Short answer: Chrome already has a password manager built in, called Google Password Manager. If you only use Chrome, it may be all you need. If you also use other browsers, or want features Chrome doesn’t have, install one of the password manager extensions below. Each one was checked live in the Chrome Web Store when this page was written, and every link goes to its official store listing.
Chrome’s built-in option
Google Password Manager saves your passwords as you sign in to sites, suggests strong passwords, and warns you about saved passwords found in a data breach. When you are signed in to Chrome, your passwords are saved to your Google Account and work in Chrome on your other devices. You can also see them in any browser at passwords.google.com. Google’s help on managing passwords in Chrome covers all of it, and our guide to managing passwords in Chrome walks through the main tasks.
Password manager extensions you can install
All of these save your logins and fill them in for you. The notes come from each extension’s Chrome Web Store listing.
- Bitwarden Password Manager (Bitwarden Inc.). The listing says you can use it for free, with no ads, to store and share unlimited passwords across unlimited devices, and that premium plans add advanced features. Your vault is end-to-end encrypted.
- Proton Pass (Proton AG, the company behind Proton Mail). Open source and end-to-end encrypted. The listing says the free version has unlimited logins on unlimited devices, and it also makes two-factor codes and email aliases. Some features need a paid plan.
- 1Password (AgileBits Inc). Needs a 1Password membership. The listing says you can sign up and try it free when you install the extension. It supports passkeys.
- Dashlane (Dashlane SAS). Fills logins, forms and payment details, and its Dark Web Monitoring alerts you when your data turns up in a breach.
- Keeper (Keeper Security, Inc.). Stores passwords, passkeys and documents such as ID cards. Its BreachWatch feature warns you when one of your accounts appears in a data breach.
- NordPass (nordvpn S.A., the company behind NordVPN). Includes a Password Health check for weak, old and reused passwords, and a data breach scanner.
- LastPass (LastPass US LP). You remember one master password and LastPass fills the rest. The listing says unlimited device access needs LastPass Premium, which has a 30-day free trial.
- KeePassXC-Browser (published by keepassxc.org). The official browser add-on for the KeePassXC password manager. It needs the KeePassXC app, which you install on your computer from keepassxc.org.
Which one should you choose?
- You only use Chrome: Google Password Manager is already there, with nothing to install.
- You want a free extension that works on all your devices: Bitwarden or Proton Pass. Both listings say you can use them for free with unlimited passwords on unlimited devices.
- You want your passwords kept in an app on your own computer: KeePassXC with KeePassXC-Browser.
- You want family or business plans and extras like breach alerts: compare 1Password, Dashlane, Keeper, NordPass and LastPass on their own websites.
How to install a password manager extension
These steps follow Google’s Chrome Web Store help:
- Open one of the store links above in Chrome on your computer.
- Select Add to Chrome.
- If Chrome asks for permissions, select Add extension.
- Select the extension’s icon to the right of the address bar, then create an account or sign in.
Extensions can’t be added in Incognito mode or as a guest, and a work or school computer may block some extensions.
Moving your passwords out of Chrome
- Export your passwords from Chrome to a .csv file.
- Import that file using your new password manager’s own instructions.
- Delete the .csv file. It holds every password in plain text.
- To stop getting two offers to save each new password, turn off Offer to save passwords and passkeys in Chrome: three-dot menu > Passwords and autofill > Google Password Manager > Settings.
On Android, Chrome can also fill passwords from another app. Google explains how to choose your autofill provider.
Switching to Chrome’s own manager instead? See how to import passwords into Chrome.