Minimalist Password Manager 3.5

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Minimalist Password Manager 3.5 Screenshot

Designed exclusively for Apple devices. Sync via iCloud. Pay once with one-time purchase. AutoFill without browser extensions. Generate 2FA codes. Industry standard 256-bit end-to-end encryption. Super fast unlock. Shared family purchase. Made in Canada. Try Minimalist for FREE, forever!

DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY FOR APPLE DEVICES

Minimalist is designed exclusively for iPhone, iPad, and Mac to take advantage of the power, speed, and security built into Apple platforms. Apple's native app technologies are used to make Minimalist intuitive, fast, power efficient, and super secure. Learn more at https://minimalistpassword.com.

SYNC VIA ICLOUD

Minimalist keeps all your data in sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac using the iCloud account you already trust. Your devices sync ridiculously fast and your data remains secure and private, even from us. Learn more at https://minimalistpassword.com.

PAY ONCE WITH ONE-TIME PURCHASE

Tired of subscriptions? Yeah, we get it. That's why Minimalist offers a one-time purchase along side annual or monthly subscription options for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Choose the purchase option that's right for you! Learn more at https://minimalistpassword.com.

AUTOFILL WITHOUT BROWSER EXTENSIONS

Minimalist supports Apple's AutoFill system already built-in to iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No browser extension required. Quickly and securely sign-in to websites and apps without revealing your browser content or browsing history. Learn more at https://minimalistpassword.com.

GENERATE 2FA CODES

Securely store and generate 2FA codes directly in Minimalist. No additional authenticator app required. All your login information lives in one place, available on all your devices. Learn more at https://minimalistpassword.com.

SECURE & PRIVATE

Industry standard 256-bit encryption and end-to-end encrypted sync means your data remains secure and private, even from us. Learn more at https://minimalistpassword.com.

GENERATE STRONG PASSWORDS

Easily generate strong, secure, unique passwords for all your online accounts. This way when one account gets compromised, the others remain safe. Learn more at https://minimalistpassword.com.

SUPER FAST UNLOCK

Unlock Minimalist quickly and securely using Touch ID, Apple Watch, or your Master Password. Learn more at https://minimalistpassword.com.

SHARED FAMILY PURCHASE

Share your Minimalist purchase with up to five family members via Apple's Family Sharing. Learn more at https://minimalistpassword.com.

MADE IN CANADA

Minimalist is designed and developed by a devoted team in Canada with honesty and integrity at the core of everything we do. Learn more at https://minimalistpassword.com.

TRY MINIMALIST FOR FREE - FOREVER

Minimalist is free to try forever with editing limited to 10 items. A single purchase removes the limit and enables unlimited editing on all your devices including iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Your subscription automatically renews 24 hours prior to expiration. Auto-renew can be turned off in the Settings app which allows the subscription to expire at the end of the current period.

* Terms of use available at https://minimalistpassword.com/terms

Apr 26, 2024
Version 3.5
A major competitor, whom may remain nameless, has asked us to change our logo on account of its vague similarity to their own. Apparently they are worried their customers will mistake Minimalist for a simpler version of their own product and make the switch. Imagine that!

While we disagree entirely with the assertion that anyone would confuse Minimalist with another product, we also have no desire to engage in an expensive court battle with one of the largest password manager makers in the space.

Instead we are taking this opportunity to remember exactly why we created Minimalist is the first place; to be a better password manager company!

So today we are announcing three major changes to help us get back to our roots:

1. A bold new logo! We have designed a bold new logo which uniquely identifies Minimalist amongst the countless competitors out there. And given that you’ll be looking at this logo on your home screens everyday, we want your input. Please send all feedback, ideas, and/or alternative designs to hello@minimalistpassword.com .

2. Return of the one-time purchase! While we strongly believe that reasonably priced subscriptions are key to building a sustainable software business on the App Store, we also sympathize with everyone out there who simply can't stand subscriptions! So starting today we are reinstating the one-time purchase option. You can now get one step closer to ridding your digital life of subscriptions, once and for all!

