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, contact details, credit card information, 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/BitSafeLE for Macintosh requires Mac OS X 10.9.x.
BitSafe for iOS requires iOS 10 and works on all iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad models supported by that operating system.
BitSafe for Mac is available for £9.99 / €10.99 / $9.99.
BitSafeLE for Mac is available for free.
BitSafe for iOS is available for £4.99 / €5.49 /$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 Resources), 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
- In BitSafe 1.11 and later, the current browser extension for Safari is bundled with the application. Safari 12.0 or later is required.
- Safari Extension v1.6 : 17 KB
Supported by versions of Safari before 12. Expand the zip file, then double-click on the safariextz file to install. - Download Chrome Extension from the Chrome Store
You can also download the CRX file for other browsers, which support that format, such as Opera. - Mozilla Firefox Add-on v1.7 : 34 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.
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: 1.12.1:- Copying some note types didn't copy their tags. This is fixed.
- The generate password button within notes ignored the passphrase settings. This is now fixed.
- (Mac only) Passwords sometimes displayed in clear text when switching between notes. This is fixed.
- Various other fixes.
New in version: 1.12:
- Minimum supported version of macOS is now 10.11.0.
- All note types can now have comments and tag metadata.
- Login notes can now refer to multiple URLs (for example the same login might apply to both .com and .co.uk versions of a site).
- Can now generate pass phrases in addition to passwords.
- (Mac only) On macOS 10.14+, adding an item to the pinboard when it was hidden didn't always cause it be displayed. This is fixed.
- (Mac only) Adds support for an update to the BitSafeArchive file format.
- Various other fixes.
New in version: 1.11.4:
- (iOS only) You can now duplicate notes in the note editor (long press on a note).
- Various bug fixes.
New in version: 1.11.3:
- (Mac only) Continuity Camera support in image notes.
- (Mac only) Documents now display icons on the right hand side when a folder is selected.
- (Mac only) You can now drag plain text and RTF files into BitSafe to create Freeform Notes.
- (iOS only) You can now use Touch ID or Face ID to unlock your documents.
- (iOS only) You can now move items within the document by sliding them to the left in the list.
- Other minor changes.
New in version: 1.11.2:
- BitSafe for iOS now supports completing passwords through the QuickType bar.
- Improved parsing of CSV files.
- Other minor improvements.
New in version: 1.11.1 (Mac only):
- BitSafe now supports Dark Mode on macOS 10.14 Mojave.
- Folder contents are now re-sorted when you rename an item.
- When selection changes due to browser extension activity, the document outline now scrolls so that the selected item is visible.
- Other minor improvements.
New in version: 1.11
- A new note type stores contact information to aid with meeting your GDPR requirements.
- A BitAr encryption key can now be stored in and automatically recovered from a bits document. (Mac only)
- Search across multiple documents simultaneously. (Mac only)
- You can now choose which browser should be used to open a URL if you have more then one installed (several common browsers are supported). (Mac only)
- Web browser extension v1.7 now supported. (Mac only)
- Many other improvements and fixes.
- Minimum supported version of macOS is now 10.9.0.
- Other minor improvements.