Release Notes

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Bitwarden incrementally updates each client application (Desktop, Browser Extension, Mobile, etc.) and for self-hosted servers following the initial release to ensure feature efficacy and stability. As a result, client applications and self-hosted servers should expect listed features following the initial release. Please review Bitwarden software release support documentation.

(The listed release number is for the Bitwarden web app, other versions numbers released in this cycle are Server 2025.1.4, Desktop 2025.1.4, Browser Extension 2025.1.3, CLI 2025.1.3, iOS 2025.1.2, and Android 2025.1.1)

This release includes:

Password Manager

• Change vault item owner: On the web app, you can now share a vault item directly from the Edit window by changing its owner to any organization you're a member of. Learn more here.

• Block autofill for browser extensions: Browser extensions can now specifically be instructed not to allow autofill on certain domains. Learn more here.

• Bitwarden Send updates on mobile: Bitwarden Send options on mobile apps have discontinued support for setting an expiration date and deactivating the Send, in accordance with what is currently available on browser extensions. Support for these options will be discontinued in other clients in future releases. Learn more here.

Plans and Pricing

• Restart organization subscription: Bitwarden subscriptions that have ended or lapsed will now have a 7 day grace period in which users can reactivate their subscription. Learn more about organization renewal here.

This release includes:

Password Manager

• SSH agent: Bitwarden users can now securely store and generate SSH keys directly with Bitwarden Password Manager. Learn more about the Bitwarden SSH agent here.

• Use web device approval: Use the web app to approve new trusted devices and login with device requests. Learn more here.

• Updated generator for desktop: The password and username generator on desktop apps has had its UI refreshed to mirror newer designs from other Bitwarden apps. Learn more here.

Admin Console

• SSO external ID added to Public API responses: Public API responses that return data on organization members will now include their SSO external identifiers when applicable. Learn more here.

Self-hosting

• Legacy user encryption key migration: When updated to server version 2025.1.3, self-hosted servers will require users with extant legacy encryption keys, typically accounts created prior to 2021 who do not frequently use the web app, to log in to the web app to migrate legacy encryption keys.

This release includes:

Password Manager

• More autofill customization options: Browser extensions now have more options for customizing your autofill experience, including the ability to select the item card to autofill instead of the Fill button, and several quick copy actions. Learn more here.

• Biometric unlock for Snap Store desktop app: Password Managed desktop apps downloaded via the Snap Store now support biometric unlock. Learn more here.

• Inline autofill for TOTP codes: The inline autofill menu can now be used to select TOTP codes. Learn more about the inline autofill menu here.

• Long-press to autofill on iOS: Long-press any text field on iOS 18+ to autofill from Bitwarden. Learn more here.

• New Public API operation: A GET operation has been added to the /public/organization/subscription endpoint. Learn more about the Bitwarden Public API here.

Admin Console

• Remove Free Bitwarden Families sponsorship policy: This policy will allow Enterprise organizations to prevent users from redeeming a sponsored Families plan through their organization. Learn more here.

• Integrations page: An Integrations page has been added to the Admin Console navigation menu. The integrations page provides Help Center links to popular Bitwarden integrations for SSO, event management and more!

Provider Portal

• Provider members can no longer export client vaults: In order to increase security and privacy for client organizations, provider members will no longer have access to export client vaults.

This release includes:

Password Manager

• Browser extension & web app UI refresh: The Bitwarden Password Manager browser extension UI has been redesigned. Some included styling changes also enhance the web app's UI. Learn more here.

• Web app view item panel: The web app will now open items to a View panel, rather than directly to an Edit panel. Only users with edit access to items will be able to use the Edit button to change a vault item. Learn more here.

• Autofill TOTP codes iOS 18.0+: Bitwarden keyboard autofill feature on iOS 18.0 (or newer) will now autofill TOTP codes in login forms. Learn more about iOS autofill here.

• PasswordXP .csv importer: PasswordXP .csv has been added to the list of formats available for import into Bitwarden Password Manager. Learn more here.

• Netwrix Password Secure .csv importer: Netwrix Password Secure .csv has been added to the list of formats available for import into Bitwarden Password Manager. Learn more here.

Admin Console

• SCIM for Teams organizations: Teams organizations can now use System of Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) to automatically provision members and groups from a source directory. This was previously only available for Enterprise organizations. Learn more here.

This release includes:

My Account

• Email verification during sign up for all clients: Users who create a new Bitwarden account using any Bitwarden client will now be asked to verify their email before creating a master password. Learn more here.

Password Manager

• Inline autofill menu password generation: The inline autofill menu can now be used to easily generate passwords when filling out account creation or password update fields. Learn more here.

• Inline autofill menu options for cards and identities: You can now turn on and off the option to include cards and identities as suggestions in the inline autofill menu. Learn more here.

• iOS copy & paste updates: Several updates have been added to Bitwarden on iOS copy & paste functionality for ease of use.

• Improved error handling for non-official servers: To help users who are using non-official Bitwarden servers, new error messaging has been added to help identify errors when connecting to a non-official server.

