Unfortunately, Google Chrome doesn’t offer too many options when it comes to importing passwords. To import passwords, you’re going to have to rely on CSV (comma-separated values) files.
Thankfully, most web browsers, Chrome included, allow the user to export passwords in the form of spreadsheets. Using the CSV files to import passwords is a whole different story. The problem is that Chrome’s CSV import feature is still in its experimental stage, meaning that you will need to enable it manually if you want to make use of it.
In this entry, we’re going to help you import passwords into Google Chrome via a CSV file and dive a bit deeper into the subject.
How to Import Password Into Google Chrome Using a CSV File?
There are three great methods for importing passwords into Google Chrome using CSV files. The first method includes tweaking your Google Chrome settings and enabling the experimental feature.
However, your Chrome version may not have the feature present. Don’t worry, this is what the additional two methods are for. So, let’s dive into them.
1. Enabling Password Import Flag
The most straightforward way to get the experimental feature up and running is using the Chrome Experiments panel. This is a “hidden” Chrome option that lists the available experimental features that Google Chrome plans on releasing at some point.
Here’s how to access the Experiments panel and enable Password Import Flag.
- Open Google Chrome
- Type “chrome://flags” in the address bar and hit Enter.
- Type in “password import” into the search bar.
- Click the Default drop-down menu on the left.
- Select Enabled.
- A Relaunch button should appear in the bottom right-hand corner of the page; click it.
- Now, click the three-dot icon in the upper right-hand corner of the Chrome browser.
- Select Settings from the drop-down menu.
- Under Autofill, click Passwords.
- Navigate to the Saved Passwords section and click the three-dot icon to the far right.
- Select Import.
- Find and select the CSV file that you wish to import.
- Click Open.
This should import all the passwords from the CSV file and merge them with the existing ones in Chrome. Note that the entries that are similar are replaced. Turn the Password Import Flag off after importing the passwords by navigating back to the Experiments panel. Then, change the flag from Enabled back to Default.
However, in some Chrome versions, you won’t be able to find the Password Import Flag in the Experiments tab in the first place.
2. Enabling CSV Password Import Using CMD Prompt
Whenever a feature is missing, whether we’re talking about Windows or macOS, a tech-savvy individual will break out the Command Prompt on Windows or the Terminal feature on Apple computers. Essentially, you can force Chrome to activate its hidden password import ability using CSV.
The downside here is that you’re going to have to go through all the steps listed below whenever you wish to import passwords via CSV in Chrome. However, in saying that, it’s unlikely that importing passwords into Chrome is something you’ll be doing on a regular basis.
Command Prompt
- Go to the Start menu
- Type in “cmd.”
- Click on the Command Prompt entry to open it.
- Paste this command cd “\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application” into the console.
- Hit Enter.
- Next, paste this command chrome.exe -enable-features=PasswordImport.
- Hit Enter.
- In the Chrome window (launches automatically after entering the said commands), go to Settings.
- Then navigate to Passwords.
- Under Saved Passwords, select the three-dot icon.
- Select Import.
- Import the CSV file and confirm.
Terminal
- Open the Finder.
- Select Go.
- From the drop-down menu, click Utilities.
- In the next window, double-click the Terminal entry.
- Once the Terminal is open, paste this command /Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome -enable-features=PasswordImport
- Hit Enter and Google Chrome will start automatically.
- Open Chrome Settings.
- Navigate to Passwords.
- To the right of Saved Passwords, select the three-dot icon.
- Click Import.
- Choose the CSV file and confirm.
This is the most go-to method of importing passwords into Google Chrome via CSV files when the import option can’t be found under Extras. You can also do this via the DevTools functionality that is built into Chrome.
3. Enabling CSV Password Import Using DevTools
If you prefer working in DevTools to Command Prompt/Terminal, you’ll like this method of unhiding the import option better. This way is generally preferred by web developers who are familiar with DevTools.
- Open Google Chrome.
- Go to Chrome Settings.
- Select Passwords.
