Password managers are very secure, offer many features and work across all major browsers and devices. So why use a stand-alone password manager when a web browser like Google Chrome will remember passwords too? Because it's not that hard to steal passwords from web browsers - there's even free software that lets you do it - and malware that does so is pretty common.Īpple's own Keychain software is more secure, and there's even a Windows version now, but it's pretty bare-bones and doesn't work on Android devices. You can sync your passwords across an unlimited number of devices, although in many cases you have to pay for that privilege the free versions are often limited to one or two devices. The best password managers also all have client software for Windows, Mac, Android and iOS, and most support Linux and Chrome OS too.
