App Settings
The following sections list the settings available to Bitwarden Password Manager apps:
Browser extension
Unlock options:
Unlock with biometrics: Set up biometric unlock.
Ask for biometrics on launch: Allow Bitwarden to be unlocked with a biometric on first launch.
Unlock with PIN: Set up PIN unlock.
Require master password on browser restart: Require Bitwarden to be unlocked with a master password on first launch.
Vault timeout:
Timeout: Set how long Bitwarden can be active before timing out.
Timeout action: Set what Bitwarden will do when it times out.
Manage devices: Approve login requests using another device or a trusted device.
Other options:
Fingerprint phrase: View your account's fingerprint phrase.
Two-step login: Open the web app to set up two-step login.
Change master password: Open the web app to change your master password.
Autofill suggestions:
Show autofill suggestions on form fields: Activate an inline autofill menu.
Display identities as suggestions: Include identities in the inline autofill menu.
Display cards as suggestions: Include cards in the inline autofill menu.
Display suggestions when icon is selected: Click the inline icon to activate the autofill menu, rather than only focusing on the field to fill.
Make Bitwarden your default password manager: (Chrome only) Deactivate your browsers's built-in password manager and make Bitwarden your default.
Always show cards as Autofill suggestions on Vault view: Show all cards in the Autofill suggestions section of the Vaults view.
Always show identities as Autofill suggestions on Vaults view: Show all identities in the Autofill suggestions section of the Vaults view.
Autofill shortcut:
Manage shortcuts: Set up custom keyboard shortcuts for Bitwarden.
Autofill on page load:
Autofill on page load: Activate autofill on page load.
Default autofill setting for login items: Set a default for whether items can autofill on page load. This default can be overridden on an item-by-item basis.
Additional options:
Show context menu options: Allow Bitwarden options to be access through the context menu (typically, using a right-click).
Copy TOTP automatically: Copy a TOTP to the clipboard automatically when credentials are used for autofill.
Clear clipboard: Set when to clear values copied from Bitwarden from your clipboard.
Default URL match detection: Set a default for how Bitwarden identifies autofill suggestions.
Blocked domains: Set a list of domains to prohibit Bitwarden from using autofill for.
Save to vault options:
Ask to save and use passkeys: Allow Bitwarden to create and autofill passkeys for websites or services that support it.
Ask to add login: Allow Bitwarden to prompt you to add an item when you log in with credentials that aren't stored in Bitwarden.
Ask to update existing login: Allow Bitwarden to prompt you to update an item when used credentials don't match what is stored in Bitwarden.
Excluded domains: Set a list of domains to prohibit add or update prompts for.
Folders: Add or edit folders.
Import items: Import data to your vault or to an organization.
Export vault: Export data from your vault or from your organization.
Trash: View items that were recently deleted.
Sync vault now: Manually trigger a vault sync.
Theme: Switch between light mode, dark mode, or align Bitwarden with your system default.
Extension width: Switch between the default width, wide, or extra wide of the extension window.
Compact mode (beta): Condense the amount of whitespace between elements in the extension.
Show number of login autofill suggestions on extension icon: Show the number of available autofill suggestions for the page you're overlayed on top of the extension icon.
Show animations: Show animations, for example a slide effect when you change views, while you're using the browser extension.
Vault customization
Show website icons and retrieve change password URLs: Allow Bitwarden to fetch website icons and change password URLs for credentials stored in your vault.
Show quick copy actions on Vault: Display buttons for copying a username or password for each item in the Vaults view.
Click items in autofill suggestion to fill: Click an item in the Vaults view to autofill its credentials, rather than the Fill button.
Mobile
Approve login requests:
Pending login requests: Approve login requests using another device or a trusted device.
Unlock options:
Unlock with Biometrics/Face ID/Touch ID: Set up biometric unlock.
Unlock with PIN code: Set up PIN unlock.
Require master password on app restart: Require Bitwarden to be unlocked with a master password on first launch.
Authenticator sync:
Allow authenticator syncing: Allow Bitwarden Password Manager to sync authentication codes to Bitwarden Authenticator.
