# 1Password Environments

5 Hacker News commenters recommended 1Password Environments and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Keeps API keys out of plaintext .env files while tools that read .env files keep working. People report it works reliably in everyday use with no issues.

## Why people recommend it

- Keeps API keys secure (1 comments): "My API keys are secure, tools that ordinarily support .env just work" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49126067))
- Works with tools reading .env (1 comments): "My API keys are secure, tools that ordinarily support .env just work" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49126067))
- Reliable in everyday use (2 comments): "works really well for everyday use" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49317843)) "since October-ish with no issues" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47191511))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [fnox](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fnox.md): 20 recommend
- [Infisical](https://hackerapproved.com/p/infisical.md): 17 recommend
- [enveil](https://hackerapproved.com/p/enveil.md): 13 recommend
- [dotenvx](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dotenvx.md): 10 recommend
- [Varlock](https://hackerapproved.com/p/varlock.md): 8 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://1password.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "1Password Environments", https://hackerapproved.com/p/1password-environments/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).