Import Chrome passwords to Firefox

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Am I stupid or is there no way to import Chrome passwords to Firefox without using 3rd party software/service? I mean, it's such a silly little task. I don't want to use LastPass. I found how to export Chrome passwords to .csv file but how do I import that into Firefox?

According to this there should be an Import button, except, there isn't

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/password-manager-remember-delete-change-and-import#w_viewing-and-deleting-passwords

EDIT - also there's the bookmark manager in Firefox, that allows you to import data from another browser, including Chrome, including cookies, but no passwords.

skrat

Posted 2018-09-06T10:42:25.937

Reputation: 171

To quote your link: "Note: The Password Manager Import feature is currently available on Windows only." - is this your problem? – AFH – 2018-09-06T10:58:57.380

@AFH yepp, I'm on linux – skrat – 2018-09-06T14:04:23.823

I am, too. I have switched from Firefox to Waterfox and Pale Moon, as I need Java support, and I used the Password Exporter add-on to transfer log-in data between the different versions on both Linux and Windows (it also does the importing), but I haven't found a directly compatible Chrome extension. However, the transfer file can be in either CSV or XML format, so any Chrome method of listing passwords should be easy to manipulate into the required format. – AFH – 2018-09-06T14:24:42.853

Answers

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For those who can take current situation with Firefox as granted, here's a solution with 3rd party software:

  1. Close Firefox

  2. Open Google Chrome > Settings > Passwords > Next to Saved Passwords there're 3 dots, press them > Export passwords -> Save to Desktop

  3. (this step requires python3 and pip to be already installed)
    Open your Terminal / Console app - > pip install ffpass (ffpass source code)

  4. Change console/terminal directory to Desktop (or where were your exported Chrome passwords saved

  5. For MacOS: ffpass import -d /Users/<YOUR USER>/Library/Application\ Support/Firefox/Profiles/<YOUR PROFILE> --from <YOUR CSV>
    For Linux ffpass import -d ~/.mozilla/firefox/Profiles/<YOUR PROFILE --from <YOUR CSV> (fix this please if not correct)
    For Windows ffpass import -d %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<YOUR PROFILE --from <YOUR CSV>

  6. Delete your csv with paswords from Dekstop

gyunter

Posted 2018-09-06T10:42:25.937

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