Session timeout:
Session timeout: Set how long Bitwarden can be active before timing out.
Session timeout action: Set what Bitwarden will do when it times out.
Other:
Account fingerprint phrase: View your account's fingerprint phrase.
Two-step login: Open the web app to set up two-step login.
Change master password: Open the web app to change your master password.
Autofill services: Allow Bitwarden to use your saved login information to sign in to apps and websites on your device. This will require you to choose Bitwarden as your preferred service in a subsequent window.
Passkey management: Open Android app settings to designate Bitwarden as your preferred passkey provider.
Privileged apps: Learn more about how Bitwarden protects you from phishing when using passkeys.
Use accessibility: Allow autofill to be available as a Quick-action tile in the Accessibility menu. This will require you to turn accessibility on for Bitwarden in a subsequent window.
Copy TOTP automatically: Copy a TOTP to the clipboard automatically when credentials are used for autofill.
Ask to add item: Allow Bitwarden to prompt you to save an item when you log in with credentials that aren't saved in your vault.
Default URI match detection: Set a default for how Bitwarden identifies autofill suggestions.
Block autofill: Set a list of domains to prohibit Bitwarden from using autofill for.
Autofill:
Password autofill: Learn how to set up autofill and tap Continue to proceed to the iOS menu where you'll need to do so.
App extension: Learn about the Safari app extension and tap Activate app extension to turn it on.
Additional options:
Copy TOTP automatically: Copy a TOTP to the clipboard automatically when credentials are used for autofill.
Default URI match detection: Set a default for how Bitwarden identifies autofill suggestions.
Folders: Add or edit folders.
Export vault: Export data from your vault or from your organization.
Import items: Open the web app to import data to your vault or to an organization.
Language: Choose the language used by the Bitwarden mobile app.
Theme: Switch between light mode, dark mode, or align Bitwarden with your system default.
Use dynamic colors: (Android-only) Apply a color scheme to Bitwarden based on your wallpaper.
Show website icons: Allow Bitwarden to fetch website icons for credentials stored in your vault.
Allow sync on refresh: Allow a pull-down gesture to be used to sync your vault.
Clear clipboard: Set when to clear values copied from Bitwarden from your clipboard.
Allow Universal Clipboard: (iOS-only) Allow data copied from the Bitwarden mobile app to be pasted on other devices signed in with the same Apple ID.
Allow screen capture: (Android-only) Allow the Bitwarden mobile app to be in screenshots and screen sharing.
Connect to watch: (iOS-only) Connect Bitwarden to your Apple Watch for easy access to TOTPs.
Siri & Shortcuts access: (iOS-only) Allow Bitwarden to respond to Siri and Shortcuts using App Intents.
Desktop
Vault timeout:
Timeout: Set how long Bitwarden can be active before timing out.
Timeout action: Set what Bitwarden will do when it times out.
Unlock with PIN: Set up PIN unlock.
Lock with master password on restart: Require the Bitwarden desktop app to be unlocked with a master password on first launch.
Unlock with system authentication: (Linux-only) Set up biometric unlock.
Unlock with Touch ID: (macOS-only) Set up biometric unlock.
Ask for Touch ID on app restart: (macOS-only) Automatically prompt for a biometric on first launch.
Unlock with Windows Hello: (Windows-only) Set up biometric unlock.
Require master password or PIN on app restart: (Windows-only) Require the Bitwarden desktop app to be unlocked with a master password or PIN on first launch.
Clear clipboard: Set when to clear values copied from Bitwarden from your clipboard.
Minimize when copying to clipboard: Automatically minimize Bitwarden when you copy an item's data to the clipboard.
Show website icons and retrieve change password URLs: Allow Bitwarden to fetch website icons and change password URLs for credentials stored in your vault.
Unlike Security and Preferences settings, these settings apply to all accounts you use the desktop app with:
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On Windows, the system tray is the strip of shortcuts located at the bottom-right of the screen. The dash is the strip of frequently-used and open apps typically located at the left of the screen.