• Temporarily remove 'Allow screen capture' toggle on desktop apps: To improve the experience with this feature, it has been temporarily removed from macOS and Windows desktop apps. Desktops apps will, for now, be captured by screenshots and screen sharing.

• Increase min number of words for passphrases: The passphrase generator will now require that generated passphrases include at least 6 words, except on mobile clients. Learn more here.

Admin Console

• Collection management settings update: The limit collection creation and deletion to owners and admins setting has been separated into two individual settings for each action respectively. Learn more about collection management here.

• Can manage permission required for deleting collection items: The Can manage permission is now required in order to delete collection items. Users with Can edit will not longer have the capability. Learn more about member permissions here.

This release includes:

Admin Console

• Restrict access to bw list org-members command: This command, and the equivalent endpoint in the Vault Management API, is now restricted to owners, admins, and custom users with the "Manage users" permission.

Provider Portal

• Billing system migration: Starting this month, existing providers will begin to be migrated to the updated client organization billing system. Learn more here.

This release includes:

My Account

• Email verification during sign up: Users who create Bitwarden accounts through the web app will now be asked to verify their email before they create a master password. Learn more here.

Password Manager

• Unlock with biometrics - Linux browser extension: Unlock with biometrics for the Bitwarden browser extension is now available for Linux users on Chromium-based browsers. Learn more here.

• Desktop apps prevent screen capture: By default, desktop apps for Windows and macOS will now prevent screen capture and recording. Learn more here.

• Sync a locked vault on desktop: Desktop apps can now manually sync even when the active account is locked. Learn more here.

Admin Console

• Microsoft Sentinel integration: A new native integration is available for security information and event management (SIEM) with Microsoft Sentinel. The integration offers comprehensive event coverage across authentication, organizational activities, and vault items. Learn more here.

• Ping Identity SCIM support: System for cross-domain identity management (SCIM) with Ping Identity is now officially supported for Bitwarden organizations. Use the Ping Identity SCIM integration to automatically provision members and groups in your Bitwarden organization. Learn more here.

• Upgrade plan UI improvements: Improvements have been made to streamline the process for upgrading your organization to another plan. Learn more here.

• Automatically log in users for allowed applications policy: This new policy will allow IdP administrators to enable non-SSO applications to automatically log in users when launched from their IdP dashboard. Learn more here.

This release includes:

Password Manager

• PDF attachments now downloaded by default on web app: PDFs stored as item attachments will be downloaded to your device for viewing, rather than opening in a new browser tab. Learn more here.

Secrets Manager

• New Machine account view: Machine accounts have a new Config tab, which provides a quick view of information that might be required when configuring an application to use a machine account. Learn more here.

This release includes:

Password Manager

• Inline autofill menu for passkeys: Use the inline autofill menu to authenticate with passkeys. Learn more here.

Admin Console

• Member access report: Enterprise organizations can use the member access report to monitor organization member's access to groups, collections and items. Learn more here.

• Fix for removed user events: Events are now properly logged for users removed via the Public API or Directory Connector.

This release includes:

Password Manager

• Native mobile app for iOS: Password Manager mobile apps downloaded via the Apple App Store have been upgraded to native mobile applications. Learn more here.

• Password generator for password-protected exports: Bitwarden can now generate unique passwords for password-protected exports. Learn more about password-protected exports here.

Admin Console

• Rapid7 SIEM integration: Bitwarden organizations can now use Rapid7 for security information and event management (SIEM). Learn more here.

This release includes:

Password Manager

• Autofill cards and identities: Additional autofill methods can now fill cards and identities:

  • Autofill cards and identities using keyboard shortcuts. Learn more here.

  • Use the inline autofill menu for cards and identities. Learn more here.

• Unlock with biometrics Linux desktop app: Unlock with biometrics on the Bitwarden desktop app is now available for Linux users using Polkit. Learn more here.

Secrets Manager

• Display total amount of machine accounts, projects and secrets: The Secrets Manager navigation bar will now display the total number of machine accounts, projects, and secrets that you have access to.

Admin Console

• Additional supported options when changing member decryption options: If your organization moves from SSO with trusted devices to master password decryption, users will be prompted on next log in to create a master password instead of requiring administrators to issue one beforehand. Learn more here.

Provider Portal

• UI improvements: The "People" page has been renamed to the "Members" page and the color scheme of the Provider Portal has been changed to match the Admin Console.

This release includes:

Secrets Manager

• New Secrets Manager landing page: Quickly learn more about Secrets Manager and sign up for the product directly from the web app. Learn more here.

Provider Portal

• Limiting provider access to vault items: For added security and privacy for clients, provider users may no longer directly view, manage, or create items in client organizations' vaults. Provider users may, however, import vault data directly to client organizations.

This release includes:

Provider Portal

• Consolidated billing for new providers: Billing procedures for providers that join Bitwarden after this release are now streamlined and managed exclusively from the Provider Portal. Existing providers will be migrated to the new billing system in a future release. Learn more here.