- Under Saved Passwords, locate the three-dot icon (mentioned above).
- Right-click the Export Passwords option (the only available one).
- From the drop-down menu, select Inspect, and a panel to the right of the browser window will appear.
- Locate the word “hidden” just above the part of the code that’s highlighted automatically.
- Double-click “hidden.”
- Hit Delete on your keyboard.
- Then hit Enter.
- Now, focus away from the DevTools panel and onto the Google Chrome interface.
- Click the three-dot icon to the far right of Saved Passwords.
- An Import option should be available; click it.
- Select the CSV file that you want to upload.
- Confirm.
Keep in mind this code change (deleting the word “hidden”) isn’t permanent. You can exit the DevTools pane, and the Import option will still be there. However, the moment you reload the page, the word will automatically reappear in DevTools.
Only the site owner can make permanent changes to a particular page. You’ll have to repeat this method each time you wish to import passwords via a CSV file.
Additional FAQs
1. Can I Import a CSV Password Back to Chrome?
Whether you’re importing a password from one device to another in CSV format or want to import the CSV password that you’ve just exported from Chrome, you can do it following one of the methods mentioned above.
If the Password Import Flag feature isn’t available under Experiments in your browser’s edition, use Command Prompt, Terminal, or DevTools in Chrome.
Google Chrome should help you migrate passwords from one device to another if you were using Chrome, so there is no need to resort to using CSV files.
2. Can I Import a CSV File Into Edge?
Microsoft Edge is constantly running behind other browsers and, as of recently, it has introduced a Chrome-like appearance, allowing the user to import the bookmarks and various other settings. Importing passwords using Edge, unfortunately, isn’t possible. Such a feature doesn’t exist and isn’t even included as a hidden option, as the case is with Chrome.
You can import the saved passwords from any other installed browser, though. Open the Edge browser and click the three-dot icon in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. Click Favorites. Click the three-dot icon in the Favorites window. Select Import favorites. Select the browser you want to import the passwords from and uncheck everything except the Saved passwords entry. Select Import.
3. How Do I Export Chrome Passwords to CSV?
Although importing CSV passwords into Chrome is somewhat complicated and may involve using minimal coding, exporting it is very straightforward. This is because the CSV export feature isn’t experimental – it’s there in every version of the Chrome browser. Here’s how to export Chrome passwords to CSV.
Open the Chrome browser and click the three-dot icon. Navigate to Settings, followed by Passwords. Then, click the three-dot icon next to Saved Passwords. Select Export Password. Click Export Password. Make sure that under Save as type, it says “Microsoft Excel Comma Separated Values File.” Click Save to export all your Chrome passwords as a CSV file.
4. How Do I Import Passwords to Chrome?
Unfortunately, Chrome truly lacks in the password importing department. The only way to do it is by having a CSV file. You still have to use a hidden feature in Chrome called Password Import Flag.
Unhiding it is relatively straightforward via the Experiments tab, but sometimes, this feature isn’t present even there. This means working with Command Prompt, Terminal, or in DevTools.
Fortunately, if you stick to the guidelines mentioned throughout the text, you’ll be able to import passwords in no-time.
5. How Do I Import a Password From Google Chrome?
Password importing mechanics vary from browser to browser. For instance, if you’re using Edge, you can transfer the passwords pretty much automatically from any browser, including Chrome. Firefox, for instance, allows automatic imports, as well as importing from a file (CSV). When it comes to Opera, things work exactly the same as on Google Chrome.
Importing Passwords to Google Chrome
Using CSV files for importing login info to a modern browser is a bit aged method. Unfortunately, Google Chrome doesn’t give you a lot of wiggle room. In any case, even if you have to resort to a bit of basic coding (it’s as easy as using the copy/paste function and/or deleting a phrase), activating the password import option is very simple and shouldn’t cause you any problems.
We hope that we’ve helped you import login info to your Google Chrome browser using a CSV file. If you have questions or anything else to add, hit the comments below and let us know.
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