Bitwarden is a cross-platform and open source password management service that stores personal data in an encrypted digital vault. It is basically free to use and offers for a small amount per year various extras, such as using a hardware key for added security and attachment storage capacity. Bitwarden is available online, on your computer, as a mobile app and as a plug-in for a wide range of browsers. The desktop client changelog of the past few versions can be found below.
Version 1.27.1
- Bug fixes
Version 1.27.0
- Master password reply
- Bug and accessibility fixes
Version 1.26.5
- Bug Fixes
Version 1.26.4
- Resolves an issue with perpetual loading after unlock
Version 1.26.3
- Re-packaging browser extension updates
Version 1.26.2
- Re-packaging browser extension updates
Version 1.26.1
- Re-packaging browser extension updates
Version 1.26.0
- Bitwarden Send Files Upload directly to Azure
- Premium Membership inheritance/offer [mimic web vault on all clients]
- Hide Email from Send landing page
- 1 character searching for Chinese languages
- Require email address verification to create file Sends
- Trash items now deleted after 30 days
- Various bug fixes
Version 1.24.7 (Frozen)
This is a “frozen” legacy build of the Bitwarden Desktop client which contains the Safari App extension, v1.48.1 for those users still using Safari 13 or earlier which is not compatible with Safari’s Web extensions.
- This version will not be maintained or officially supported; no new patches will be released for it.
- Auto-update and “check for updates” has been removed from this version.
- This version does not contain new functionality such as Bitwarden Send and will not get native biometrics support.
- This release is currently only to support macOS and therefore the .dmg is the only release asset available for this version.
Version 1.25.1
- Electron update to 11.3.0 (#784) and Electron Builder update to 22.10.5 (#783)
- Fixes nsis installer & portable incorrectly using the wrong architecture
- Electron update includes other bug fixes and improvements
Version 1.25.0
- Bitwarden Send: an end-to-end encrypted solution for ephemeral sharing. There’s lot of material about Send on our website and Help Center, but you can start here.
- Edge support for Biometrics
- TOTP quick copy buttons
- Electron 11 update
- Various bug fixes
| Version number | 1.27.1 |
| Release status | Final |
| Operating systems | Windows 7, Android, Linux, BSD, macOS, iOS, Windows 8, Windows 10 |
| Website | Bitwarden |
| Download | https://bitwarden.com/download/ |
| License type | Freeware/Paid |