Add the second computer the same way you’d add a phone: with a pairing code from a device that already has your vault. That device can be your other computer or your phone.
Check these first
- You make the code on a device that has your vault, and enter it on the computer you’re adding. Not the other way round.
- The computer you’re adding shows the Join a device tab. If it already has a vault, choose Create another vault on its unlock screen first.
- A computer can’t scan the QR code. Choose Copy and paste the text code instead. On a phone, only Scan QR code inside Bramble reads it, not the camera app.
Add the second computer
- On a device that has your vault, open Settings → Sync and choose Add a device or Add another device. Enter your master password, choose Continue, then choose Copy.
- Get the code to the new computer (see below) within 3 minutes.
- On the new computer, paste it into Pairing code on the Join a device tab. Enter your master password and choose Join vault.
- Check that both screens show the same symbols, and approve on the first device.
The full steps are in Add a device.
Getting the code across
- Apple devices on the same Apple Account: copy the code on your other Mac or your iPhone, and paste it on the new Mac. Universal Clipboard carries it.
- Anything else: send it to yourself in a way only you can open, like a note to yourself in an end-to-end encrypted messenger. Don’t send it to anyone else.
The code works once and lasts 3 minutes, and nothing copies until you approve the symbols. Is it safe to share my pairing code?
Desktop app, extension, or both
Each computer can use the desktop app, the browser extension, or both.
- One of them on each computer: join each with its own code.
- Both on the same computer: join the desktop app with a code, then link the extension to it. The browser doesn’t need a code of its own.
Once joined, your computers and phone all sync with each other. They sync while they’re unlocked and online at the same time. See How sync works.