3. All purchases are now family purchases! We share everything with our families. Love and laughter, food and vacations, income and expenses. Everything. That's why we've enabled Apple Family Sharing on all Minimalist purchases; past, present and future! No matter how you purchase / purchased Minimalist, your purchase can now be shared with up to five family members via Apple's Family Sharing.

That's our update for today, but stay tuned because there is more to come!

About Minimalist Password Manager

Minimalist Password Manager is a free app for iOS published in the Office Suites & Tools list of apps, part of Business.

The company that develops Minimalist Password Manager is Minimalist Software Inc. The latest version released by its developer is 3.5.

To install Minimalist Password Manager on your iOS device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2024-04-26 and was downloaded 1 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Minimalist Password Manager as malware if the download link is broken.

How to install Minimalist Password Manager on your iOS device:

Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to the App Store.
Once the Minimalist Password Manager is shown in the iTunes listing of your iOS device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the GET button to the right of the app to start downloading it.
If you are not logged-in the iOS appstore app, you'll be prompted for your your Apple ID and/or password.
After Minimalist Password Manager is downloaded, you'll see an INSTALL button to the right. Tap on it to start the actual installation of the iOS app.
Once installation is finished you can tap on the OPEN button to start it. Its icon will also be added to your device home screen.

Program Details

General
Publisher	Minimalist Software Inc
Released Date	2024-04-26
Languages	English

Category
Category	Business
Subcategory	Office Suites & Tools

System requirements
Operating systems	ios

Download information
File size	7.65 MB
Total downloads	1

Pricing
License model	Free
Price	N/A

Version History

Here you can find the changelog of Minimalist Password Manager since it was posted on our website on 2021-12-17. The latest version is 3.5 and it was updated on soft112.com on 27 April, 2024. See below the changes in each version:

version 3.5

posted on 2024-04-26

Apr 26, 2024
Version 3.5
A major competitor, whom may remain nameless, has asked us to change our logo on account of its vague similarity to their own. Apparently they are worried their customers will mistake Minimalist for a simpler version of their own product and make the switch. Imagine that!

While we disagree entirely with the assertion that anyone would confuse Minimalist with another product, we also have no desire to engage in an expensive court battle with one of the largest password manager makers in the space.

Instead we are taking this opportunity to remember exactly why we created Minimalist is the first place; to be a better password manager company!

So today we are announcing three major changes to help us get back to our roots:

1. A bold new logo! We have designed a bold new logo which uniquely identifies Minimalist amongst the countless competitors out there. And given that you’ll be looking at this logo on your home screens everyday, we want your input. Please send all feedback, ideas, and/or alternative designs to hello@minimalistpassword.com .

2. Return of the one-time purchase! While we strongly believe that reasonably priced subscriptions are key to building a sustainable software business on the App Store, we also sympathize with everyone out there who simply can't stand subscriptions! So starting today we are reinstating the one-time purchase option. You can now get one step closer to ridding your digital life of subscriptions, once and for all!

3. All purchases are now family purchases! We share everything with our families. Love and laughter, food and vacations, income and expenses. Everything. That's why we've enabled Apple Family Sharing on all Minimalist purchases; past, present and future! No matter how you purchase / purchased Minimalist, your purchase can now be shared with up to five family members via Apple's Family Sharing.
That's our update for today, but stay tuned because there is more to come!

version 3.4.5

posted on 2024-03-09

Mar 9, 2024
Version 3.4.5
Well that didn't last long! No updates for 7 months, then two in the same week?!? Crazy! This update fixes a critical bug which under certain circumstances prevented people from entering their Master Password and unlocking Minimalist! Thanks to everyone who sent in reports. It's much appreciated!

version 3.4.3

posted on 2023-07-16

Jul 16, 2023
Version 3.4.3
Thanks to everyone who sent in feedback over the last few days! Today's update introduces our new Family purchase option, fixes a few annoying bugs, and adds some highly requested keyboard shortcuts. Let's discuss!

