Autofill logins on Firefox

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Firefox can automatically save and fill in your login information so you wouldn't have to enter them every time.

If you are on an older version of Firefox, see Password Manager - Remember, delete and edit logins and passwords in Firefox instead.

Enable/disable login autofill

  1. Click the menu button Fx89menuButton to open the menu panel.
  2. Click Logins and Passwords.

  3. Click the Firefox logins menu Three dot menu, then click OptionsPreferences.

    Firefox logins menuFx122 WIN 3 Dot Menu Options
  4. Add a checkmark next to Autofill logins and passwords to enable it, or uncheck to disable it.

  1. Click the Firefox Lockwise icon.

    lockwise toolbar

  2. Click the Firefox logins menu Three dot menu, then click OptionsPreferences.

    Firefox logins menuFx122 WIN 3 Dot Menu Options
  3. Add a checkmark next to Autofill logins and passwords to enable it, or uncheck to disable it.

Save passwords automatically

To change whether or not Firefox offers to remember passwords (this is on by default):

  1. Click the menu button Fx89menuButton to open the menu panel.
  2. Click Logins and Passwords.

  3. Click the Firefox logins menu Three dot menu, then click OptionsPreferences.

    Firefox logins menuFx122 WIN 3 Dot Menu Options
  4. Add a checkmark next to Autofill logins and passwords to enable it, or uncheck to disable.

  1. Click the Firefox Lockwise icon.

    lockwise toolbar

  2. Click the Firefox logins menu Three dot menu, then click OptionsPreferences.

    Firefox logins menuFx122 WIN 3 Dot Menu Options
  3. Add a checkmark next to Autofill logins and passwords to enable it, or uncheck to disable.
To manage your saved logins, click the Saved Logins button to open Firefox Lockwise, the password manager.

Disable autosave for specific websites

  1. Click the menu button Fx89menuButton to open the menu panel.
  2. Click Logins and Passwords.

  3. Click the Firefox logins menu Three dot menu, then click OptionsPreferences.

    Firefox logins menuFx122 WIN 3 Dot Menu Options
  4. Click the Exceptions... next to Ask to save logins and passwords for websites.
  5. Add the website's URL.
  6. Click Save Changes.

To prevent Firefox from saving logins and passwords for a certain website:

  1. Click the Firefox Lockwise icon.

    lockwise toolbar

  2. Click the Firefox logins menu Three dot menu, then click OptionsPreferences.

    Firefox logins menuFx122 WIN 3 Dot Menu Options
  3. Click the Exceptions... next to Ask to save logins and passwords for websites.
  4. Add the website's URL.
  5. Click Save Changes.