Guide: How to Import Passwords From CSV in Chrome Browser
Google Chrome only allows you to import passwords directly from Firefox. But that also requires both browsers to be installed on the same PC or Mac. So if you plan on importing your login information from another browser or computer, you should rely on the good old CSV file. Most browsers, including Chrome, allow you to easily export passwords to a spreadsheet. But importing the said data from a CSV file is a completely different matter. While Chrome offers the ability to import passwords via CSV, it is an experimental one feature that you must enable manually. There is one problem, however. The browser flag that allows you to enable the ability to import passwords via CSV keeps popping up in and out of various Chrome releases. At the time of writing, Chrome version 80 includes the flag, but it was missing in several previous Chrome iterations. The first method listed below shows what to do to change the experimental feature via the browser flag Password Import. But if your Chrome release doesn’t have it, you will find two additional methods that allow you to forcibly enable importing CSV passwords into Chrome. Warning: Importing passwords from a CSV file overwrites similar password entries already saved in Chrome. Therefore, consider a backupup of your existing Chrome passwords into another CSV file before getting started.
1. Enable password import flag
If you enable the browser flag Password Import from the Chrome Experiments panel, you can enable the ability to import passwords and other credentials into a CSV file in Chrome. The process involves restarting your browser, so please save your work before going through the steps below. Step 1: Type chrome: // flags in the address bar and press Enter.
Step 2: Type password import in the search bar at the top of the Experiments screen. That should return the browser flag Password Import.
Note: If you can’t filter or find the browser flag Password Import, use method 2 or 3 instead to enable password import via CSV in Chrome. Step 3: Bring up the drop-down menu next to Import password, then select Enabled.
Step 4: Click on Restart button to restart the browser.
Step 5: Open the Chrome menu and click Settings.
Step 6: Click Passwords under the Autofill section.
Step 7: Click the three-dot icon opposite Saved Passwords.
Step 8: Click the option labeled Import.
Step 9: Choose the CSV file you want to import from the File Explorer or the Finder window that appears up on the screen, and then click Open.
You should then merge all imported passwords with existing passwords in Chrome. Similar entries will be replaced. Password Import via CSV is enabled as long as the Password Import flag is set to Enabled. If you use the feature After importing your passwords, go back to the Chrome Experiments pane and set the flag to Default.
2. Enable Import CSV password via command prompt (CMD) or terminal
If the password import flag is not available in Chrome, you can use Command Prompt (Windows) or Terminal (macOS) to forcibly activate the ability to import passwords via CSV. However, you have to go through the steps every time you want to use the functionality. But since you will hardly be importing passwords, that shouldn’t be a problem. Note: Please shut down all running instances of Google Chrome before starting. You can use a different browser to go through the steps below, or you can copy them offline for reference.
Google Chrome – Windows
Step 1: Open the Start menu, type cmd and click Open.
Step 2: Copy and paste the command below into the Command Prompt console and hit Enter: cd “Program Files (x86) GoogleChromeApplication”
Step 3: Then copy and paste the following command and press Enter: chrome.exe -enable-features= Password import
After the command is executed, Chrome will start automatically. Step 4: Navigate to Chrome Settings> Passwords, then click the three-dot icon next to Saved Passwords.
Click the option labeled Import, then select the CSV file you want to import your passwords from.
Google Chrome – macOS
Step 1: Open Finder, click Go, then click Utilities.
Step 2: Double click on Terminal.
Step 3: Type the following command in Terminal and press Enter: / Applications / Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome -enable-features= Password import
Chrome will start automatically after executing the command. Step 4: Go to Chrome Settings> Passwords, then click the three-dot icon next to Saved Passwords.
Use the import option now visible to import your passwords from a CSV file.
3. Use DevTools to make the import option visible
An alternative method of forcibly enabling the ability to import passwords is to use the built-in DevTools functionality in Chrome to make the import option ‘visible’. But just like the method above, you have to run this every time you want to import passwords into Chrome via CSV. Step 1: Navigate to Chrome Settings> Passwords, then click the three-dot icon next to Saved Passwords. Then right-click on Export Passwords and then click Inspect.
Step 2: In the DevTools panel that appears on the right side of the screen, find the word labeled ‘hidden’. It is located just above the element marked by default.
Step 3: Double click on ‘hidden’ to select it.
Step 4: Press the Delete key to delete the selected word. Follow by pressing the Enter key. The result should look something like the screenshot below.
Step 5: Move your focus from the DevTools panel to the Passwords screen. Click the three-dot icon next to Saved Passwords and you should see the Import option in it. You can then use it to import passwords from a CSV file.
You can exit the DevTools panel. But if you exit the Passwords screen, you have to go through the steps above to make the Import option visible again.
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It’s understandable why Google hides the ability to import passwords via CSV by default – overwriting issues. Either way, it’s surprising to see the browser flag that lets you make functionality disappear altogether – and jump back up – without warning. But as long as you go through the above alternative methods, you shouldn’t have any trouble getting the feature The next up: Is it really a good idea to use Chrome’s built-in password manager in the first place? Click on the following post link to find out.
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