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How to Import or Export Passwords in Google Chrome

Learn how to export your saved passwords from Chrome as a backup, or import passwords from another browser or password manager in a few clicks.

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Chrome makes it easy to back up your saved passwords or bring them in from another browser. Here’s how to export and import passwords in just a few clicks, no flags or hidden settings required.

How to Export Passwords From Chrome

  1. Open Chrome and click the three-dot More menu in the top right corner.
  2. Select Passwords and autofill, then Google Password Manager.
  3. Click Settings in the left sidebar.
  4. Next to Export Passwords, click Download file.
  5. Confirm your identity if Chrome asks you to (this may mean entering your Windows, Mac, or Google account password).
  6. Choose where to save the file, then click Save.

How to Import Passwords Into Chrome

You can import a CSV file of passwords exported from another browser or password manager.

  1. Open Chrome and click the three-dot More menu in the top right corner.
  2. Select Passwords and autofill, then Google Password Manager.
  3. Click Settings in the left sidebar.
  4. Next to Import Passwords, click Select File.
  5. Choose the CSV file you want to import, then click Open.

Most major browsers and password managers, including Firefox, Edge, Safari, and 1Password, can export a CSV file that Chrome can read.

Important

The file that Chrome generates when you export passwords includes website addresses, usernames, and passwords in plain text. Be careful with this file. Delete it as soon as you’re done with what you needed it for.

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Dinsan Francis is the founder of Chrome Story, which he started in 2009 — the same year Google launched Chrome. He has covered the Chrome browser and Chromebook ecosystem for over 15 years and has used Chromebooks as his primary computing device since 2010. He’s always on the bleeding edge, running the Canary build of both Chrome and ChromeOS as daily drivers.

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9 responses to “How to Import or Export Passwords in Google Chrome”

  1. Ivan Avatar
    Ivan

    I enabled “Password import and export” on Flags, but still I don’t see any “icon” on the page with passwords (chrome://settings/passwords). Where it should be please?

    Reply
  2. Jason Avatar
    Jason

    I’m using Chrome version 61.0.3163.100 (Official Build) (64-bit) and I’m not able to see the import/export option after setting the feature flag and resetting chrome. Is it possible something has changed since this article was written? Thanks!!

    Reply
  3. Derick Edwards Avatar
    Derick Edwards

    Experiencing the same problem as the 2 commenters above. Poor Chrome. It’s so screwed up.

    Reply
  4. James Hagan Avatar
    James Hagan

    I am using the latest version of 64 bit Chrome, Version 62.0.3202.75 (Official Build) (64-bit), and cannot find a way to export or print my saved passwords. I do all of the financial work for our family, but occasionally my wife would like to check our Bank and Brokerage accounts, among others.

    I have followed all of the steps to get the two buttons, export and import, to appear below my saved passwords in Chrome. But no buttons. What am I doing wrong?

    Is there an alternative way such as using Google Groups or some Google extension that is safe?

    Reply
  5. BF Avatar
    BF

    I tired this never work, it generate empty file.

    Reply
  6. Avik Avatar
    Avik

    It’s totally a fake blog

    Reply
  7. Dinsan Avatar
    Dinsan

    This feature is temporarily disabled. It will come back. I am not faking it 😛

    Reply
  8. Bigsime Avatar
    Bigsime

    I am able to Export and save in win7 but in new PC win10 I can not see an import option

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  9. Bigsime Avatar
    Bigsime

    I got it to work.
    1 Launch Chrome on your computer.
    2 Type the following in the address bar and press Enter:
    chrome://flags
    3 On the flags screen, put your cursor in the search box and type Password import.
    4 You should see the Password import flag in the search results.
    5 To enable this flag, click the dropdown menu next to the flag and select Enabled.
    6 Click Relaunch at the bottom to relaunch Chrome. This will restore all of your open tabs.
    7 When Chrome opens, click the three dots in the top-right corner, and select Settings > Passwords on the following screen.
    8 Click the three dots next to Saved Passwords and select Import.
    9 Navigate to your CSV passwords file and select it to import it into Chrome.
    10 Done.

    Reply

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