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Bitwarden client apps (web, browser extension, desktop, and cli).

68 mentions on Hacker News by 56 people: 7 stories, 61 comments · first 2016-10-10 · latest 2026-08-13

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  1. …to desktop application every 10 seconds, writes about every failure to browser's WebStorage 14+ KB https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues/22192 - firefox datareporting/glean: very chatty .mozilla/firefox/xxx/datareporting/glean/db/data…
    comment by ValdikSS · 2026-08-13 · in Single log line is 49KB+ (ext4) / 110KB+ (btrfs) of systemd-journald disk writes
  2. Bitwarden just had a similar bug with keyboard lag in their browser extension: https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues/17090 I wish browsers offered some kind of autofill extension API so password managers don't have to inject their…
    comment by saint_yossarian · 2025-11-25 · in Orion 1.0
  3. …https://www.1password.community/discussions/1password/1passw... https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20a... ... so in the meantime while the autofill is broken, people have to manually copy-paste the pa
    comment by jasode · 2025-09-09 · in NPM debug and chalk packages compromised
  4. …2s latency to every action now. I don't know how something like this makes it to GA. Long ticket: https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues/12286
    comment by bubblethink · 2025-01-28 · in Bitwarden is turning 2FA on by default for new devices
  5. …btw. pretty bloated as expected, but whatever The client is GPL, development happens in the open: https://github.com/bitwarden/clients
    comment by lyu07282 · 2024-12-24 · in Some Bitwarden users are not enjoying the new UI/UX
  6. …of the sdk-internal package indicates it’s now GPL3. This comment might be more illuminating: https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues/11611#issuecomme...
    comment by mananaysiempre · 2024-10-25 · in Bitwarden SDK relicensed from proprietary to GPLv3
  7. Real links for easy clicking: https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/-/merge_requests/15353 https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues/11611
    comment by kevincox · 2024-10-25 · in Bitwarden SDK relicensed from proprietary to GPLv3
  8. …only explanation that passes the sniff test. Here's what someone from Bitwarden said in that issue: https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues/11611#issuecomme... I think the submission should be rephrased as "Bitwarden SDK fixed license…
    comment by hnbad · 2024-10-25 · in Bitwarden SDK relicensed from proprietary to GPLv3
  9. …that I was right that AI will start killing people and it did). Bitwarden is doing the right thing. https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues/11611#issuecomme...
    comment by chx · 2024-10-25 · in Concerns raised over Bitwarden moving further away from open source
  10. …don't understand why this git commit is what's linked here. I'd rather hear the discussions on it. https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues/11611
    comment by prophesi · 2024-10-25 · in Bitwarden SDK relicensed from proprietary to GPLv3
  11. https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues/11611#issuecomme... > We have made some adjustments to how the SDK code is organized and packaged to allow you to build and run the app with only GPL/OSI licenses included. The sdk-internal…
    comment by minebreaker · 2024-10-25 · in Bitwarden SDK relicensed from proprietary to GPLv3
  12. Also: https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues/11611#issuecomme... Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41893994
    comment by ferbivore · 2024-10-24 · in Bitwarden SDK relicensed from proprietary to GPLv3
  13. …a good thing the bulk of their client apps are licensed under GPLv3 and can be easily forked. [1] https://github.com/bitwarden/clients
    comment by ValentineC · 2024-10-21 · in Concerns raised over Bitwarden moving further away from open source
  14. …not every Firefox user, but Bitwarden hasn't been working for many FF users for the last month: - https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues/8873 - https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues/9253
    comment by bryanbuckley · 2024-06-11 · in Apple unveils 'Passwords' manager app at WWDC 2024
  15. …but I wonder if it is possible to tie the credential to the executable (signer? hash?). [0] https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/blob/89d7e96b25594e51a7... [1] https://gist.github.com/micjabbour/654e67d29cbd62be3587b9f1d...
