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How to import passwords from Chrome, Edge, Bitwarden, LastPass, 1Password or a CSV file
Import saved passwords from Chrome, Edge, Brave or Opera, or a CSV from Bitwarden, LastPass, 1Password or a spreadsheet — including a Person/Owner column.
Short answer: Open Settings → Security. For passwords saved in a browser, click Import next to Import Browser Passwords and pick the browser. For another password manager, export a CSV from it, then use CSV Import / Export → Open → Select CSV File. KeysWalletWatch recognises Chrome, Bitwarden, LastPass and 1Password files and lets you map the columns of any other CSV.
Steps
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Open the import tools
Unlock your vault, click the gear icon at the bottom of the sidebar to open Settings, and go to the Security tab. Both importers are listed there: Import Browser Passwords and CSV Import / Export.
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From a browser: close it, then click Import
Close the browser you are importing from, then click Import next to Import Browser Passwords. KeysWalletWatch lists Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave Browser and Opera with the number of passwords it found in each. Click Import next to the one you want.
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Choose which logins to bring in
Every credential found is ticked. Untick the ones you do not want (or use Select All / Deselect All), then click Import Selected. The done screen then shows how to switch off and clear that browser's own password saving.
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From another manager: export a CSV first
Bitwarden: Tools → Export vault, file format .csv. LastPass: Advanced Options → Export. 1Password: File → Export, CSV. Chrome or Edge: the browser's password settings → Export passwords. Save the file somewhere you will remember — it holds your passwords in plain text.
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Select the CSV
In Settings → Security, click Open next to CSV Import / Export, then Select CSV File. KeysWalletWatch reads the header row and shows what it detected — Chrome Export, Bitwarden Export, LastPass Export, 1Password Export or Generic CSV — with the row count and a preview of the first rows.
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Check the column mapping (Generic CSV)
For a Generic CSV, the Column Mapping section matches your columns to Title, Username, Password, URL, Notes, Category and Tags, guessing from the header names. Fix any that are wrong, and set unused ones to "-- Not mapped --". Tags are separated by semicolons.
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Choose the owner, if you use Owners
When Owners is on and you have at least one owner, an Assign to list appears: pick who the imported logins belong to, or leave "-- No owner --". In a Generic CSV you can also map a Person column; rows naming an owner who exists in the vault (matched by name, ignoring case) go to that owner, and the rest go to your Assign to choice.
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Import and tidy up
Click Import (it shows the row count, e.g. "Import 214 Rows"). When it says "Successfully imported", click Done — then delete the CSV file and empty the Recycle Bin, because it is readable by anyone.
Worth knowing
- The Person column and the Assign to list need KeysWalletWatch 1.6.3 or later (current version). Check yours in Settings → About; on an older version, update first — or import and set owners on the entries afterwards.
- KeysWalletWatch's own Export to CSV writes Title, Username, Password, URL, Notes, Category, Person, Tags and dates, so an export from one vault imports into another with its owners (1.6.3+).
- Newer versions of Chrome encrypt saved passwords in a way only Chrome itself can read. If the direct import brings in fewer passwords than Chrome shows, export a CSV from Chrome and import that instead. A Chrome file with a note column shows as Generic CSV with its columns already mapped.
- Firefox is listed but not importable directly yet; export a CSV from the Firefox password manager and import it as Generic CSV — check the Title mapping, because Firefox files have no name column.
- Bitwarden files also bring in the two-factor (TOTP) secret. A Category column fills in only when the vault already has a category of exactly that name.
- Owners are explained in the Owners guide.
Questions
- Can KeysWalletWatch import passwords from Chrome?
- Yes. Settings → Security → Import Browser Passwords reads Chrome, Edge, Brave and Opera directly (close the browser first). If newer Chrome passwords are skipped, export a CSV from Chrome and import it with CSV Import / Export.
- Can I import from Bitwarden, LastPass or 1Password?
- Yes. Export a CSV from the other manager, then Settings → Security → CSV Import / Export → Select CSV File. Bitwarden, LastPass and 1Password files are recognised; anything else imports as Generic CSV with a column mapping you can check.
- Can a CSV say which person each password belongs to?
- Yes, from version 1.6.3: turn on Owners, add the people or companies, and map the Person (or Owner) column. Rows are matched to owners by name; the Assign to list covers rows that name nobody.
- Does importing twice make duplicates?
- Yes — every row becomes a new entry. Import once, or delete the extras afterwards; the Security dashboard's Reused Passwords list helps you spot them.