• Introducing our new Family purchase option! This option enables Unlimited Editing for up to 6 family members via Apple Family Sharing. Each family member gets their own private Minimalist data, securely synced via their own iCloud account. Learn more about Apple Family Sharing at https://support.apple.com/HT201060 .

• We've fixed an issue which prevented newly added items from being selected in the list, as well as another issue where the incorrect item would be selected in the list after archiving or moving and item to the trash. What can we say, software is hard! Special thanks to Robert B. for pointing these out.

• We've added a few keyboard shortcuts to make navigating Minimalist a little easier. You can now Favorite or Unfavorite selected items with shift-command-F. You can also cancel or "use" a generated password from the password generator popover by typing Esc or Return. We've also prevented command-delete from deleting the selected item while editing, which was admittedly a bug. Special thanks to Robert B. for bringing these to our attention.

That's it for now, but stay tuned because there is more to come!

version 3.4.2

posted on 2023-07-03

Jul 3, 2023
Version 3.4.2
Thanks to everyone who sent in feedback over the last few months! Today's update includes a few security and performance improvements which we are pretty excited about. Let's discuss!

• Minimalist will now tell pasteboard applications like TextExpander, Butler, Keyboard Maestro, and others, to conceal sensitive information like passwords and PINs according to the standards outlined at nspasteboard.org! This is a major security win which we previously were unaware of. Special thanks to Nick S. and Scott F. for pointing us in the right direction.

• We've fixed an issue which caused Minimalist and Minimalist AutoFill to lock unexpectedly under certain circumstances. It didn't always happen, but it happened enough to be annoying! Special thanks to Jake T. for helping identify the cause.

• We've removed from the welcome screens all references to a certain purchase option which is no longer available. Apparently we forgot to update these screens when the option was removed a few versions ago. Apologies to everyone who felt confused, mislead, or annoyed by this mistake. And special thanks to all those who wrote in to tell us about it.

• Speaking of purchase options, we've completely rebuilt the purchase system using Apple's latest StoreKit APIs to make managing purchases faster, easier, and more reliable than ever! Everything should be much smoother now, including initial purchases, purchase transferring between devices, automatic renewal of subscriptions, and more.

• Lastly we've made some minor performance improvements regarding item selection. These improvements are pretty small, but hey every bit counts!

That's it for now, but stay tuned because there is more to come!

version 3.4.1

posted on 2023-02-25

Feb 25, 2023
Version 3.4.1
Thanks to everyone who sent in feedback over the last few months! Today's update address another round of relatively minor issues which were annoying us to no end. Let's discuss!
• We've reverted the quick-action behavior on touch devices so that a single tap shows the menu rather than triggering the quick-action. Long pressing still shows the menu and allows for drag-and-drop to copy, we've just disabled the quick-action. We apologize for going back and forth on this, we just couldn't stand the quick-action behavior on touch devices.

• We've fixed yet another Tag filtering issue where partial matches where being included, this time partial matches at the end of the Tag. Hopefully we've got this sorted out for good this time around!

• We've added the ability to clear locally cached data and re-sync from iCloud in the event of a syncing glitch. This doesn't come up very often, but when it does it's really nice to have a built-in one-click solution to resolve it.

• We've updated the pricing screen to more accurately display the amount saved by going with the annual pricing over monthly pricing regardless of the region or currency. Special thanks to Tom R. for pointing out the flaw in our previous approach.

• We've added the ability to import items from Remembear and Keeper. Special thanks to Tom F. and Herbert S. for helping us get these added.

• We've updated the format for 8-digit one-time passwords to use a 4 - 4 spacing such as "1234 5678". It' much easier to read now. Special thanks to Matt K. for the suggestion.

• Lastly we've fixed a bug we inadvertently introduced a few versions ago where editing was not being limited to the first 10 items in free mode as the bottom banner would suggest. This was very confusing for many people and not terribly good for our business, so we've corrected it. For everyone who has been enjoying this "feature", please consider it to have been a kind of "extended free trial" which has now come to an end. Thanks for understanding!

