8 Best Password Managers (2026), Tested and Reviewed
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Passwords are a classic catch-22: If they’re good, they’re hard to remember. But if they’re easy to recall, they aren’t effective. Because we are an eminently practical species, most of us err on the side of convenience. “Password” and “123456” have been the two most commonly used passwords on the web (“admin” also ranks high), and in 2026, sadly, that’s still the case.
It doesn’t have to be this way. In this article, I’ll teach you how to memorize hundreds of random 16-character strings and keep track of which works where.
Just kidding. That might work for Memory Grand Master Ed Cooke, but it probably won’t for you and me. What I will do is help you find a password manager...
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