Importing passwords from Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari

Has your browser been saving your passwords until now? Then you can move them all to Proton Pass or 1Password in one go. This usually works with an export file (CSV). You can also read why you need to be careful with that file in the lesson Moving your passwords to a password manager of the course Switching to a European cloud.

Please note: A CSV export is not encrypted. Anyone who sees the file can see all your passwords. Only export once your new manager is ready, import straight away and delete the file immediately afterwards. Also pause your backup software for a moment, so the file doesn't end up in a backup.

Step 1: export from your browser

Save the file somewhere you can find it again, such as your Downloads folder. Not in a folder that syncs.

Step 2a: import into Proton Pass

1. Open the Proton Pass browser extension. Click the menu with the three lines and choose Settings.
2. Choose the Import tab. In the web app at pass.proton.me, click the cog in the bottom left and also choose Import.
3. Under Select your password manager, choose where your file comes from.
4. Drag the file into the box, or click the box and choose the file.
5. Choose which vault the items go to and click Import.

Importing works in the extension and the web app. You can also do it on your iPhone, with Import to Proton Pass. Attachments never come along, but a browser doesn't have those anyway.

Step 2b: import into 1Password

• On Windows and Linux: open the 1Password app, click the three dots at the top of the sidebar and choose Import.
• On the Mac: open the 1Password app and choose Import from the File menu.
• On the website: sign in at my.1password.eu, click your name in the top right and choose Import.

Then choose where your data comes from, add the file, choose your account and the vault and complete the import.

As the source, choose your browser: Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari. On your phone, use the plus button and Migrate data to 1Password.

• Only your passwords come along. You add payment cards and addresses from your browser by hand.
• Do you have an iPhone with iOS 26 or later? Then you can also move your passwords from the Passwords app without a file. Open the Passwords app, tap the three dots and choose to export data to another app. Then choose 1Password.

Afterwards: clean up

1. Delete the export file straight away, and empty your bin. This file contains all your passwords as readable text. Don't email it, don't put it in your Nextcloud and don't leave it on your desktop.
2. Check a few items in your new manager: are the username, password and address correct?
3. Don't import twice. Otherwise everything appears twice in your vault.
4. Clean up the old location once everything is in place: delete the passwords from your browser or cancel your old manager.
5. Replace weak and duplicate passwords, starting with your most important accounts. In Proton Pass you'll find them under Password health, with lists such as Weak passwords and Reused passwords. In 1Password you'll find them under Watchtower.

Tip: After switching, turn off password saving in your browser. Otherwise your browser will store new passwords in the old place again (see Installing Proton Pass in your browser, on your computer and on your phone and Installing and securing 1Password on all your devices).