I initially came here to cast my vote for folders (and I have), but I'm in agreement that tags may be a better, more flexible way to go.

While using Bitwarden, I've gotten lost trying to find where I saved entries that could fall under multiple folders; this has happened many times. If I could use tags, I would assign all applicable tags, and I'd more easily find what I'm looking for, assuming the Tags feature was implemented well.

Some thoughts on how I might implement tags. It obviously doesn't have to be all at once, or even all of them, but:

1. Filter by multiple tags at once. We can quickly drill down to the specific entry/entries we want. Especially if they're used in addition to search.

2. Other tags that are not currently used for filtering could show up beneath the login/alias/card/note/identity, so they can be more easily differentiated at a glance. If many tags are applied to an entry, the tags shown could be limited to 1 line (that, perhaps, scrolls horizontally), or 2 lines, or be truncated, or all can be options for the user to choose their experience.

3. The ability to pin tags. If Tags are included on the left, like Vaults, then we could either only see pinned tags there, or we can be allowed to collapse/expand the Tags. Taken further, pinned tags could be shown at all times, and/or shown at the top of the expanded list.

If they're included in the Search, and I imagine they would be, the pinned tags could be the first, or the tags in Search could work on a "most recently used" or "most frequently used" sorting method. Or, again, user's choice.

4. Extend the Sharing feature. Just as entire vaults can be shared with specific people, it would be amazing if the same could be done for tags, resulting in being able to share entries that may exist across multiple vaults. For example, I could use a "Parents" tag on entries I've saved for them, but also my own personal entries to which I'd like them to have access.

Note that tags can be implemented as nested, so they cover the requirement for nested folders as well.

I really enjoy tags on 1password and miss them on Proton Pass. The option to have only the Pinned entries and/or creating different vaults for different kinds of passwords are limitating.

Yes, I fully support this request: it's probably the main thing I miss about 1Password.

"Please do not implement Folders like Bitwarden do" I was about to request folders, but tags sound like a much better solution!

Tags are the main reason I am sticking with 1Password for now.

Tags are a must! Searching for entries that have the same name is a mess. The current categories (passwords, cards, etc are not enough).

I much prefer tags over folders as they are more flexible. They can also be used to simulate folders for those that prefer a simpler way of organizing their stuff.

And with a smart UI, tags can even be used to simulate subfolders, which would give us the best of two worlds, imo.

I have really come to depend on tags in 1password, not just for myself, but as an easy means to communicate with others in shared vaults. I'm enjoying Proton Pass, but definitely wish tags were an available feature.

It would be great if the tags were visible in the item list as well

Yes! By the way, if anyone's looking for a folder-based request, the ticket for that is here: https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/953584/suggestions/46864294

tags FTW - simple, but so much more flexible than folders

Super important feature!

Bad enough having to give up having 22 types of items in 1password, and downsizing to only 5 types in Proton Pass, so having a way to organize would be a huge help!

There must be a way to assign one or more tags to each stored element.

This is truly a must. I work in tech support and save client logins for a while as cases can go on for many days. Since moving to Proton Pass I have had to use a separate Vault to keep those separate from my main account, but the extra clicks each time are killing my flow..

At the very least, could there be a dropdown for Vault Selection in the “ Save password” modal window that pops up?

I remember having written the message on December 31st, but can't find the same account. Oh well. Voting :)

The only reason I decided to pay for Proton Mail are tags for e-mails - I can't live without them to deal with e-mails. Folders don't work. I stuck with GMail for too long, but tags makes Proton Mail only viable alternative.

Trick is I need the same feature for my passwords, credentials and identities and secure notes. Bitwarden lacks tags and their folder implementation is very poor at most (you can add stuff to only existing folders that need to be created apriori in settings - nonsense). Vaults are good for sharing, but in them I'd like to keep some sensible arrangements as well.

Category or directory is great for the main kind.

But with tags we can reuse between entries help with managing complexity.
- Tag is any word(s)
- Describe the meaning we’re giving it
- optional note

Because at the moment to organize we have either to use note field, re-reate custom field manually, or cram info in the password entry name (and often forget the tags we’ve created and their meaning)

For example:

- “Crit;” Critical accounts (things that many other things depend),

- “UnU;” Unused (for accounts we can’t delete but don’t want compromised because we can’t change fields we want to make private or can’t delete the account because the site doesn’t support),

- “MFA;” MFA (has a TOTP authenticator secret),

- “MFAPSK1;” (Has MfA but with a Physical Security Key, the #1 is bound to this account. We will have many FIDO2 hardware tokens over time not only one, and probably not all be paired)

Those labels and cryptic words are because we have to cram them in some way in the entry name.

For example, I’d have entries looking like:
- “SM Meta Facebook ~[MFA;MFAPSK1;Identity;”
- “AirCanada / Aeroplan / Bob”
- “AirCanada / Aeroplan / Alice”
- “Amazon AWS ~[Firewall;MFA;MFAPSK1;PSK;”
- “Amazon Audible ~[Subscribed;”
- “Netflix ~[Sub;UnU;MFA;”
- “Adobe Photoshop CS ~[SL;MFA;”
- “Microsoft GitHub ~[Repo;MFAPSK1;SC;”
- “GitLab ~[Repo;MFA;SC;OSS;”
- “Atlassian Bitbucket ~[Repo;SC;”
- “IBM RedHat Quay.io ~[Repo;OSS;”

In the above, I want to make sure all social media are sorted together (in the same vault or not), and Meta has many. The ~[ is to say that the rest of the name is a semi-colon separated list of acronyms

Having a tag, optionally link to a note, but importantly tell what the tag mean would be amazing!

The feature doesn’t have to be too complex. Just words or acronyms we can create, and tell our own meaning and tick per password entry.

Would be useful too for password hygiene and chores such as when we might need to phase out a YubiKey for another.

There are other types of labels/tags we might want:

- Subscriptions we are keeping,

- Subscription service we are no longer using,

- Manufacturer we want to keep a relationship for recalls and product support

- Governement for taxes, water bill, income tax, city tax, - Governemental or municipal services, such as Library, etc.

- Home Service provider for things related to home: Internet Service provider, Cell phone, Electricity, TV, Gas,

- Work related things

- MFA and which a physical (YubiKey 1, or …) or a time based and where (YubiKey stored TOTP, or 2FAS, or another Authenticator app)

- Linked with (or Login with) which account, we may have more than one Google,Apple,Microsoft account and bound login to it for authentication, how can we keep track which ones depend on which account

- Linked with Facebook account, or LinkedIn, or X-Formerly-Twitter (same as above)

- Passwordless, supports passwordless but mot used, etc.

- Passkeys and which? Is it with iCloud, the main one, or it’s with Hello, or FIDO2 or another way? (Similar to passwordless, but different wording)

- support Physical Security Keys but we haven’t paired one yet

- Which set of security questions (maybe a link to a note for that tag) so we can make up our answers instead of using real life that appeared in a data breach and have now to change

- Incomplete password hint some Critical account, maybe we would prefer not store the full password. Leave a hint. Maybe that unsaid hint is for a complex unique password and is the suffix at the end.

- Repositories where we push code or packages or images

- Open Source Software repository from which we push open source contributions and push maintenance we make

As many have said tags would allow much more flexible password grouping and organization.