BitWarden is one of the most secure open source password management solutions for individuals and businesses. It offers two plans, a free version and a paid version, with the latter only being required for business users who want advanced features. BitWarden uses an encrypted vault to store and secure sensitive information such as website account details, and features handy integrations with your existing web browser to make day-to-day password management easy and secure. It has other features such as password sharing, 2FA authentication, encrypted attachments, reports, and much more.
This guide should break down everything you need to know about migrating your existing saved passwords to Bitwarden.
Google Chrome to BitWarden Migration
Chrome to Bitwarden
1. Open Chrome and type “chrome://settings/passwords” into the address bar.
2. Click the three dots menu in the Saved Passwords section, and select Export passwords on the dropdown menu.
3. Choose a location of your export and select comma-separated values from the Format: field.
4. Click Save to finish exporting from Chrome.
BitWarden Web Vault
The BitWarden web vault is a web page or client application where you can access BitWarden settings and features with end-to-end, zero knowledge encryption which means all data sent to and from it will be encrypted.
Importing to Bitwarden
Importing data to Bitwarden is only possible using Web Vault. Local data encryption is performed before being sent over to the server for storage. To import your passwords:
1. In the Web Vault, select Tools from the top navigation bar.
2. Select Import Data from the left-hand Tools menu.
3. From the format dropdown, choose Chrome (csv) from the Dropdown Menu
4. Select the Choose File button and add the file to import or copy/paste the contents of your file into the input box.
Select the Import Data button to complete your import.
5. After successful import, delete the import source file from your computer. This will protect you in the event your computer is compromised.
LastPass to BitWarden Migration
Exporting data from the LastPass Web Vault
1. Click Advanced Options on the left sidebar.
2. From the Manage Your Vault section, select the Export option.
3. Enter your Master Password to validate the export attempt.
4. Depending on your browser, your Vault data will either be automatically saved as a .csv or printed to the screen in a .csv format
5. If your Vault data was printed to the screen, highlight the text and copy and paste it into a new export.csv file.
Importing to Bitwarden
Importing data to Bitwarden is only possible using Web Vault. Local data encryption is performed before being sent over to the server for storage. To import your passwords:
1. In the Web Vault, select Tools from the top navigation bar.
2. Select Import Data from the left-hand Tools menu.
3. From the format dropdown, choose a LastPass (csv) from the dropdown menu.
4. Select the Choose File button and add the file to import or copy/paste the contents of your file into the input box.
Select the Import Data button to complete your import.
5. After successful import, delete the import source file from your computer. This will protect you in the event your computer is compromised.
iCloud Keychain to Bitwarden Migration
Currently, there is no convenient way to export the Apple iCloud passwords to Bitwarden. Looks like the best way is to literally just copy and paste them into Bitwarden.
Manually
You can find your Safari/Keychain passwords in Keychain Access on macOS or in the Passwords & Accounts section of the Settings app on iOS. Then, you can copy-paste them one-by-one into Bitwarden.
For an account currently in Keychain, find and copy your current password.
Mac: Open the Keychain Access app (in the Finder > Applications > Utilities folder), choose the correct keychain in the top-left, and find your saved passwords in the Passwords category. For one of your accounts in the list, remember the username, and right-click on the item and press Copy Password to Clipboard.
iOS: In the Settings app, choose Passwords & Accounts > Website & App Passwords. Authenticate with Touch ID/Face ID if requested. Tap an account in the list, remember its username, and long-press on the password and press Copy to copy the password.
Firefox to BitWarden Migration
Export from Firefox
1. Type about: logins to the address bar.
2. Click the three dots menu from the top right corner and select Export Logins on the dropdown menu.
3. Choose a location of your export and select comma-separated values from the Format: field.
4. Firefox will export your logins in .csv format
Importing to Bitwarden
Importing data to Bitwarden is only possible using Web Vault. Local data encryption is performed before being sent over to the server for storage. To import your passwords:
1. In the Web Vault, select Tools from the top navigation bar.
2. Select Import Data from the left-hand Tools menu.
3. From the format dropdown, choose a Firefox (csv) from the dropdown menu.
4. Select the Choose File button and add the file to import or copy/paste the contents of your file into the input box.
5. Select the Import Data button to complete your import.
6. After successful import, delete the import source file from your computer. This will protect you in the event your computer is compromised.