That's it for now, but stay tuned because there is more to come!
*** However there is just one more thing ***

We've decided it's time to get "featured" in the App Store and we need your help! We need as many reviews as possible to let the App Store feature team know how much people are enjoying Minimalist. If you haven't done so already, please leave a review now. Do you know someone else using Minimalist? Please ask them to leave a review. Every review counts!

Thank you very much in advance and we'll talk soon!

version 3.1.2

posted on 2022-07-24

Jul 24, 2022 Version 3.1.2
Thanks to everyone who sent in feedback over the last few weeks! Today's update is a relatively minor one, but hey, every bit counts! Let's discuss.

• Minimalist has always had the ability to re-order custom fields within custom sections, however there was no way to re-order the sections themselves. That is until now! You can now re-order entire sections by selecting "Re-order Sections" from the context menu next to a custom section's title. Special thanks to Édouard P. and Jadon B. for encouraging us to work on this.

• We've updated the one-time password generator to support the arbitrary values for the period parameter when using the OTP url scheme as a secret. We had mistakenly thought that only values of 15, 30, and 60 were valid, however it turns out there are services which use arbitrary values such as 7 or 10. Oops! Our bad! In any event, Minimalist will now generate the correct one-time passwords in even more situations! Special thanks again to James C. for bringing this to our attention.

• Importing data into Minimalist has been improved as well. You can now import data from Secrets, Avira, and the latest version of mSecure. We've also improved the 1Password 1PIF importer to correctly put items in the archive as indicated. Special thanks to Tom E., Giovanni V., and Yariv N. for making these suggestions.

• We've fixed an issue where the "Show as Subtitle" command would not work under some circumstances. Special thanks to Jadon B. for pointing this out.

• Finally, we've attempted to fix a really annoying layout issue which caused the action buttons at the bottom of an item's details to be the wrong height. Sometimes they were way too tall, and sometimes they were so squished the labels were no longer readable. We can't be 100% sure it's corrected, but we haven't seen it even once during testing so it’s looking promising! Special thanks to Jadon B. for encouraging us to look at this again.
That's it for now, but stay tuned because there is more to come!
*** But there is... just one more thing ***

We've decided it's time to get "featured" in the App Store and we need your help! We need as many reviews as possible to let the App Store feature team know how much people enjoy using Minimalist. If you haven't done so already, please leave a review now. Do you know someone else using Minimalist? Please ask them to leave a review. Every review counts! Together we can do it!

Thank you very much in advance and we'll talk soon!

version 3.1

posted on 2022-05-16

May 16, 2022 Version 3.1
Thanks to everyone who sent in feedback over the last few weeks! Today's update resolves a few minor issues and adds a few important features! Let's dive in!

• To start, let's talk about importing data from other apps. We've fixed an issue with the 1Password 1PUX importer which prevented some attachments from being imported, and sometimes prevent the import from completing at all. We've also updated the iCloud Keychain (Safari) CSV importer to match the new the column labels. Finally we've added support for importing from Passwords Plus CSV files. Special thanks to David M., ultradjgirl, and John K. for helping us with these.

• Recently we added some security improvements to Minimalist. This included a requirement that your Master Password be used to unlock Minimalist after a device restart. While many people welcome the change, a number of people have expressed frustration with it. Not to worry, this feature can now be disabled under Authentication & Security -> "After this device has been restarted". Special thanks to everyone who wrote in about this.

• We've improved the handling of backup files stored inside iCloud Drive folders. Minimalist will now properly handle files which are technically present in iCloud Drive, but have not yet been downloaded to the device. Special thanks the Brad V. for pointing this out.

• We've seriously increased the number of custom sections and fields each item in Minimalist can have. It's now up to 52 sections, and a whopping 130 fields! Hopefully this will be enough! Special thanks to Aaron P. for pushing the envelope of what Minimalist can handle!
*** And now for something new ***

• Minimalist now supports "favorites"! You can mark an item as "favorite" then select the "Favorites" category to see all your favorites. Special thanks to E. Soto, Aaron P., Akos K., Tim S., Chase M., Claude B., and the many, many others who have requested this over the last few years. You know who you are!

