Use 1Password beta or nightly releases

You can update to the latest beta or nightly release right in 1Password for Mac.

1. Open and unlock 1Password.
2. Select your account or collection at the top of the sidebar and choose Settings.
3. Select Advanced, then set “Release channel” to Beta or Nightly.

   Updates will be installed automatically when "Install updates automatically" is turned on.

After you’ve installed the beta or nightly app, you can share your feedback.

To move back to the production channel, learn how to stop using a prerelease version of the app.

You can use a prerelease of 1Password for iOS (beta only). To use the beta:

1. Download TestFlight.
2. Join the 1Password for iOS beta.

After you’ve installed the beta app, you can share your feedback.

To move back to a production release, learn how to stop using a prerelease version of the app.

You can update to the latest beta or nightly release right in 1Password for Windows.

1. Open and unlock 1Password.
2. Select your account or collection at the top of the sidebar and choose Settings.
3. Select Advanced, then set “Release channel” to Beta or Nightly.

   Updates will be installed automatically when "Install updates automatically" is turned on.

After you’ve installed the beta or nightly app, you can share your feedback.

To move back to the production channel, learn how to stop using a prerelease version of the app.

You can use a prerelease of 1Password for Android (beta only). To use the beta:

1. Open the listing for 1Password for Android in the Google Play Store app.
2. Select Join in the “Join the beta” section, then select Join.

   It might take a few minutes to finish signing up for the beta on Google Play.

If there’s a beta release, you can update the app to install it.

After you’ve installed the beta app, you can share your feedback.

To move back to a production release, learn how to stop using a prerelease version of the app.

You can update to the latest beta release or nightly release for your Linux distribution, where available.

• Debian or Ubuntu
• CentOS, Fedora, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• SUSE Linux or openSUSE
• Arch Linux (beta only)
• NixOS (beta only)
• ARM or other distributions (.tar.gz)

Or, if you’re using a computer with x86 architecture, you can install a prerelease version of 1Password (beta only) from the Snap Store or with Flatpak.

After you’ve installed the beta or nightly app, you can share your feedback.

To move back to a production release, learn how to stop using a prerelease version of the app.

Debian or Ubuntu

Follow the steps to install the beta or nightly release using your package manager.

1. Add the key for the 1Password apt repository:

   curl -sS https://downloads.1password.com/linux/keys/1password.asc | sudo gpg --dearmor --output /usr/share/keyrings/1password-archive-keyring.gpg
   

2. Add the 1Password beta or nightly apt repository.

   1. For the beta:

      echo 'deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/1password-archive-keyring.gpg] https://downloads.1password.com/linux/debian/amd64 beta main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/1password.list
      

   2. For the nightly:

      echo 'deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/1password-archive-keyring.gpg] https://downloads.1password.com/linux/debian/amd64 edge main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/1password.list
      

3. Add the debsig-verify policy:

   sudo mkdir -p /etc/debsig/policies/AC2D62742012EA22/
   	curl -sS https://downloads.1password.com/linux/debian/debsig/1password.pol | sudo tee /etc/debsig/policies/AC2D62742012EA22/1password.pol
   	sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/debsig/keyrings/AC2D62742012EA22
   	curl -sS https://downloads.1password.com/linux/keys/1password.asc | sudo gpg --dearmor --output /usr/share/debsig/keyrings/AC2D62742012EA22/debsig.gpg
   

4. Install 1Password:

   sudo apt update && sudo apt install 1password
   

The packages and repository are signed with the GPG key 3FEF9748469ADBE15DA7CA80AC2D62742012EA22.

CentOS, Fedora, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Follow the steps to install the beta or nightly release using your package manager.

1. Add the key for the 1Password yum repository:

   sudo rpm --import https://downloads.1password.com/linux/keys/1password.asc
   

2. Add the 1Password beta or nightly yum repository.

   1. For the beta:

      sudo sh -c 'echo -e "[1password]\nname=1Password Beta Channel\nbaseurl=https://downloads.1password.com/linux/rpm/beta/\$basearch\nenabled=1\ngpgcheck=1\nrepo_gpgcheck=1\ngpgkey=\"https://downloads.1password.com/linux/keys/1password.asc\"" > /etc/yum.repos.d/1password.repo'
      

   2. For the nightly:

      sudo sh -c 'echo -e "[1password]\nname=1Password Edge Channel\nbaseurl=https://downloads.1password.com/linux/rpm/edge/\$basearch\nenabled=1\ngpgcheck=1\nrepo_gpgcheck=1\ngpgkey=\"https://downloads.1password.com/linux/keys/1password.asc\"" > /etc/yum.repos.d/1password.repo'
      

3. Install 1Password:

   sudo dnf install 1password
   

The packages and repository are signed with the GPG key 3FEF9748469ADBE15DA7CA80AC2D62742012EA22.

SUSE Linux or openSUSE

Follow the steps to install the beta or nightly release from our RPM repository.

