Firefox includes a built-in password manager that securely stores your usernames and passwords, fills them in automatically, and lets you manage them in one place. You can view, edit, remove, or export saved logins, and add extra protection if you share your device. This article will show you how to remember, view, edit, manage, remove and protect your logins in Firefox and also how to disable this feature.

• To get your passwords everywhere you use Firefox, turn on Sync.

Note: On macOS and Windows, OS authentication may be required when accessing stored passwords using Edit, Copy or (the reveal button, represented by an eye icon). This is not your Mozilla account credentials. See Secure Firefox passwords with device sign-in for more information.

Save usernames and passwords

When you log in to a website, Firefox will ask if you want to save your username and password.

In the prompt:

• To have Firefox remember your username and password, click on Save. The next time you visit the website, Firefox will automatically enter your username and password for you.
  • If you've stored the wrong username or password, just type the right one into the website and Firefox will prompt you to save it. To save the new username and password, click Update.
• To tell Firefox to never remember usernames and passwords for the current website, click the drop-down menu and select Never Save. In the future, when you log in to the website, you won't be prompted to save the username and password.
  • If you later change your mind and would like Firefox to ask you to save usernames and passwords for this site, you'll need to go into your Firefox Settings and remove the site's entry from the Privacy & Security panel Exceptions list.
• To skip saving your username and password this time, click Don't Save. You'll be prompted to save your username and password the next time you visit the site.

Add or manage multiple accounts for a site

Firefox can store more than one login for the same website.

Add another login account

To save an additional login for a site, enter the login credentials and click Save when prompted. Use the drop-down arrow to see a list of saved usernames for that site. You can also start typing to narrow the results.

If more than one login is stored for a website, the list of usernames will appear when you click the login field. Select the username you want to log in with.

View, edit, or delete saved passwords

From the Menu panel

1. Click the menu button to open the menu panel.
2. Click Logins and PasswordsPasswords. The Firefox about:logins page will open in a new tab.

   

From here, you can view, copy, edit or remove your saved logins.

After you select an entry from the list of logins, you can perform these actions:

• Click Copy to copy a username or password.
• Click to see the password.
• Click Edit to change the username or password.
• Click Remove to remove the login from Firefox.

See Edit or delete a login with the Firefox Password Manager for more information.

Remove all saved passwords

1. Click the menu button to open the menu panel.
2. Click Logins and PasswordsPasswords.
3. Click the 3-dot menu in the top right corner.
4. Choose Remove All Passwords.

   

Export or import password

• Export logins: Save your usernames and passwords as a .csv file to back them up or move them to another app. See Export login data from Firefox for more information.
• Import password: Bring passwords into Firefox from another app or file. See Import login and password data from a file for more information.

Protect your saved passwords

If you use the same simple password for everything, you will be more susceptible to identity theft. Firefox stores your logins securely on your computer. You can add extra protection:

• Primary Password: Set a password to unlock your saved logins. See Use a Primary Password to protect stored logins and passwords.
• Device login prompts: On Windows and macOS, your computer password is required before viewing or copying saved logins.
• Strong password generation: Firefox can suggest strong passwords automatically when you create new accounts. See Choose a strong password.

Disable the Firefox password management feature

By default, Firefox offers to save logins. To turn this off:

1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and select Settings (or Preferences, in some cases).Click the menu button and select Settings.
2. Select the Privacy & Security panel and go to the Passwords section.

   

   • To prevent Firefox from saving logins and passwords for a certain website, click the Exceptions… button to the right of Ask to save passwords and add the website URL.
   • To prevent Firefox from saving logins and passwords for all websites, remove the check mark next to Ask to save passwords.
3. Close the Settings page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.

Troubleshoot: lost or missing passwords

If your saved passwords are missing after an update or restart:

• Check Firefox Sync: Sign in with your Mozilla account and ensure Logins and Passwords is selected under Sync settings.
• Check your profile: Firefox stores passwords in your user profile. If you created a new profile accidentally, your old logins may be in the previous one. See Recover lost or missing Firefox data.
• Backups: If you exported your passwords, import the .csv file.

Firefox passwords vs. Google passwords

Firefox Password Manager is separate from Google’s password manager.

• Passwords saved in Firefox are available only inside Firefox (or across your devices if you use Sync).
• Passwords saved in your Google Account are available when you sign in to Chrome or use Google services.
• If you switched from Chrome to Firefox, import your Google passwords into Firefox for convenience.

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