Autofill logins on Firefox

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Firefox automatically saves and fills in your login information by default, so you wouldn't have to enter them every time. This article explains how you can control whether or not to autofill your passwords.

Note: This article applies to Firefox version 67 and above. for previous versions, see Password Manager - Remember, delete and edit logins and passwords in Firefox.
Please update your version of Firefox for the latest features and security updates.

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
    • The Firefox Settings Privacy & Security panel will open to the Logins and Passwords section.
  4. Add a checkmark next to Autofill logins and passwords to enable it, or uncheck to disable it.
  1. Click the menu button Fx89menuButton to open the menu panel.
  2. Click Logins and Passwords. A window will open with a list of your saved logins.
  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):

Firefox Lockwise settings

If you've disabled the autofill feature, Lockwise will not fill in your login information. To change this setting:

  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
    • The Firefox Settings Privacy & Security panel will open to the Logins and Passwords section.
  4. Add a checkmark next to Ask to save logins and passwords for websites to see a prompt.
  5. Add a checkmark next to Autofill logins and passwords so you wouldn't have to type them in each time.

Password Manager settings

Firefox will remember passwords by default. You may have disabled this feature, or told Firefox to never remember passwords for a particular site.

  1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and select Settings (select Preferences on older macOS versions).Click the menu button Fx89menuButton and select Settings.
  2. Select the Privacy & Security panel and navigate to the Logins & Passwords section.
  3. If it isn't already check marked, check Ask to save logins and passwords for websites.
  4. Close the Settings page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.

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
    • The Firefox Settings Privacy & Security panel will open to the Logins and Passwords section.
  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. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and select Settings (select Preferences on older macOS versions).Click the menu button Fx89menuButton and select Settings.
  2. Select the Privacy & Security panel and navigate to the Logins & Passwords section.
  3. If it isn't already check marked, check Ask to save logins and passwords for websites.
  4. To the right of Ask to save logins and passwords for websites, click the Exceptions… button.
  5. Add the website's URL.
  6. Click Save Changes.