Switch from 1Password to tigerpassword
Export a 1PUX file from the 1Password app, preview it, import it — attachments and passkeys included where the format allows — and stop paying monthly.
1Password’s export format, 1PUX, is the richest one tigerpassword reads: vault structure, notes, custom fields, attachments by name, and passkeys where 1Password includes them. The move is four steps and the export file is the only thing to be careful with.
The three safety rules
- The export has no lock. A 1PUX file is a zip anyone can open. Make it, import it, delete it, empty the trash.
- Your own computer, at home.
- Confirm before you cancel. Keep 1Password until you have used tigerpassword for a week.
Step 1 — Export a 1PUX file
- Open the 1Password desktop app (the website cannot export).
- File → Export, choose the account, and pick the 1PUX format.
- Save the file somewhere you will remember to delete it.
Step 2 — Preview
vault-cli import ~/my.vault ~/Downloads/1PasswordExport.1pux
The preview lists what would be added. Files attached to items are shown by name so nothing disappears silently; large attachments are noted rather than dropped.
Step 3 — Commit
vault-cli import ~/my.vault ~/Downloads/1PasswordExport.1pux --commit
Step 4 — Delete the export
Delete the .1pux file, then empty the trash.
What comes across
| In 1Password | In tigerpassword |
|---|---|
| Logins, secure notes, credit cards, identities | Items with the matching template; anything unusual keeps its fields as custom fields |
| One-time passwords | TOTP fields — codes keep working |
| Passkeys (where exported) | Passkeys; ones tigerpassword cannot use yet are kept and labelled honestly, never thrown out |
| Attachments | Listed by name in the preview and stored encrypted in the vault |
| Vaults and tags | Tags |
What 1Password does that we do not
We would rather you hear it from us: 1Password has a hosted family sharing model with per-item permissions, Watchtower breach alerts pushed to you, and a polished team administration console. tigerpassword shares a vault by syncing the encrypted file through a cloud folder you both can reach, checks breaches only when you ask (and never sends your password to do it), and has no admin console at all. If those three things run your household or your company, the comparison page is the honest place to weigh them.
After the move
Spot-check a handful of items, try a login on its website, then give it a week. When you are ready, delete your 1Password data and cancel the subscription — the next renewal is the money you keep.