• Last but not least, we've added something new called "Safe for Inspection Mode"! This is for situations such as border crossings or entering government agencies where you may be asked to present your Minimalist data for inspection and only want certain items to be visible. Learn more under Settings -> Safe For Inspection Mode. Special thanks to Artem T. for helping us with this.

That's it for now, but stay tuned because there is more to come!
*** But there is... just one more thing ***

We've decided it's time to get "featured" in the App Store and we need your help! We need as many reviews as possible to let the App Store feature team know how much people enjoy using Minimalist. If you haven't done so already, please leave a review now. Do you know someone else using Minimalist? Please ask them to leave a review. Every review counts! Together we can do it!

Thank you very much in advance and we'll talk soon!

version 3.0.2

posted on 2022-05-05

May 5, 2022 Version 3.0.2
Thanks to everyone who sent in feedback over the last few weeks! Today's update addresses a few relatively minor issues and adds a few relatively minor features. But hey, it's the little things that count!

• We've fixed an issue which, in extremely rare cases, caused Minimalist to crash on launch due to corrupt data having made its way into a person's account. Minimalist will now happily ignore the corrupted data so you can continue accessing your account and perform backups and exports. Special thanks to Jonas K. for working with us to identify this issue.

• We've fixed an issue with the 1Password 1PIF importer which prevented specific attachment data from being imported when the same filename was attached to multiple items. This was a silly oversight on our part which has been remedied. Special thanks to Lazar J. and Alexander B. for helping us identify this issue.

• We've fixed another issue with the 1Password 1PIF importer which improperly handled additional websites by putting them into a custom section rather than adding them to the "additional websites" field. Special thanks to Feek for helping us sort this out.

• We've added support for importing from 1Password's 1PUX format! Perfect for everyone looking to migrate from 1Password 8 for Mac. Special thanks to Chase M., David M., and Michael S. for pushing us to get on this!

• We've fixed an issue with the Enpass importer where items created with custom templates would cause the import to fail. This was a simple oversight on our part which has been resolved. Special thanks to Aaron P. for helping us determine the issue.

• We've added a new setting under Item Details which lets you select a default username to use for new login items. This is of course optional, but is very convenient if you generally use the same email address for all your online accounts. Special thanks to Daryl J. for helping us see the need for this.

• We've fixed an issue where drag-and-dropping credit card numbers and one time passwords would not remove the formatting spaces between the numbers. This often resulted in form fields rejecting or truncating the copied numbers. Minimalist now correctly removes the formatting spaces. Special thanks to Dario F. and G. Saez for bringing this to our attention.
That's it for now, but stay tuned because there is more to come!
*** Although there is... just one more thing ***

We've decided it's time to get "featured" in the App Store and we need your help! We need as many reviews as possible to let the App Store feature team know how much people enjoy using Minimalist. If you haven't done so already, please leave a review now. Do you know someone else using Minimalist? Please ask them to leave a review. Every review counts! Together we can do it!

Thank you very much in advance and we'll talk soon!

version 3.0.1

posted on 2022-04-17

Apr 17, 2022 Version 3.0.1
Thanks to everyone who sent in feedback on last week's update! It was great to hear how much you all enjoyed it! However it was slightly less great to hear about some of the bugs you encountered. Today's update remedies this situation and fixes as many bugs as we could find! Let's dive in!

• Let's start with the big one. We've fixed an issue related to our use of the Secure Enclave which prevented Face ID, Touch ID, and Unlock with Apple Watch from working properly under rare circumstances. We apologize for any inconvenience this caused. Going forward this will not be an issue as we've learned our lesson; respect the Secure Enclave! Special thanks to Paul R. for helping us identify this issue.

