We'll outline the pros and cons of each of these options.

Lugging around a notebook full of important passwords and information can be both time-consuming and inconvenient. The days of remembering dozens of complex passwords are over when you have a good password manager.

The programs listed below not only remember your list of passwords for you (you only need to know the master password to get in), but they also protect your passwords using encryption. So if someone gets their hands on the raw data, they won't be able to read your passwords.

All of these password manager programs have software for Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS, but they’re all unique. You might find one with a feature that another doesn’t have, or one with a free feature that another password manager costs.