1. Add the key for the 1Password RPM repository:

   sudo rpm --import https://downloads.1password.com/linux/keys/1password.asc
   

2. Add the 1Password beta or nightly RPM repository.

   1. For the beta:

      sudo zypper addrepo https://downloads.1password.com/linux/rpm/beta/x86_64 1password
      

   2. For the nightly:

      sudo zypper addrepo https://downloads.1password.com/linux/rpm/edge/x86_64 1password
      

3. Install 1Password:

   sudo zypper install 1password
   

The packages and repository are signed with the GPG key 3FEF9748469ADBE15DA7CA80AC2D62742012EA22.

Arch Linux

Follow the steps to install the beta release from the Arch User Repository (AUR).

1. Get the 1Password signing key:

   curl -sS https://downloads.1password.com/linux/keys/1password.asc | sudo gpg --dearmor --output /usr/share/keyrings/1password-archive-keyring.gpg
   

2. Clone the 1Password beta package:

   git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/1password-beta.git
   

3. Install the 1Password beta release:

   cd 1password-beta
   makepkg -si
   

The packages and repository are signed with the GPG key 3FEF9748469ADBE15DA7CA80AC2D62742012EA22.

NixOS

If you use NixOS, there’s an unofficial beta package available from the NixOS open source community. This package isn’t officially supported by 1Password, and may not make updates available as soon as they’re released.

ARM or other distributions (.tar.gz)

Follow the steps to download and install the beta or nightly .tar.gz file for amd64 or arm64.

1. Download the 1Password beta or nightly release for your architecture.

   1. Download the 1Password beta.

      For amd64:

      curl -sSO https://downloads.1password.com/linux/tar/beta/x86_64/1password-latest.tar.gz
      

      For arm64:

      curl -sSO https://downloads.1password.com/linux/tar/beta/aarch64/1password-latest.tar.gz
      

   2. Download the 1Password nightly.

      For amd64:

      curl -sSO https://downloads.1password.com/linux/tar/edge/x86_64/1password-latest.tar.gz
      

      For arm64:

      curl -sSO https://downloads.1password.com/linux/tar/edge/aarch64/1password-latest.tar.gz
      

2. Extract the files:

   tar -xf 1password-latest.tar.gz
   

3. Move the files to the /opt directory:

   sudo mkdir -p /opt/1Password && sudo mv 1password-*/* /opt/1Password
   

4. Run the installation script:

   sudo /opt/1Password/after-install.sh
   

5. Open 1Password:

   1password
   

The .tar.gz file is signed with the GPG key 3FEF9748469ADBE15DA7CA80AC2D62742012EA22. Download the .sig file for amd64 or arm64.

Snap Store

Install the beta from the Snap Store:

sudo snap install 1password --beta

If you install 1Password from the Snap Store, you’ll have access to all the features 1Password for Linux has to offer except:

• You’ll need to lock and unlock 1Password in your browser separately from the app.
• You won’t be able to unlock 1Password with system authentication.

Flatpak

You can download and install the .flatpakref file to get the 1Password beta with Flatpak.

Or install 1Password manually.

1. Install the 1Password beta with Flatpak:

   flatpak install https://downloads.1password.com/linux/flatpak/1Password-beta.flatpakref
   

2. Launch 1Password from the command line:

   flatpak run com.onepassword.OnePassword
   

If you install 1Password with Flatpak, you’ll have access to all the features 1Password for Linux has to offer except:

• You won’t be able to unlock 1Password or 1Password CLI with system authentication.
• You won’t be able to use the SSH agent.
• You’ll need to lock and unlock 1Password in your browser separately from the app.

  Lean more about the connection between the 1Password app and browser extension on Linux.

1. Reset the 1Password app. You don’t need to delete your backup data.

   The 1Password app will close automatically after you reset it. Don’t reopen the app before you install the production release.

2. Download and install the latest production release.

   You may need to restart your browser after you install the production release if the 1Password browser extension doesn’t connect with the app.

1. Open TestFlight.
2. Select 1Password, then select Stop Testing.
3. Remove the 1Password beta app.
4. Download the production release of 1Password from the App Store.

1. Reset the 1Password app. You don’t need to delete your backup data.

   The 1Password app will close automatically after you reset it. Don’t reopen the app before you install the production release.

2. Uninstall the 1Password app. You don’t need to delete your 1Password data.

3. Download and install the latest production release.

   You may need to restart your browser after you install the production release if the 1Password browser extension doesn’t connect with the app.

1. Open the listing for 1Password for Android in the Google Play Store app.
2. Select Leave in the “You’re a beta tester” section, then select Leave.

   It might take a few minutes to finish leaving the beta on Google Play.

3. Remove the 1Password beta app.
4. Download the production release of 1Password on Google Play.

1. Uninstall the beta release of the app and remove your local data.

2. Download and install the latest production release.

   You may need to restart your browser after you install the production release if the 1Password browser extension doesn’t connect with the app.