Show tray icon: Always show the Bitwarden desktop app icon in the system tray.
Close to tray icon: When closing the window, show an icon in the system tray instead of nowhere.
Start to tray icon: When the Bitwarden desktop app is first started, show an icon in the system tray instead of opening the window.
Start automatically on login: Start the Bitwarden desktop app automatically when you log in to your computer.
Allow browser integration: (non-Safari) Allow Bitwarden browser extensions to integrate with the desktop app for biometric unlock. On Safari, integration is available without activating this option.
Require verification for browser integration: Require fingerprint phrase confirmation when establishing the integration between Bitwarden desktop app and browser extension.
Use hardware acceleration: Turn this option off if you experience graphical or performance issues.
Enable SSH agent: Allow the Bitwarden desktop app to act as an SSH agent.
Theme: Switch between light mode, dark mode, or align Bitwarden with your system default.
Language: Choose the language used by the Bitwarden desktop app.
Unlike Security and Preferences settings, these settings apply to all accounts you use the desktop app with:
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On macOS, the menu bar is the strip of menus located at the top of the screen. The Dock is the strip of frequently-used and open apps available by moving your cursor to the edge of the screen.
Show menu bar icon: Always show the Bitwarden desktop app icon in the menu bar.
Minimize to menu bar: When minimizing the window, show an icon in the menu bar instead of the Dock.
Close to menu bar: When closing the window, show an icon in the menu bar instead of nowhere of the Dock.
Start to menu bar: When Bitwarden desktop app is first started, show an icon in the menu bar instead of opening the window.
Start automatically on login: Start the Bitwarden desktop app automatically when you log in to your computer.
Always show in the Dock: Always show the Bitwarden desktop app in the Dock, regardless of active menu bar options.
Allow browser integration: (non-Safari) Allow Bitwarden browser extensions to integrate with the desktop app for biometric unlock. On Safari, integration is available without activating this option.
Require verification for browser integration: Require fingerprint phrase confirmation when establishing the integration between Bitwarden desktop app and browser extension.
Use hardware acceleration: Turn this option off if you experience graphical or performance issues.
Enable SSH agent: Allow the Bitwarden desktop app to act as an SSH agent.
Allow screen capture: Allow the Bitwarden desktop app to appear in screenshots and screen sharing. When off, the desktop app will be invisible in most screenshots and when screen sharing.
Allow DuckDuckGo browser integration: (macOS-only) Allow the integration between the Bitwarden desktop app and DuckDuckGo macOS browser.
Theme: Switch between light mode, dark mode, or align Bitwarden with your system default.
Language: Choose the language used by the Bitwarden desktop app.
Unlike Security and Preferences settings, these settings apply to all accounts you use the desktop app with:
tip
On Windows, the system tray is the strip of shortcuts located at the bottom-right of the screen. The taskbar is the strip of frequently-used and open apps typically located at the bottom-middle of the screen.
Show tray icon: Always show the Bitwarden desktop app icon in the system tray.
Minimize to tray icon: When minimizing the window, show an icon in the system tray instead of the taskbar.
Close to tray icon: When closing the window, show an icon in the system tray instead of nowhere.
Start to tray icon: When the Bitwarden desktop app is first started, show an icon in the system tray instead of opening the window.
Start automatically on login: Start the Bitwarden desktop app automatically when you log in to your computer.
Allow browser integration: (non-Safari) Allow Bitwarden browser extensions to integrate with the desktop app for biometric unlock. On Safari, integration is available without activating this option.
Require verification for browser integration: Require fingerprint phrase confirmation when establishing the integration between Bitwarden desktop app and browser extension.
Use hardware acceleration: Turn this option off if you experience graphical or performance issues.
Enable SSH agent: Allow the Bitwarden desktop app to act as an SSH agent.
Allow screen capture: Allow the Bitwarden desktop app to appear in screenshots and screen sharing. When off, the desktop app will be invisible in most screenshots and when screen sharing.
Theme: Switch between light mode, dark mode, or align Bitwarden with your system default.
Language: Choose the language used by the Bitwarden desktop app.
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