Because we have to install an old, unsigned addon, you need to download an old ESR (Extended Support Release) version of Firefox with addon signature verification disabled. Legacy addons have been removed from Firefox’s addon repository and they don’t even work with the latest quantum versions. – Delete all words in the first row ( url, username & password) and replace the first line with this: # Generated by Password Exporter Export format 1.0.4 Encrypted: falseĭownload and configure old Firefox (ESR) version You should now have just url, username & password. – Delete the whole first column labeled name. It should have 4 columns: name, url, username, password. – Open the CSV file in Excel or any other program you have. Prepare the exported passwords for Firefoxīefore you import these passwords into Firefox, you need to first prepare them and make them compatible with Firefox’s Password Exporter addon. – Save the passwords as a CSV file and you can move to the next step. – At the top right, click the menu button and select Export. This might take a while depending on your machine how many saved passwords you have. – Go to Chrome password settings and let the passwords fully load. Import the passwords from Firefox to Safari.
Install Password Exporter/Importer addon for firefox.Prepare the exported passwords for Firefox.Enable password export in Google Chrome.
Basically, you need to first import the passwords from Chrome to Firefox, then import into Safari from Firefox. This isn’t a straightforward process but it isn’t that difficult either. I rely a lot on saved passwords to access a lot of websites and I definitely wouldn’t be able to use Safari if I was unable to somehow find a way to import these passwords from Google Chrome. I decided to try out Safari and I was able to import my history and bookmarks from Google Chrome, but there’s no option to import passwords, unfortunately. Apple knows it’s own OS better than anyone. When it comes to power management, Safari is better than Google Chrome on macOS. I switched over from Firefox years back and never looked back, and now, it looks like I might be jumping ship again. Knowing fully well Apple’s default apps work better than third-party apps in a lot of cases, I remained stuck with Google Chrome these past few years.
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There’s an updated guide on how to move your Google Chrome passwords to Safari here that is much easier. Important Note: This method is rather cumbersome.
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