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Turn off the built-in password manager in your browser

Learn how to stop your browser from offering to save and fill your information, so it doesn’t interfere with 1Password.

To turn off the built-in password manager in your browser, make 1Password the default password manager:

  1. Click the 1Password button in your browser’s toolbar, then click the 1Password in your browser menu and choose Settings.
  2. Select General, then make sure Make 1Password the default password manager in this browser is turned on.

Then follow the additional steps for Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Brave.

If you’re using Safari

To stop Safari from offering to save and fill your information:

  1. Click Safari in the menu bar and choose Settings.
  2. Click AutoFill.
  3. Turn off all the AutoFill web forms settings:
    • Using information from my contacts
    • User names and passwords
    • Credit cards
    • Other forms

The AutoFill tab in Safari settings with every option turned off

Tip

If you’ve saved passwords in Safari, you can move them to 1Password to make sure they’re safe. Then you can delete your saved passwords from Safari.

If you’re using Chrome, Edge, or Brave

To stop Chrome, Edge, or Brave from offering to fill or automatically filling your passwords, you’ll need to delete the saved passwords in your browser:

To turn off “Change your password” pop-ups in Chrome:

  1. Click the Chrome menu   in the toolbar and choose Settings.
  2. Choose Privacy and security in the sidebar, then click Security.
  3. Turn off Warn you if a password was compromised in a data breach.

    You may need to switch to Standard protection to see this option.

  4. Use Watchtower to find and change any vulnerable passwords.

If you’re using Firefox

To stop Firefox from offering to save and fill your credit cards or addresses:

  1. Click the Firefox menu in the toolbar and choose Settings.
  2. Click Privacy & Security and scroll down to the Autofill section.
  3. Turn off Save and fill addresses and Save and fill payment methods.

The Autofill settings in Firefox with 'Save and fill addresses' and 'Save and fill payment methods' turned off

Tip

If you’ve saved passwords in Firefox, you can move them to 1Password to make sure they’re safe. Then you can delete your saved passwords from Firefox.


Safari

To stop Safari from offering to save and fill your information:

  1. Open the Settings app, then scroll down and tap Passwords.
  2. Tap Password Options and turn off iCloud Keychain.
  3. Tap Passwords > Settings.
  4. Tap Safari > AutoFill.
  5. Turn off Use Contact Info and Credit Cards.
The Password Options page in the Settings app with iCloud Keychain turned offThe Safari Autofill page in the Settings app with 'Use Contact Info' and 'Credit Cards' turned off

Tip

If you’ve saved passwords in Safari, you can use a Mac to move them to 1Password to make sure they’re safe. Then you can delete your saved passwords from Safari.

Chrome

To stop Chrome from offering to save and fill your information:

  1. Tap the Chrome menu and choose Settings.
  2. Tap Password Manager > Settings and turn off Offer To Save Passwords.
  3. Tap Done > Settings, then tap Payment Methods.
  4. Turn off Save and Fill Payment Methods.
  5. Tap Settings, then tap Addresses and More.
  6. Turn off Save and Fill Addresses.
The Settings menu in Chrome with every filling option turned off

If Chrome still offers to fill your passwords, use your computer to move your saved passwords in Chrome to 1Password, then delete them from Chrome.

To turn off “Change your password” pop-ups in Chrome:

  1. Tap the Chrome menu and choose Settings.
  2. Tap Privacy and Security, then choose Safe Browsing and make sure Standard Protection is selected.
  3. Tap next to Standard Protection, then turn off Warn You if Passwords Are Exposed in a Data Breach.
  4. Use Watchtower to find and change any vulnerable passwords.

Firefox

To stop Firefox from offering to save and fill your passwords:

  1. Tap the Firefox menu and choose Passwords.

    If you don't see Passwords, choose Settings > Passwords.

  2. Turn off Save Passwords.
  3. Tap Settings, then choose Payment Methods.
  4. Turn off Save and Fill Payment Methods.
The Passwords settings in Firefox with Save Passwords turned off

If Firefox still automatically fills your passwords, use your computer to move your saved passwords in Firefox to 1Password, then delete them from Firefox.

Edge

To stop Edge from offering to save and fill your information:

  1. Tap the Edge menu and choose Settings.

    If you're using an iPad, tap for the Edge menu.

  2. Tap your account, then choose Passwords.

    If you're not signed in to Edge, tap Accounts > Passwords.

  3. Turn off Offer to Save Passwords.
  4. Tap the name of your account or Back, then choose Addresses and more.
  5. Turn off Save and Fill Addresses.
  6. Tap the name of your account or Back, then choose Payment info.
  7. Turn off Save and Fill Payment info.
The Account menu in Edge with every Saved Info option turned off

If Edge still offers to fill your passwords, use your computer to move any saved passwords in Edge to 1Password, then delete them from Edge.