• Now let's talk about Minimalist AutoFill. It turns out there was a small change to the way the Apple's AutoFill system works which caused all kinds of strange behaviors and bugs with Minimalist AutoFill. We apologize for not noticing earlier! We've updated Minimalist AutoFill and it’s now behaving normally again. Special thanks to Hanna H. and Arden Sinclair for reporting these issues.

• Next up we've fixed two separate issues which under rare circumstances caused Minimalist to crash while importing 1pif files. Luckily this seems to have been quite rare and only affected a few people. Special thanks to John D., Jeffery T., and Camilla D. for reporting these issues.

• Wouldn't it be great if Minimalist automatically selected the search bar after being unlocked on Mac? Well that's how Minimalist was supposed to work all along! And now it does! Special thanks to Feek for pointing this out.

• Apparently the clipboard auto-clear feature was a little too good at clearing things from the clipboard, even when it wasn't supposed to! Oops, our bad! We've made some adjustments and it's working correctly again. Special thanks Joel K. for reporting this and helping us figure out exactly what was happening here!

• As usual there are other small improvements such as the ability to add tags to items being imported, the addition of Open in Browser keyboard shortcuts, selecting a sensible default location when choosing the backup folder, and replacing the last word of "memorable" generated passwords with a 3-digit number to get past the password police! Special thanks to Édouard P., Feek, Ria, and Mitch W. for suggesting these.
That's it for now, but stay tuned because there is more to come!
*** Although there is... just one more thing ***

We've decided it's time to get "featured" in the App Store and we need your help! We need as many reviews as possible to let the App Store feature team know how much people enjoy using Minimalist. If you haven't done so already, please leave a review now. Do you know someone else using Minimalist? Please ask them to leave a review. Every review counts! Together we can do it!

Thank you very much in advance and we'll talk soon!

version 3.0

posted on 2022-04-07

Apr 7, 2022 Version 3.0
Thanks to everyone who has sent in feedback over the last few years! Today's update attempts to address as many of these requests as we could possibly fit into a single release. Let's dive in!

• First up, Automatic Encrypted Backups! Minimalist can now automatically perform encrypted backups at specified intervals. You choose both the location and interval, as well as how many old backups Minimalist should keep at any given time. You'll be prompted to setup Automatic Backups on first launch, then can make additional changes under Settings -> Backup & Restore. Special thanks to Bill P., Larry M., Feek, Craig H., David N., Scott S., Artem T., Scott F., C. J., Lorraine M., and Javier M. for encouraging us to work on this.

• Next up, the Password Generator! We've expanded the capitalization options to include "One random letter". We've lowered the minimum number of digits to four when generating PINs. We've added an option to show the password generator in-line below password fields! Enable under Settings -> Item Details -> "When editing passwords...". Special thanks to Scott F. for working with us to get this right.

• Next up, Window Pinning! We've added a "pin" button to the window title bar which allows Minimalist to "float" above other windows while not in the foreground. This is especially useful on smaller screens where windows often overlap and many clicks are required to manually copy/paste between Minimalist and other apps. Special thanks to Eric I., Fredrik L., William G., Nicholas S., and Aman C. for helping us understand the need for this feature. Now if only we could drag-and-drop fields to copy the values...

• Introducing Drag-and-Drop to copy! You can now simply drag a field to copy its value to virtually anywhere else in the system, including other apps! Special thanks to Cortney T., Dan H., Gustavo S., and Phoenix Fox for encouraging us to prioritize this feature.

• Announcing our migration to Apple's CryptoKit! Up until now Minimalist has used the open-source CryptoSwift framework for all cryptographic functions. Going forward Minimalist will be performing all cryptographic functions using Apple's CryptoKit framework already built into macOS and iOS. The end result is increased security, better performance, and eventually a smaller app size!

• We've made some additional security improvements as well. Minimalist will now require your Master Password after a device restart, and optionally after a time interval of your choosing; hourly, daily, or weekly. The Secure Enclave is now being used to effectively "double" encrypt data stored in the local Keychain such as encryption keys, security settings, etc. so your Minimalist data remains safe even if your Keychain is somehow compromised. Special thanks to Chris J., Aman C, Keaton S., and Yuuta K. for encouraging these changes.

