Dropbox Discontinues Dropbox Passwords, Telling Users to Find an Alternative Within Three Months
In a surprise announcement, Dropbox informed users that it will shutter its password manager service, giving users little time to find alternatives.
Written by Aleksander Hougen (Co-Chief Editor)
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Dropbox, which is widely considered the pioneer of consumer cloud storage, first launched its password manager browser extension and mobile app in 2020. Now, after five years of service, the company has decided to quickly phase out the product, citing a desire to shift focus to its core cloud storage product.
As part of the end-of-life announcement, Dropbox included a timeline for the service’s closure, starting with the mobile app and browser extension becoming read-only on Aug. 28. After this date users will no longer be able to add new passwords to the service, and password autofill will be disabled.
The next milestone in the timeline comes Sept. 11, at which time the mobile app will stop functioning entirely. However, users will still be able to retrieve their passwords from the browser extension. Finally, Oct. 28 is when the browser extension will also stop working, marking the official end of life of the service as a whole.
If you’ve been using Dropbox Passwords to store and autofill your credentials, the time has come to find an alternative. Interestingly, Dropbox explicitly recommends moving to 1Password, even incorporating a button that lets users migrate their credentials directly.
Unlike Dropbox, 1Password doesn’t have a free plan, which means users who choose to migrate there will have to add another subscription to their budgets. You can check out our in-depth 1Password review to find out if migrating to the paid service is worth it for you.
That said, 1Password is a solid choice that has long topped our list of the best password managers, though users looking for a free alternative to Dropbox Passwords should look toward services like Bitwarden or LastPass instead.