Firefox
Firefox
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Firefox automatically saves and fills in your login information by default, so you wouldn't have to enter them every time. This article explains how you can control whether or not to autofill your passwords.
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Save passwords automatically
To adjust Firefox's initial setting, which automatically offers to store passwords, follow these steps:
- At the top right, click the menu button
to open the menu panel. Then, select .
- The Firefox about:logins page will open in a new tab.
- At the top right, click the Firefox logins menu and then select .
- The Firefox panel will open to the Logins and PasswordsPasswords section.
To manage your saved logins, click the button to open the Firefox Password Manager about:logins page.
For more information, see Password Manager - Remember, delete and edit logins and passwords in Firefox.
Enable/disable login autofill
- At the top right, click the menu button to open the menu panel. Then, select .
- The Firefox about:logins page will open in a new tab.
- At the top right, click the Firefox logins menu and then select .
- The Firefox panel will open to the Logins and PasswordsPasswords section.
Note: Some websites have a limit on the length of the password field. If you paste or autofill input that is too long you may see a message such as: “Please shorten this text to 20 characters or less”, and will need to use a shorter password.
Disable autosave for specific websites
To prevent Firefox from saving logins and passwords for a certain website:
- At the top right, click the menu button to open the menu panel. Then, select .
- The Firefox about:logins page will open in a new tab.
- At the top right, click the Firefox logins menu and then select .
- The Firefox panel will open to the Logins and PasswordsPasswords section.
6. Add the website's URL.
7. Click .
8. Click .
Passkeys in Firefox
Passkeys provide a quicker, more straightforward, and secure sign-in method than traditional passwords. From Firefox version 122 onwards, Passkeys are smoothly incorporated into Firefox's Autofill functionality.
Using Passkeys in Firefox on Windows
- Launch Firefox and go to a website that supports Passkeys.
- On the site's login page, click on the username or password field.
- Look for the Use a Passkey option and click on it. Once you select this option, a dialog box for Passkeys will pop up on your system.
- In the dialog, choose your preferred authentication method and then click the button.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the authentication process and log in to the website.
Note: The option to use a Passkey will only be available on websites that support this technology. The process to use Passkeys in Firefox may vary slightly based on the version of Windows you are using.
Using Passkeys in Firefox on macOS
- Launch Firefox and go to a website that supports Passkeys.
- On the site's login page, click on the username or password field.
- Look for the Use a Passkey option and click on it. Once you select this option, a dialog box for Passkeys will pop up on your system.
- In the dialog, choose your preferred authentication method and then click the button.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the authentication process and log in to the website.
Note: The option to use a Passkey will only be available on websites that support this technology. The process to use Passkeys in Firefox may vary slightly based on the version of macOS you are using.
