I’ve been waiting for this for a long time. I have come to prefer Chrome as my favorite browser, but there was no Roboform integration, and I just can’t survive without Roboform (a password manager, but also a way to manage all sorts of sensitive information and keep it encrypted). As of April 14, Roboform has a Chrome adapter now too. That means it now works with Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, iPhone/IPod Touch, and Android and Chrome (see full list).

I store everything in Roboform even though it costs money, because:

  1. It’s convenient: one click and I’m logged in
  2. It’s encrypted and password protected
  3. All information is available from all compatible browsers and directly from the Roboform interface as well
  4. It’s available offline

Offline support is important to me because I use it to store all kinds of information that I want encrypted, but which doesn’t necessarily pertain to online services. So I like that available even when I’m offline but, say, need my bank info to make a call to my bank.
Until now, Roboform for Chrome has only been available in the online version (which is similar to KeePass and other online password storage solutions). As of a couple of weeks ago, there is now an alpha version of the full Roboform toolbar.
Of course, it comes with all the warnings for alpha products, but I’ve been using it for a week or so and no serious problems. On one website, I used Roboform to fill a form and got a popup saying Roboform had become unresponsive, did I want to stop it? I clicked yes, but in fact nothing bad happened. It correctly filled and submitted the form and Roboform was still available on subsequent pages.
All in all, I’m pretty happy with this!

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