1Password Makes the Mac App Store 50% Cheaper

1Password is officially on the Mac App Store and Apple is not shy of advertising it on the front page. It’s a brand new version with Lion-specific enhancements, a new menubar icon for easy access from any application, full-screen support, 64-bit, and it sells for half the price with an incentive for free upgrading to v. 4.0.

A very popular password manager and form filler among Mac enthusiasts, “1Password is your online password and identity companion.”

According to the people at AgileBits (formerly Agile Web Solutions), “It leaps past simple password storage because 1Password works directly with your browser, saves your user names and passwords, and effortlessly creates strong, unique passwords for each site.”

“1Password can then automatically and securely log you in, enter credit card information, and fill registration forms, all while encrypting your information with the one password you need to remember,” the developer explains.

There’s more, though. 1Password also makes it easy to use multiple Logins for the same site, create multiple Identities for registration forms, surveys, and shopping carts, and it offers a way to securely sync your data data over-the-air between all your devices and cloud services.

The new version was re-engineered to leverage some key features in OS X Lion, including Full-Screen mode, Sandboxing security and PBKDF2 Calibration, and 64-bit support.

1Password 3.9 also offers quick access to your data from the menu bar and improved support for browser extensions.

In celebration of launching the app on the Mac App Store, AgileBits is selling 1Password at half the price, and the chance to upgrade to version 4.0 free of charge.

In the company’s own words, “For a limited time, save over 50% off the regular price and also receive a free upgrade to 1Password 4 when it becomes available. 1Password 4 will only be available in Mac App Store,” AgileBits outlines.

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