# Browser Specific Issues and Workarounds

Each browser does things differently so sometimes 1Password needs to work differently, too. Below are a list of differences and browser specific issues.

## Safari

### No toolbar

Unlike Firefox, 1Password does not add a toolbar to Safari or other browsers. Safari users enjoy a minimalistic design and so 1Password does not add anything more than required.

## Firefox

### Internal password manager incompatibility

The internal password manager changed considerably in Firefox 3.5 and interferes with 1Password 2.9.21 and earlier. As a temporary solution, please disable Firefox’s password manager in the Firefox > Preferences > Security window by deselecting the Remember passwords for sites.

### Links fail to open

When Firefox 3.5 was released, it was reported that clicking links from other applications failed to open in Firefox when the 1Password extension is installed.

The issue appears to happen when installing a new extension (not necessarily 1Password). After installing a new extension, Firefox can no longer open links from external applications. Thankfully, a solution was reported in the forum. You need to open Safari and set it as the default browser in the Safari > Preferences > General window. Once completed, restart Firefox and then set Firefox as the default browser. This fixes the issue, at least until the next time you install another extension, at which point you need to repeat these steps.

### Autosave popup window

In Safari the Autosave window “slides down” at the top of the page, whereas in Firefox a popup window is used instead.

## NetNewsWire & Fluid

1Password does not add a 1P icon to the toolbar in NetNewsWire or Fluid. You can access all of 1Password’s features using the context menu, or if you prefer, from the main menu. You can tell 1Password to add itself to the main menu by going to the 1Password > Preferences > Browsers window and enabling the Display In Main Menu option in the Advanced menu (i.e. under the “Gear” icon).

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