Do you want to know how to see saved passwords in Firefox and Chrome? Browsers allow us to store passwords for websites, so we don’t need to enter it every time. But, sometimes you may need to view these saved passwords. In this article, we show you how to see saved passwords in Firefox and Chrome.
Storing passwords in the browser for future use is a very handy feature if you are handling accounts on a number of websites. But, if you are using this feature you should take care of your system. Make sure only authorized users are using your system. Otherwise, the wrong person can see your passwords and take advantage of it.
Before we go into the topic of how to see Firefox saved passwords or Chrome stored passwords, let’s see how to save the password in a browser.
How To Save Passwords On Chrome
If we are log in the first time on a website from the chrome browser and did not save password yet, then it asks for ‘Do you want Google Chrome to save your password for this site?’. If you click on Save button then this action will save passwords on Chrome.
How To Save Passwords On Firefox
To save the passwords in the Firefox is also the same process as in chrome browser. Enter your login details on the website and click the Save button.
By this way, you can store all your passwords on your favorite browser. No need to remember your login details. Eash time whenever you visit the website login page, the browser will pre-filled your login credentials.
Where Does Firefox Saved Passwords
If you wish to see where firefox saved passwords for your websites, go to Setting->Options->Security. Alternatively, you can type about:preferences#security in browser URL.
Click on Saved Logins. It will open a pop-up window with a list of all Firefox saved passwords. To view the website passwords, click on the Show Passwords.
From here, you can remove the stored passwords. Just select the website which password you want to delete and click on the Remove button.
Where Does Chrome Store Passwords
To get the list of all Chrome stored passwords, go to Settings->Advanced->Manage Passwords. You can also type chrome://settings/passwords in the browser URL. After this, you will see the settings page of Chrome manage passwords.
Click on More Actions icon next to the website. Select Details, it will open a pop-up where you can see the stored password of a website. Click on the eye icon to get your password.
To remove passwords from chrome, Just click the Remove and Chrome will delete this stored password.
Additionally, if you have little knowledge about the HTML and browser console then you can use browser console to view your saved passwords.
Open your browser console, inspect your password field, change the password type to text. It will display your password on a login page.
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