• We Stand With Ukraine. In light of the atrocities being committed against the people of Ukraine, we have temporarily removed all limitations from the free version of Minimalist for people inside Ukraine, and for our friends inside Russia and Belarus who actively oppose the war and need protection from their own government. Learn more at https://minimalistpassword.com/help-ukraine-now .

• We've also added quite a few smaller improvements and bug fixes, however we're almost out of space for these release notes so we'll just say thank you to Scott F., Nicholas S., Kevin K., Nghi, Édouard P., Matt M., Bennani Z., Evan J., and Adam U. for your feature suggestions and bug reports!

• Last, but certainly not least, we've added an "Honorable Mentions" section to the Minimalist screen inside the Settings app on iOS, and to the "About Minimalist" window on macOS. We're incredibly grateful to you all for your contributions over the last few years. Take a look and please let us know if you'd like your name modified, removed, or your country's flag added!
That's it for now, but stay tuned because there is more to come!

version 2.9.9

posted on 2022-02-03

Feb 3, 2022 Version 2.9.9
Thanks to everyone who sent in feedback on last week's update! We're thrilled to hear how much you're enjoying it! Today's update continues the trend of "quality-of-life" improvements and adds two hotly requested new features! Let's dive in!

• We're glad people are enjoying the newly rebuilt Large Viewer, but we've been told the layout is sometimes off and the character position numbers can be distracting. Well good news folks, we've fix the layout issues and you can now choose how the character position numbers are displayed under Settings -> Appearance -> "When using the Large Viewer...". Special thanks to Scott F. for pointing out the layout issues.

• When displaying an item's details, Minimalist automatically conceals passwords, passcodes, and PINs so they can be copied without being visible to anyone else around you. We really like this feature, but we've been told it's not for everyone. Now you can disable the automatic concealing feature under Settings -> Authentication & Security -> "When displaying item details...". Big thanks to efthymisgr, Rick D'A., and Tim S. for requesting this.

• We've added the ability to copy usernames, in addition to passwords and one-time passwords, from various menus throughout the app. Thanks to Nguyet N. for the suggestion.

• As some of you have already discovered, each item in Minimalist has a limited number of custom fields which can be added to it, 26 in fact. Well that number just doubled to 52! Thanks to Artem T. for the suggestion.
*** Hotly Requested New Feature # 1 ***

• Minimalist now has a full-featured password generator! We were thoroughly surprised by how many people requested this feature over the last year. Please let us know what you think and we'll continue refining it over time. Huge thanks to Efthymis T., Hugh M., Steven J., Tarun A., Aman C., Andrew J., Christian K., efthymisgr, Scott F., Diego G., Bill L., Antonio S., James M., June K., and Ragnar V. for helping us understand the need for this feature.
*** Hotly Requested New Feature # 2 ***

• A proper item archive! You can now clean up your item list and AutoFill menu WITHOUT deleting old items. Simply move them to the archive where they will be kept safe and won't participate in AutoFill. Large thanks to Miguel Z., Scott F., efthymisgr, Klaas K., Joao, and Hugh M. for helping us see the benefit of this.
*** An Important Side Note ***

We've decided it's time to get "featured" in the App Store and we need your help! We need as many reviews as possible to let the App Store feature team know how many people love Minimalist. If you haven't done so already, please leave a review now. Do you know someone else using Minimalist? Please ask them to leave a review. Every review counts! Together we can do it!

Thank you very much in advance and we'll talk soon!

version 2.9.8

posted on 2022-01-20

Jan 20, 2022 Version 2.9.8
Thanks to everyone who sent in feedback over the last few months! Today's update is all about "quality of life" improvements which will make day-to-day use of Minimalist more enjoyable. Let's dive in!

• We've added a new persistent "Forgot Password?" when entering your master password. Big thanks to everyone who wrote in letting us know how badly this was needed.

• You can now press command-U when entering your master password to unlock with Touch ID or Apple Watch (when available).

