A good password manager can be installed on PCs and Macs, in desktop browsers (with the help of browser extensions), and on mobile devices running Android and iOS. That’s where a password manager app comes in. Good luck keeping copies in sync across different devices, though. Using document encryption offers basic protection from casual snoops, too. It’s still tedious to look up saved passwords in that document, but at least you can make backups and move your password file between devices. You could transfer all that analog data to digital format, storing it in a password-protected document or spreadsheet. Looking up saved credentials and then typing them into web forms is tedious, updating passwords is messy, and there’s no easy way to protect your passwords if the notebook’s lost or stolen. (You would be amazed how many variations on this theme are available online.) If you know someone using one of these old-school tools, tell them it’s a terrible idea. The simplest password manager of all is the trusty analog version: a paper notebook.
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