Brave

To stop Brave from offering to save and fill your passwords:

  1. Tap the Brave menu and choose Settings.
  2. Scroll down and tap Logins & Passwords.
  3. Turn off Save Logins.
The Logins & Passwords settings in Brave with Save Logins turned off

If Brave still automatically fills your passwords, use your computer to move any passwords saved in Brave to 1Password, then delete them from Brave.

To turn off the built-in password manager in your browser, make 1Password the default password manager:

  1. Click the 1Password button in your browser’s toolbar, then click the 1Password in your browser menu and choose Settings.
  2. Select General, then make sure Make 1Password the default password manager in this browser is turned on.

Then follow the additional steps for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Brave.

If you’re using Chrome, Edge, or Brave

To stop Chrome, Edge, or Brave from offering to fill your passwords, you’ll need to delete the saved passwords in your browser:

To turn off “Change your password” pop-ups in Chrome:

  1. Click the Chrome menu   in the toolbar and choose Settings.
  2. Choose Privacy and security in the sidebar, then click Security.
  3. Turn off Warn you if a password was compromised in a data breach.

    You may need to switch to Standard protection to see this option.

  4. Use Watchtower to find and change any vulnerable passwords.

If you’re using Firefox

To stop Firefox from offering to save and fill your credit cards or addresses:

  1. Click the Firefox menu in the toolbar and choose Settings.
  2. Click Privacy & Security and scroll down to the Autofill section.
  3. Turn off Save and fill addresses and Save and fill payment methods.

The Autofill settings in Firefox with 'Save and fill addresses' and 'Save and fill payment methods' turned off

Tip

If you’ve saved passwords in Firefox, you can move them to 1Password to make sure they’re safe. Then you can delete your saved passwords from Firefox.


Chrome

To stop Chrome from offering to save and fill your information:

  1. Tap the Chrome menu   and choose Settings.
  2. Tap Password Manager.
  3. Tap , then turn off Offer to save passwords, Sign in automatically, and Password alerts.

    If you don’t sync your passwords with Google, turn off Save passwords and Auto Sign-in instead.

  4. Tap twice, then tap Payment methods.

    If you don’t sync your passwords with Google, tap once.

  5. Turn off Save and fill payment methods.
  6. Tap , then tap Addresses and more.
  7. Turn off Save and fill addresses.
The Passwords Manager settings in Chrome with 'Offer to save passwords', 'Sign in automatically', and 'Password alerts' turned offThe 'Payment methods' settings in Chrome with 'Save and fill payment methods' turned offThe 'Addresses and more' settings in Chrome with 'Save and fill addresses' turned off

If Chrome still offers to fill your passwords, use your computer to move your saved passwords in Chrome to 1Password, then delete them from Chrome.

To turn off “Change your password” pop-ups in Chrome:

  1. Tap the Chrome menu   and choose Settings.
  2. Tap Privacy and security, then choose Safe Browsing and make sure Standard protection is selected.
  3. Tap next to “Standard protection”, then turn off Warn you if a password was compromised in a data breach.
  4. Use Watchtower to find and change any vulnerable passwords.

Firefox

To stop Firefox from offering to save and fill your information:

  1. Tap the Firefox menu   and choose Settings.
  2. Tap Logins and passwords, then turn off Autofill in Firefox and Autofill in other apps.
  3. Tap Save logins and passwords, then choose Never save.
  4. Tap twice, then tap Autofill.
  5. Turn off Save and autofill addresses and Save and autofill cards.
The 'Logins and passwords' settings in Firefox with 'Save logins and passwords' set to 'Never save' and both Autofill in Firefox and 'Autofill in other apps' turned offThe Autofill settings in Firefox with 'Save and autofill addresses' and 'Save and autofill cards' turned off

If Firefox still automatically fills your passwords, use your computer to move your saved passwords in Firefox to 1Password, then delete them from Firefox.

Edge

To stop Edge from offering to save and fill your information:

  1. Tap the Edge menu and choose Settings.
  2. Tap your account, then tap Passwords.

    If you're not signed in to Edge, tap Accounts > Passwords.

  3. Turn off Save passwords, Auto Sign-in, and Autofill for other apps.
  4. Tap , then tap Addresses and more.
  5. Turn off Save and fill addresses.
  6. Tap , then tap Payment info.
  7. Turn off Save and fill payment info.
The Account menu in Edge with every 'Saved info' option turned off

If Edge still offers to fill your passwords, use your computer to move any saved passwords in Edge to 1Password, then delete them from Edge.

Brave

To stop Brave from offering to save and fill your passwords:

  1. Tap the Brave menu   and choose Settings.
  2. Tap Password Manager.
  3. Turn off Save passwords and Auto Sign-in.
  4. Tap , then scroll down and choose Payment methods.
  5. Turn off Save and fill payment methods.
  6. Tap , then choose Addresses and more.
  7. Turn off Save and fill addresses.
The Password Manager settings in Brave with 'Save passwords' and Auto Sign-in turned off

If Brave still automatically fills your passwords, use your computer to move any passwords saved in Brave to 1Password, then delete them from Brave.

Learn more

To turn off the password manager in a different browser, check its documentation.

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