Horse supports three password-manager choices. The correct one is usually the vault you already trust, because moving hundreds of logins for the spiritual enrichment of a settings screen is not a hobby we recommend.
- Saddlepack, the built-in manager, stores its vault on the local machine.
- 1Password, installed from Horse’s Extensions screen.
- Bitwarden, installed from Horse’s Extensions screen.
Use Saddlepack
When you submit credentials, Horse can offer to save them. Open Settings > Password Manager to unlock Saddlepack, inspect saved entries, or remove one.
Saddlepack stores its vault on the local machine and does not sync it between devices. It suits someone who wants a small built-in vault on one computer. If you already rely on 1Password or Bitwarden across several devices, use that tested extension instead of building a second island of passwords.
Install 1Password or Bitwarden
- Update Horse to the current Stable release.
- Open the Extensions screen.
- Install the password manager you already use.
- Sign in through the extension and follow that provider’s vault and security guidance.
The extension brings the provider’s own unlock, save, fill, and vault behaviour into Horse. Questions about recovery, two-factor authentication, family plans, or vault sharing belong to the provider because those systems remain theirs.
Pick one home for a login
You can technically have Saddlepack and an extension enabled at the same time. In practice, two managers offering to save the same password can turn one login form into a tiny committee meeting. Choose the manager you want to be authoritative and decline or disable saving in the other.
Horse does not support arbitrary Chrome Web Store installs. The maintained approved list is on the Extensions page.