Best Password Managers 2015: Top choices

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Best Password Managers 2015: Our top choices

Even though protecting all your data online is incredibly important, most web users choose the same password for multiple sites without giving a second thought to installing a program that adds an extra layer of protection.
The good news is that there are plenty of password managers out there that do everything from keeping your passwords and details under lock and key using a master password to generating hard-to-crack passwords for you to save and use on any website that requires one.
Here's our pick of the top five password managers out there right now and why you should install them.

1. LastPass Password Manager

Free or $12 per year for Premium (About £8, AU$16)
For those that want something discreet and aren't a fan of toolbars, LastPass Password Manager is the program to download. It operates as a small red icon with a star in the middle that automatically prompts you to save passwords every time you visit a site.
LastPass Password Manager in action
It works best when you visit a site that a password is saved for. The LastPass box will immediately show up how many accounts have been saved for the site in question and these can be viewed by either clicking the star in the login form or by clicking the LastPass browser icon.
LastPass offers the form filling and password generator that have become the standard of password managers and a premium account, which costs just $12 (around £8, or AU$16) per year, allows you to use it across mobile devices. When it comes to password managers, there aren't any that beat LastPass.

2. PasswordBox

Free
Of all the password managers out there, PasswordBox has the most polished interface of them all by simply using the logos of each site that is saved to the vault. Even though many password managers are simple to operate, PasswordBox stands out as one for those that usually opt for the best looking application out there.
Like LastPass, PasswordBox is a small browser extension that sits in the top right corner of any browser you have installed and it has an indicator that specifies when the extension is switched on. Using it is as easy as clicking the add-on and then choosing the website you want to visit that it will then log you into automatically.
PassWord Box open in browser
PasswordBox differs from the others in that it can be set up as the browser home page and every time you open a new tab it will give you a list of options to head to with the username and password filled in for instant login.
It again offers the password generator option but this time there are options to specify the length of it as well as whether or not it should include letters, numbers, symbols or capital letters. Perhaps the best part about the service, which has just been acquired by Intel Security, is that the encrypted service is one of the only ones that can be downloaded on mobile devices without needing to fork out for a premium subscription.

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