Install 1password with Homebrew Cask

Project links

• Homepage
• Package manager page

Commands and aliases

No executable aliases were found in the local package database.

Project history

1Password was founded in Toronto in 2005 by Dave Teare, Roustem Karimov, Natalia Karimov, and Sara Teare. The founders originally built a form-filling utility to simplify testing websites, then released the first public Mac version in 2006.

The product grew from a consumer-focused password manager into a multi-platform identity-security company. Its core application stores passwords, passkeys, payment details, secure notes, and other private records behind end-to-end encryption.

Adoption history

The first public version, named 1Passwd, was uploaded for Mac users in May 2006. User feedback drove frequent early releases, and the product expanded from a consumer password manager into family, team, business, developer, and enterprise offerings.

1Password reports adoption by millions of people and more than 200,000 businesses. Its platform now spans desktop and mobile applications, browser integration, command-line and developer tooling, secrets management, and broader identity and access products.

How it is used

People use the desktop application and browser integrations to generate, save, synchronize, and fill credentials and other sensitive records. Accounts are protected by an account password and Secret Key.

The desktop application's preferences are stored in `settings.json`; 1Password warns that sensitive settings are cryptographically signed and does not support generic direct configuration of that file.

Why package nerds care

For package users, 1Password is notable as a mainstream graphical security application that also participates in developer workflows through browser integration, SSH support, a separate command-line tool, and secrets-management products.

The Homebrew cask provides a conventional macOS installation path, but users should distinguish the `1password` desktop cask from separately packaged developer components such as the 1Password CLI.

Timeline

• 2005: 1Password was founded in Toronto.
• 2006: The first public release, then named 1Passwd, was uploaded to MacUpdate and VersionTracker.
• 2019: 1Password announced an Accel partnership to accelerate company growth.
• Later development: The product expanded into business identity security, developer tooling, secrets management, and access-management services.

Related projects

• 1Password CLI: The company's command-line interface for retrieving and using items in developer workflows.
• 1Password browser extensions: Browser integration for saving and filling credentials.
• 1Password Secrets Automation and developer tools: Related products for application and infrastructure secrets.

Sources

• https://1password.com/blog/accel-partnership
• https://1password.com/company
• https://1password.com/press
• https://support.1password.com/