This release includes:

Password Manager

• Remove user verification for passkeys: The recent update requiring user verification for using a passkey on the browser extension has been temporarily rolled back.

• PRF-Enabled Passkeys will persist through account encryption key rotation: PRF keys used when logging into Bitwarden with a passkey will now persist if users rotate their account encryption key. Learn more here.

• Invite clarification for emergency contacts and Providers: Trusted emergency contacts and Provider users will now move to a "Needs confirmation" state after they've accepted an invitation to make your next steps clearer.

• Bulk assign items to collections: From the Vaults view, you can now bulk assign items to an organization's collections. A previous version of this feature was called "Move to organization". Learn more here.

• Renamed adding items to folders: From the Vaults view, the option to add item to a folder has been renamed from "Move selected" to "Add to folder". Learn more here.

• Deprecate desktop app setting: The desktop app can now approve device logins by default. Learn more here.

• Improved SSO identifier workflow: Admins can now distribute the URL of the Enterprise single sign-on screen with their SSO identifier included as a query parameter to automatically redirect organizations members to the IdP for a more streamlined SSO experience. Learn more here.

Secrets Manager

• Add direct access to a secret: People and machine accounts can now be directly granted access to a secret rather than requiring a project as an intermediary. Learn more here.

Self-hosting

• Support for bulk device approval: Self-hosted Bitwarden servers now support bulk device approval for SSO with trusted devices. Learn more here.

Security

• Vault item keys: An extra layer of encryption in the form of a new encryption key generated for each individual vault item has been added. Learn more here.

Plans and Pricing

• Invoicing update, monthly-billed organizations: Teams and Enterprise organizations billed monthly will see any prorated seat count adjustments included in their next occurring monthly invoice, rather than in a newly generated invoice per seat count change.

• Invoicing update, annually-billed organizations: Teams and Enterprise organizations billed annually will see any prorated seat count adjustments included in a once-a-month adjustment invoice, rather than in an immediately-generated separate invoice per seat count change.

This release includes:

Password Manager

• SSO with trusted device bulk approval: Admins and owners may now approve trusted device requests in bulk using the web app or CLI.

• Legacy user encryption key migration: Bitwarden accounts created prior to 2021 will have their account encryption keys migrated to Bitwarden's modern user symmetric key. These users will be logged out of non-web Bitwarden clients until they have completed the migration by logging into the Bitwarden web client. Learn more about Bitwarden encryption here.

Self-hosting

• Support for more collection management options: Self-hosted Bitwarden servers now support the Owners and admins can manage all collections and items collection management option. Learn more here.

This release includes:

Password Manager

• Collections management update: A collection management option has been added that allows you to determine whether admins and owners are automatically provided management permissions to all collections, and the items therein, in your organization. Learn more here.

This release includes:

Password Manager

• User verification for passkeys: Browser extensions may now prompt users to verify with biometrics, PIN, or master password when using a stored passkey to login. Learn more here.

• In-product getting started: Users that are new to Password Manager will now be shown a getting started module to help them get started protecting credentials quickly.

• Browser extension settings reorganization: Use the newly reorganized settings screen on browser extensions to quickly locate and modify browser extension settings.

• Firefox extension gains full functionality in private windows: Bitwarden browser extensions used in Firefox private windows no longer have any limitations. Learn more here.

• Additional location for product switcher: The product switcher, used to move between Password Manager, Admin Console, Secrets Manager, and Provider Portal can now also be found in the bottom left of your navigation.

• Password-protected export for browser extensions and desktop: Browser extensions and desktop apps can now export password protected encrypted exports. Learn more here.

Bitwarden Authenticator

• Import to Bitwarden Authenticator: Import data directly to Bitwarden Authenticator from a variety of other authenticator apps, including Google Authenticator, LastPass Authenticator, Raivo, and 2FAS. Learn more here.

Secrets Manager

• Start a Secrets Manager trial: Start a Secrets Manager enterprise trial to test a proof-of-concept and gain access to enterprise features like SSO and SCIM integrations, enterprise policies, self-hosting, event logs, and priority support. Sign-up for a free 7-day trial of Secrets Manager today.

• Secrets Manager Kubernetes Operator (beta): Use the Bitwarden Secrets Manager Kubernetes Operator to securely and efficiently integrate Secrets Manager into Kubernetes workflows. Learn more here.

Admin Console

• Configure custom users via API: Organization members' custom role permissions can now be configured via the Public API. Learn more here.

This release includes:

Password Manager

• Clone organization items from My vault: Users with Can manage permission can now clone organization-owned items from their Vaults view. Learn more here.

• Browser extension platform upgrade: Starting this week, Password Manager browser extensions will begin a gradual upgrade to a new extension platform called Manifest V3, beginning with 1% of users and increasing incrementally throughout the month of May. You do not need to take action either to initiate this upgrade or once it’s completed.

Admin Console

• Splunk Cloud integration: The Bitwarden Event Logs app is available for information and event management on Splunk Cloud Classic and Splunk Cloud Victoria. Learn more here.

Self-hosting

• Collection management and deprecation of manager role: Self-hosted servers can no