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Move your data from LastPass to 1Password in the desktop app

You can transfer your passwords, Secure Notes, and other items from LastPass into 1Password in the desktop app.

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To import your data from LastPass, you’ll need to sign up for a 1Password account. If you received an email inviting you to join a family or team account, follow the instructions in the email.

After you’ve created your 1Password account, install 1Password for Mac, Windows, or Linux and sign in, then follow the steps below to import your LastPass data.

Before you begin

Before you begin, learn more about what happens when you import your data from LastPass to 1Password:

  • Private folders will be converted to tags. Shared folders can only be imported by a person who has administrator privileges in the folder.
  • Individual items that are shared with you will be imported.
  • Password history is imported for shared items, but not private items.

If you use LastPass Families or Business:

  • Shared folders will be converted to vaults, and will include their group permissions if you create groups in your 1Password account with the same names as your LastPass groups. Learn more about how shared folder permissions are imported.
  • Shared folders can only be imported by someone who has administrator privileges in the shared folder. After a shared folder is imported, it will not be available for other administrators to import.
  • To import shared folders in 1Password Teams or Business, you’ll need permission to create vaults.

When you import your data, your item types will change:

LastPass item type1Password item type
PasswordLogin
AddressIdentity
ApplicationLogin
Custom itemSecure Note
File or one-time password attached to an itemAutomatically attached to the same item*
Bank Account, Credit Cards, and othersEquivalent item type

* If you use LastPass Authenticator, one-time passwords saved in it won't be imported, but you can manually add them to 1Password after you've imported your other data.

To make sure nothing is left behind, 1Password also imports account-related settings and other metadata as Secure Notes. These can be found in the Imported Unknown Data vault. You can review and archive them if you don’t need them.

Step 1: Prepare your LastPass account

If you sign in to LastPass with a password, continue to the next step.

If you sign in to your LastPass account with SSO, follow the steps for your identity provider:

Step 2: Import your LastPass data

To import your data in the 1Password desktop app, follow these steps on your computer:

  1. Open and unlock 1Password for Mac.
  2. From the menu bar, choose File > Import.

    If the Import button isn't available, you may need permission to create vaults.

  3. Enter your LastPass account details.
  4. Choose a 1Password account you want to import your data to, then click Import.

    Get help if you see a message that says some data might be missing due to decryption issues.

  1. Open and unlock 1Password for Windows.
  2. Choose  > Import, then click LastPass.

    If the Import button isn't available, you may need permission to create vaults.

  3. Enter your LastPass account details.
  4. Choose a 1Password account you want to import your data to, then click Import.

    Get help if you see a message that says some data might be missing due to decryption issues.

  1. Open and unlock 1Password for Linux.
  2. Choose  > Import, then click LastPass.

    If the Import button isn't available, you may need permission to create vaults.

  3. Enter your LastPass account details.
  4. Choose a 1Password account you want to import your data to, then click Import.

    Get help if you see a message that says some data might be missing due to decryption issues.

After you’ve moved your data, follow the next steps to start using 1Password.

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You can find all imported items using the LastPass tag. Learn more about organizing your 1Password items with tags.

Next steps

  1. Uninstall LastPass. This is important to avoid conflicts with 1Password.

    If you turned off two-factor authentication for your LastPass account, turn it on again to secure your account, unless you plan to delete your account.

  2. Get 1Password for your browser. You’ll use the 1Password browser extension to save logins and sign in to websites.
  3. Change your passwords. If your LastPass data was part of a breach and you haven’t changed your passwords yet, use 1Password to generate and save new passwords for all your accounts. Start with your most important passwords first, like the ones for your email, financial, and social media accounts.
  4. Set up two-factor authentication for your accounts. You can use 1Password as an authenticator for any of your accounts that support two-factor authentication.

    If you use 1Password as part of a team, your administrator may require other authentication options. Follow the policies set by your team.

  5. Get the 1Password apps. Use 1Password on all your devices: Mac, iOS, Windows, Android, and Linux.
  6. Use Watchtower to find any other passwords you need to change. Watchtower tells you about password breaches and other security problems with the items you have saved in 1Password.

Get help

If you can’t install the desktop app or you want to import a CSV file from LastPass, you can import your data on 1Password.com.

Get help if you encounter an issue with your import from LastPass.

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Appendix: Shared folder permissions

When you import shared folders from LastPass, permissions will be also be imported automatically. Each shared folder gets converted into a vault, every item in the shared folder is added to the vault, and permissions for the folder are also applied to the vault.

Shared folder permissions aren’t imported if the person or group that has access to the folder doesn’t exist in your 1Password account or if the person is an external LastPass user.

Shared folder permissions are mapped differently based on your account type:

Family account

Permission in LastPassBecomes
administerAllow Managing
read-onlyAllow Viewing*
hide-passwordsNot imported

* If the read-only permission isn't active, the person also gets Allow Editing.

Learn more about managing vault access in 1Password Families.

Team or business account

Permission in LastPassBecomes
administerManage Vault
read-onlyView Items
hide-passwordsRemoves “View and Copy Passwords”

Learn more about managing vault permissions in 1Password Teams and Business.

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