• Minimalist can now be set to automatically unlock using Touch ID or Apple Watch either only when first opened OR whenever the app become active. Thanks to everyone who requested this!

• We've removed the 20 item limit when searching. We honestly believed the limit was needed to improve performance... it wasn't. Big thanks to Larry M., Neil B., and Vishal N. for encouraging us to revisit this decision.

• You can now choose which fields are included while searching via the new Search & Trash settings screen. p.s. The last option in the list includes the "notes" field! Thanks to Pavel T. and w i n t e r m u t e for recommending this.

• We've added a new Appearance settings screen which lets you customize the look and feel of Minimalist. Would you like to always be in light mode, or dark mode, or match the system? Would you like dark mode to use shades of gray or be completely black? How about font style and size? Want to see more items in the list at once? Go ahead, it's all in there!

• We've completely re-written the Large Viewer to better handle long text, support multiline text, and show character position numbers when displaying passwords! We're pretty impressed with ourselves on this one. It was a lot of fun! Big thanks to Eric I. for helping us see the value in the character position numbers.

• We've fixed a number of issues which could cause a sync to stall until the app was restarted. These stalled syncs should no longer happen, and if they do, they should be resolved automatically within 10 minutes. Thanks to Eden S., Akos K., and everyone else who reported this.

• Importing from Dashlane and 1Password should now be even smoother as we've updated the importers to handle changes in those formats. Also 1Password .1pif exports now include actual attachment data which Minimalist can now import! Thanks to Mike F. for notifying us about the Dashlane format changes.

• We've made "copy" the default action when selecting an email, phone, and address fields. You can of course still select other actions via the menu, but "copy" is now the default. Thanks to Scott f. for helping us realize how much more frequently we want to copy info from Minimalist, rather than start emails or phone calls. You were right!
There are of course many other small improvements and bug fixes... but these release notes are pretty long already and we have things to do! So that's it for now, but stay tuned because there's more to come!

version 2.9.7

posted on 2021-10-17

Oct 17, 2021 Version 2.9.7
Apparently in our efforts to make passwords a little easier to read, we also made them a little harder to edit! We inadvertently introduced a bug in version 2.9.6 which causes the cursor to jump to the end of the password field every time an edit is made. Oops! Not to worry, today's update corrects this issue and restores password editing tranquility. Ah, that's much better.

Previous release notes:

Thank you very much to everyone who sent in feedback! Today's update is a relatively minor one while we work on larger things, but hey, every bit counts!

• We've added support for importing passwords from iCloud Keychain's new CSV format. You can now easily import your iCloud Keychain passwords using Safari 15.0 or higher.

• We've updated the 1Password importer to properly handle 1Password's new "File" field type. Unfortunately we're still unable import the actual attachment data, but at least it won't crash anymore!

• We've made it easier to choose which field is shown as the subtitle in the item list. Previously you needed to be editing an item in order to see this option in a field's menu. We've changed this so you can now select "Show as Subtitle" without needing to enter edit mode. This makes updating items much faster. Special thanks to Hugh M. for helping with this feature.

• We've made passwords a little easier to read by making numbers, punctuation, and symbols a slightly different color. It's now much easier to differentiate between similar looking characters. Special thanks to Rick M. and Eric I. for selling us on this idea.

• Did you know Minimalist automatically deletes trashed items after 30 days? Well neither did a bunch of other people. That's because we did a terrible job of indicating this in the UI. We've corrected this oversight and now display messages throughout the app to make this feature clear. Special thanks to Scott F. for helping us realize our mistake.

• A few weeks ago we received an anonymous request to add a random-username-generator. At first we didn't really understand the request. Why would we want random usernames? Our anonymous requestor then explained, it's to help create "masked email accounts" for situations where you don't want to use your personal email account with some other online account. We were convinced! You can now generate random usernames via the standard username field's menu button, then optionally append a domain to make it an email address. Special thanks to our anonymous requestor!
That's it for now, but stay tuned because there's more to come!

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