Choosing how to keep your passwords.

Browsers can save passwords for free. A dedicated password manager does more. An honest comparison of what each is good at, and when the browser is enough.

Some password managers keep your vault on their servers; local-first ones keep it on your devices. The real differences in privacy, availability and recovery.

A one-time payment or a monthly plan? The break-even point for Zen Passwords, and what to weigh beyond the price.

Lots of people keep passwords in a notes app or a spreadsheet. Here is what can go wrong, what a password manager adds, and how to move over in minutes.