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Move your iCloud Passwords from Safari to 1Password

Transfer your passwords from Safari on your Mac into 1Password using the 1Password apps or on 1Password.com

Tip

To export your iCloud Passwords, you’ll need a Mac with Safari 15 or later. You can’t export iCloud Passwords using Windows at this time.

1Password can import your iCloud Passwords from Safari on your Mac. When you import iCloud Passwords:

  • Your iCloud Passwords will be converted into 1Password Login items.
  • Only passwords will be imported. Credit cards, addresses, and other information won’t be imported.

Step 1: Export your iCloud Passwords on your Mac

Important

Before you export your iCloud Passwords, temporarily turn off any backup software you may be using, so the unencrypted export file isn’t backed up.

To export your data from Safari, follow these steps on your Mac:

  1. Open Safari and choose File > Export > Passwords from the menu bar.
  2. Click Export Passwords.
  3. Save the Passwords.csv file to your desktop and enter the password you use to log in to your Mac.

Step 2: Import your data into 1Password

In the 1Password apps

  1. Open and unlock 1Password.
  2. Choose File > Import from the menu bar.
  3. Select Safari.
  4. Select Add File and choose the CSV file from your file browser.
  5. Choose the account to import into and select Import.
Import interface
  1. Open and unlock 1Password.
  2. Select the plus button and choose Migrate data into 1Password.
  3. Select Safari, then select Upload a CSV file instead.
  4. Choose the account to import into, select Add File, and choose the CSV file from your file browser.
  5. Select Import.
Import interface
  1. Open and unlock 1Password.
  2. Select the ellipsis at the top of the sidebar and choose Import.
  3. Select Safari.
  4. Select Add File and choose the CSV file from your file browser.
  5. Choose the account to import into and select Import.
Import interface
  1. Open and unlock 1Password.
  2. Select New Item and choose Migrate data into 1Password.
  3. Select Safari, then select Upload a CSV file instead.
  4. Choose the account to import into, select Add File, and choose the CSV file from your file browser.
  5. Select Import.
Import interface
  1. Open and unlock 1Password.
  2. Select the ellipsis at the top of the sidebar and choose Import.
  3. Select Safari.
  4. Select Add File and choose the CSV file from your file browser.
  5. Choose the account to import into and select Import.
Import interface

On 1Password.com

  1. In Safari or another browser, sign in to your account on 1Password.com.
  2. Select your name in the top right and choose Import.
  3. Choose Safari, then select Continue.
  4. Choose the vault you want to import your data into. If you’re importing data you don’t want to share with other people, choose the Personal, Private, or Employee vault. The name of this vault varies depending on your account type.
  5. Select Continue.
  6. Select inside the dotted rectangle to open a file browser. Browse to your desktop and select the CSV file you created earlier.
  7. Select Continue, then choose View imported items.

If you have any credit cards, addresses, or other information saved in Safari, copy them manually into 1Password. Open 1Password on your computer or mobile device and click the plus button to add items.

Important

After you’ve imported your information into 1Password, delete the unencrypted CSV file, then turn on any backup software you turned off earlier.

Step 3: Turn off the built-in password manager in Safari

To prevent Safari from interfering with 1Password, make sure you have the 1Password browser extension installed, then turn off the built-in password manager in Safari.

Step 4: Delete your iCloud Passwords

Safari will continue to fill saved passwords even after you turn off the built-in password manager. To fill your passwords with 1Password instead of Safari, delete your saved iCloud Passwords.

Important

Following these steps will permanently delete your iCloud Passwords, and you won’t be able to recover them. Make sure all your iCloud Passwords are saved in 1Password before you delete them.

To delete your iCloud Passwords, follow these steps on your Mac:

  1. Open Safari and choose Safari > Settings from the menu bar.
  2. Click the Passwords icon, then enter the password you use to log in to your Mac.
  3. Select a password you want to delete. To select all your passwords, choose Edit > Select All from the menu bar (or press Command-A).
  4. Select Edit > Delete > Delete Password.

Get help

If you don’t see your iCloud Passwords in Safari on your Mac, learn how to sync your iCloud Passwords in Safari on your iOS device with your Mac , so you can move them to 1Password.

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