitSafe?
BitSafe uses 256-bit AES encryption, which is used by governments and military organisations world-wide. As long as you keep your encryption key secure your data should safe. - How does web-browser integration work?
Once you install the appropriate extension (see above), you can easily recall login details from BitSafe with a single click and have them entered automatically into the web page. This works for most pages, although some page designs do cause problems.
Resources
Web-browser Extensions
- Safari Extension v1.5 : 17 KB
Expand the zip file, then double-click on the safariextz file to install. - Download Chrome Extension from the Chrome Store
- Mozilla Firefox Add-on v1.5 : 33 KB
Drag the xpi file into the Firefox Add-ons page to install.
The Firefox extension is based on the WebExtension API. Firefox version 43 or newer is required.
The v1.4 update adds the ability to display a choice of multiple logins if there are several applicable to the current website. BitSafe v1.8 or higher is required for these new features to work.
BitSafeArchiver
BitSafeArchiver and BitSafeArchiverLE provide support for BitSafe Archive (BitAr) files but not BitSafe documents. Get more information here.
BitSafe XML
BitSafe also supports XML documents for import. The specification is available here.
History
Current version: 1.8.1 (Mac only):- The app now displays credit cards when they are selected in a browser extension (like logins are) - dependant on browser extension v1.5
- The new Document Info tool displays information about the size and makeup of your document
- Other minor fixes and enhancements.
New in version: 1.8 (current iOS version):
- The new pinboard provides a holding area where notes can be pinned to keep them in view while browsing. (Mac only)
- New option to display only notes when dragging items. (Mac only)
- You can now copy/paste notes. (Mac only)
- Software license note now has 4 more fields.
- Support for browser extension v1.4, which allows you to choose between multiple logins for a website. (Mac only)
- Other minor fixes and enhancements.
New in version: 1.7.1 (Mac only):
- Introduction of BitSafeLE, a new free, limited version.
- Import and export CSV files.
- Import Keepass 1.x XML files.
- Import software license information from LicenseKeeper, AppShelf and MyApps files.
- Other minor fixes and enhancements.
New in version: 1.7:
- Password strength gives a weaker score if your password is on a dictionary list or common passwords list.
- Increased the default length and password complexity for the password generator
- ArbitraryFileNotes import Finder comments to the note comments when importing a file. (Mac only)
- The Mac version has a revamped interface.
- The iOS version now has a search tool.
- The iOS version now uses Dropbox API v2.
- More efficient memory usage on iOS.
- Other minor fixes and enhancements.