    comment by OptionOfT · 2024-05-25 · in Signal's Meredith Whittaker on the Telegram security clash
  16. …go chasing through all the typescript but I'd presume adding a new PassphraseGenerationStrategy https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/blob/desktop-v2024.3.0/... (related: https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/pull/7690 )
    comment by mdaniel · 2024-03-13 · in Insult Passphrase Generator
  17. This could be baked into BitWarden to be honest. Or is it already? Yeah it seems it's there already https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues/523
    comment by crossroadsguy · 2024-01-20 · in The Naz.API Credential Stuffing List
  18. …b.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formul... -> https://www.npmjs.com/package/@bitwarden/cli -> https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/tree/cli-v2023.10.0
    comment by mdaniel · 2023-11-18 · in Bitwarden is down with blank screen under Linux OpenSuse
  19. …has been going on for weeks on multiple Linux distros. See for example the Github issue [0]. [0]: https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues/6560
    comment by ubj · 2023-11-18 · in Bitwarden is down with blank screen under Linux OpenSuse
  20. And supported. https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues/6560#issuecommen...
    comment by dsissitka · 2023-11-17 · in Bitwarden is down with blank screen under Linux OpenSuse
  21. It's definitely out ( https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/releases/tag/browser-v2... just looks like browsers haven't approved it yet.
    comment by minedwiz · 2023-11-01 · in Bitwarden adds support for passkeys
  22. …into technical details (though I didn't watch the videos). I guess you could look through the PRs: https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/pulls?q=is%3Apr+passkey... but I don't really feel like doing that.
    comment by elabajaba · 2023-10-07 · in 23andMe says user data stolen in credential stuffing attack
  23. We would need a Vaultwarden-like project for the clients as well to have an OS fork. https://github.com/bitwarden/clients
    comment by poisonborz · 2023-09-25 · in Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager
  24. …source but covered by BITWARDEN LICENSE AGREEMENT [3]. It does not allow you to use it as OSS. [1] https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/tree/master/bitwarden_l... [2] https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/blob/master/LICENSE.txt [3]…
    comment by elashri · 2023-08-23 · in Bitwarden Secrets Manager now generally available
  25. …they are rabid, but I guess I used to be a rabid fan of 1P so maybe fair's fair :-D Anyway ... - https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues/1620 was created 2021, after it was migrated from the issue that was open even longer in the other…
    comment by mdaniel · 2023-04-25 · in 1Password to Add Telemetry
  26. …GitHub repo[1]. It prompts to update itself when there's a new version which works very well. [1] https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/releases
    comment by mikae1 · 2023-02-24 · in KDE and GNOME seeks $100k to turn Flathub into a Store for the Linux desktop
  27. Odd, I don't think I have ever seen a captcha when logging in. Probably worth reporting a bug: https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues
    comment by yoasif_ · 2023-02-11 · in Why did Mozilla remove XUL add-ons? (2020)
  28. …there does at least appear to be some efforts moving towards a fix. Wonders of open source! [0]: https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/pull/3860
    comment by kemotep · 2023-01-21 · in Unsandboxed Password Manager
  29. Fun fact: Bitwarden also includes some of the 1Password open-source code: https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/blob/c10e93c0d9cf306a59...
    comment by roustem · 2022-12-31 · in I Lost All Faith in LastPass
  30. …over two weeks ago, but the update hasn't been pushed to Mozilla's repository yet, apparently. https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/releases/tag/browser-v2...
    comment by fastforious · 2022-09-28 · in Integrating with Fastmail
  31. Maybe with this new money they can fix the only bug stopping me from ditching LastPass https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues/2304
    comment by mikestaub · 2022-09-07 · in Bitwarden raises $100M
  32. …GPLv3 https://github.com/bitwarden/mobile/blob/master/LICENSE.txt The code for the clients is GPLv3 https://github.com/bitwarden/clients These are all copyleft... with a CLA (contributor license agreement). It's the CLA that allows them…
    comment by buro9 · 2022-09-06 · in Bitwarden raises $100M
  33. Not only that but even the clients are open source ( https://github.com/bitwarden/clients ). There's even an unofficial Rust reimplementation of the server which is even better. Parent post is spreading FUD on this one.
    comment by nacs · 2022-09-06 · in Bitwarden raises $100M
  34. …to work --which is incredibly arrogant and 'Jobsian'... "You're using it wrong!" Example: * https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues/443 * https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues/839 * https://community.bitwarden.com/t/persistent-bit…
    comment by Normille · 2022-08-12 · in Ask HN: What is the best password manager for business use?
