Bit Warden: How To Install and Use the Bit Warden Standalone Installer
In this blog post series, I am walking you through how to download, install and use the password manager called Bit Warden, which has a FREE version, including the standalone desktop application, and the browser plugins for Firefox, Chrome, and Edge to assist you with logging into websites securely. I will also walk you through how to use Bit Warden in Firefox as an example.
In this blog post, I will walk you through how to Install and Use The Bit Warden Standalone Installer. Please note that this does NOT install the browser plugins (add-ons) for Firefox, Chrome, or Edge. Please visit those blog posts on how to do that.
Installing the Standalone Installer
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To download Bit Warden, please go to BitWarden.com.
Then, click on the “Pricing” link at the top of the page. Don’t worry, the account we’ll create is FREE.
Please click the “Personal” tab within the page itself, then click “Create A Free Account” under “Basic Free Account”.
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Please enter your details to create your new FREE account with Bit Warden, then click the “Submit” button.
You will now need to login to your Bit Warden account for the first time.
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Once you’re signed in, please click the “profile” icon, and click “Get the Apps”.
On the “Downloads” page, to download the standalone installer, which will NOT install the browser plugins, please click the operating system you’re using. In my case, Windows.
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Depending on your Firefox download setting, you may see this dialog box. Please confirm you’re downloading the file to your “Downloads” folder so you know where to find it, and click the “Save” button.
Using the Bit Warden Standalone Program
You can access the Downloads folder by clicking the folder icon near the Start Menu in Windows 10.
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Then click on the “Downloads” folder.
Next, please double left-click the file you just downloaded to start the installation process.
Bit Warden will now install on your computer.
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The installation is now complete. Please leave the checkbox for “Run Bitwarden” alone and click “Finish”.
You can now login to Bit Warden via the desktop application.
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This is what the standalone Bit Warden desktop application looks like. you can make changes and add information to your account using this program.
Using the Standalone Bit Warden Desktop Program
The simplest way to use the standalone Bit Warden program is to login to it using your credentials. You won’t need Two-Factor Authentication here. Scroll down the list ot the login you’re looking for. Left-click it, and left click the “copy” symbols next to the username, then paste that into the website you want to login to, and obviously do the same for the password.
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That’s how you can install and use the standalone Bit Warden installer. For the next post in this series, check out How To Install and Use the Bit Warden Firefox Plugin (Add-on).
Otherwise, to install the Chrome, or Edge plugins, please check out those separate blog posts.
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