  35. …Dec 2017 (no, migrating to a new place is no excuse at all to mark the issue as magically resolved) https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues/443 Here I made a pretty clear video of the issue: https://community.bitwarden.com/t/persistent-…
    comment by j1elo · 2022-06-11 · in Tell HN: Bitwarden does not export attachments in backups
  36. …how important any one password is in order to gauge how "oops, sorrreeee, our bad" affects the user https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues/1620 (open since Feb 2021 ) Aside from that, 1P has a ton more item types, which if one thinks…
    comment by mdaniel · 2022-06-11 · in Tell HN: Bitwarden does not export attachments in backups
  37. Looking at the export code: https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/blob/da5e4a57d026e0d093... The entire export process seems to be client side. Altering the export to include files should be feasible though the Bitwarden devs might choose…
    comment by jeroenhd · 2022-06-11 · in Tell HN: Bitwarden does not export attachments in backups
  38. …which is a subset of UX, but crosses over into "how is this not a 'stop all work and fix it' bug?": https://github.com/bitwarden/browser/issues/1620 I have a paid Bitwarden subscription, because I wanted to give it a fair shake, but based…
    comment by mdaniel · 2022-01-19 · in 1Password Has Raised $620M
  39. …fault, and that it is Mozilla's fault[1]! All it took was Chrome introducing a deadline... [0] https://github.com/bitwarden/browser/pull/2121/commits/9d81b... [1] https://github.com/bitwarden/browser/issues/136#issuecomment...
    comment by mkdirp · 2022-01-19 · in Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager
  40. …be some issues until they refactor the whole extension for Manifest V3 (deadline is Jan/2023). https://github.com/bitwarden/browser/pull/2121#issuecomment-...
    comment by up6w6 · 2022-01-19 · in Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager
  41. Bitwarden is on the way to support it. https://github.com/bitwarden/browser/pull/2047
    comment by up6w6 · 2021-11-16 · in I hate password rules
  42. …been blaming Mozilla for deprecating and subsequently removing an API. It's pretty ridiculous. [0] https://github.com/bitwarden/browser/issues/136
    comment by gizdan · 2021-08-08 · in 1password is considering a self-hosted option to store vaults
  43. …back and forth about this so long that I stopped paying attention to the issue after a while. [0]: https://github.com/bitwarden/browser/issues/1408
    comment by jeroenhd · 2021-06-06 · in Password Managers
  44. There's an open PR for 1. though it's ignored by the maintainers unfortunately https://github.com/bitwarden/browser/pull/987/files
    comment by loginatnine · 2021-04-14 · in 1Password Secrets Automation
  45. https://github.com/bitwarden/browser/releases/tag/v1.49.0 I had to update my chrome extension manually but there's now a new "Send" button in the extension. Should be similar with firefox.
    comment by loginatnine · 2021-03-12 · in Bitwarden Send - A trusted way to securely share information with anyone
  46. …but 3y+ for a critical feature is one of the reasons BitWarden is not the first choices. [0] https://github.com/bitwarden/browser/issues/320 PS - If this issue does not occur for you personally, great but it does not for me and many…
    comment by tchalla · 2021-03-02 · in LastPass Android app has got 7 trackers in it
  47. https://github.com/bitwarden/browser/issues/1124 was the original issue, as far as I can tell.
    comment by isignal · 2020-09-21 · in Bitwarden leaks passwords to other subdomains
  48. Looks like this is a fix to this posted 30 minutes ago https://github.com/bitwarden/browser/pull/1397
    comment by johnbatch · 2020-09-20 · in Bitwarden leaks passwords to other subdomains
  49. …fields too. Bitwarden use the same method as 1password[1] for autofill, which works great! [1] https://github.com/bitwarden/browser/blob/master/src/content...
    comment by tmikaeld · 2019-10-06 · in LastPass Extension slows Chrome's responsiveness by up to 50%
  50. FYI there is a beta for a new Safari extension for Bitwarden you can use https://github.com/bitwarden/browser/issues/664 I have been using it for a week or so now and other than the known issues mentioned it works the same as before.
    comment by satysin · 2019-09-21 · in Apple neutered ad blockers in Safari, and users didn't say a thing