Autofill Logins in Browser Extensions
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If your browser extension is having issues autofilling usernames and passwords for a particular site, using linked custom fields can force an autofill.
Additionally, basic authentication prompts work a little differently than regular autofills. For more information, see Basic Auth Prompts.
Bitwarden browser extensions have a unique Tab view, which automatically detects the URI (for example, google.com) of the page in the open browser tab and finds any vault items with corresponding URIs. If you are unfamiliar with using URIs, we recommend reading this article.
When a vault item has a corresponding URI, the Bitwarden icon will overlay a badge counter reporting the number of items found for that web page (pictured below).
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If you want, you can hide the badge counter using a the Show badge counter toggle in the Settings → Appearance menu.
Selecting the vault item inside the Tab view will autofill login information to the detected input fields. In cases where a web page or service has multiple items with relevant URIs, Bitwarden will always autofill the last-used login.
Use the inline autofill menu to quickly input login credentials, including passkeys, from your Bitwarden vault.
To enable the inline autofill menu:
Log in and unlock the Bitwarden browser extension.
Select Settings → Autofill, then locate the Show autofill menu on form fields dropdown. Select your preferred autofill menu behavior.
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The rest of this document will assume you selected When field is selected (on focus). If you selected When autofill icon is selected, the same behaviors will apply but when you select the inlaid Bitwarden icon instead of when you select the form field.
You can also toggle the Display identities as suggestions and Display cards as suggestions options on if you'd like the inline autofill menu to suggest these item types. Learn more here.
Next, we recommend you disable your browser's autofill option. If your browser's autofill functionality is enabled, you may experience conflicts with the Bitwarden autofill menu. Learn more here.
Chrome and Brave users may check the Override browser autofill settings option to disable their browser autofill.
To log in to an account using the inline autofill menu:
Select the login form's username field. If your vault is locked when you attempt this, the menu will prompt you to unlock the vault.
The inline autofill menu will display. When it does, select the login or passkey you wish to use for the website.
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Don't see the login credentials you would like to use? Edit the vault item and select Autofill and save, or manually enter the website in the URI field.
If no credentials have been saved for this site, select New item, the browser extension will open to a new item where you can save new login credentials.
Autofill create item Browser extensions will warn users before using this method to autofill an untrusted iframe or an HTTP site when HTTPS is expected based on that item's saved URI(s).
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If the inline autofill menu is causing unintended interference with your browser, it can be closed by pressing the Esc key.
To create a new account using the inline autofill menu:
Enter a username in the login form's username field. Then, select the password field.
The inline autofill menu will display. When it does, select Fill generated password if you're satisfied with the generated password. You can also use the Generate button to generate a new password until you're satisfied with it:
Fill generated password tip
This option will use the settings you've configured in the browser extension's Generator tab. Learn how to change these settings.
Before submitting the form by clicking 'Sign up' or 'Create account', the inline autofill menu will offer the option to save this information in a New login. Use this option to open Bitwarden in a pop-up, and select the Save button to save the generated credential:
Save login to Bitwarden Complete the form by selecting Sign up, Create account, or whatever button the website or app offers to complete account creation.
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Currently unavailable in the Safari browser extension.
Without opening your browser extension, you can right-click on an input field and use the Bitwarden → Autofill option. If your vault is locked when you attempt this, a window will open prompting you to unlock. Once unlocked, the browser extension will automatically proceed with autofilling your username, password, card, or identity.
Browser extensions will warn users before using this method to autofill an untrusted iframe or on an HTTP site when HTTPS is expected based on that item's saved URI(s).
Bitwarden browser extensions provide a set of keyboard shortcuts (also known as hot keys) to autofill login information. If your vault is locked when you attempt this, a window will open prompting you to unlock. Once unlocked, the browser extension will automatically proceed with autofilling your credentials.
Browser extensions will warn users before using this method to autofill an untrusted iframe or on an HTTP site when HTTPS is expected based on that item's saved URI(s).
To autofill login information, use the following default shortcuts. If there are multiple logins with the detected URI, the last-used login will be used for the autofill operation. You can cycle through multiple logins by repeatedly using the keyboard shortcut:
On Windows:
Ctrl + Shift + LOn macOS:
Cmd + Shift + LOn Linux:
Ctrl + Shift + L
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If a login uses the Bitwarden authenticator for TOTPs, using the Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + L will automatically copy your TOTP to your clipboard after auto-filling. All you have to do is Cmd/Ctrl + V to paste!
If any given shortcut doesn't work, it might be because another app on your device is already registered to use it. For example, the autofill shortcut on Windows is commonly claimed by the AMD Radeon Adrenaline software (AMD graphic drivers) and therefore cannot be used by Bitwarden. In these instances, you should free up the shortcut or configure Bitwarden to use a different shortcut.
Configuring the keyboard shortcuts used by a Bitwarden browser extension differs based on which browser you are using. To access the configuration menu:
In Chrome, enter
chrome://extensions/shortcutsin the address bar.In Chromium-based browsers such as Brave, substitute
chromefor the relevant browser name (for example,brave://extensions/shortcuts).In Firefox, enter
about:addonsin the address bar, select the Gear icon next to Manage Your Extensions, and select Manage Extension Shortcuts from the dropdown.
Some browsers, including Safari and legacy Edge do not currently support changing the default keyboard shortcuts for extensions.
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This feature is disabled by default because, while generally safe, compromised or untrusted websites could take advantage of this to steal credentials.
Browser extensions will not allow autofill on page load for untrusted iframes and will warn users before auto-filling on an HTTP site when HTTPS is expected based on that item's saved URI(s).
Autofill on page load is an opt-in feature (see the preceding Warning) offered by Bitwarden browser extensions. Autofill on page load will autofill login information when a web page corresponding to a login's URI value loads. Once enabled, you can set the default behavior (on for all items or off for items).
To enable this feature, navigate to Settings → Autofill in your browser extension, check on the Autofill on page load checkbox, and choose your default behavior. Once enabled and the default behavior is set, you can additionally specify autofill on page load behavior for each individual login:
Using this convention, you can setup your browser extension to, for example:
Autofill on page load for only a select few items (off by default for all items and manually turned on for select items).
Autofill on page for all but a select few items (on by default for all items and manually turned off for select items).
You can autofill items manually that don't have saved URIs by opening them in the Vaults view, and selecting the Autofill button.
Browser extensions will warn users before using this method to autofill an untrusted iframe or on an HTTP site when HTTPS is expected based on that item's saved URI(s).
If you use Bitwarden authenticator, browser extensions will autofill your TOTP code provided that you're using the context menu, keyboard shortcuts, or manually autofilling. Browser extensions will not autofill your TOTP code if you're using autofill on page load.
By default, your TOTP will also be copied to the clipboard when a login is autofilled. This is the recommended workflow if you're using autofill on page load.
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Automatic TOTP copying can be turned off on browser extensions using Settings → Options → Copy TOTP automatically, which will be on by default. Additionally, use the nearby Clear clipboard option to set an interval with which to clear copied values.
Browser extensions will quietly disable autofill on page load for untrusted iframes and will warn users about the iframe if they trigger autofill manually using a keyboard shortcut, the context menu, or directly from the browser extension.
"Untrusted" iframes are defined as those for which the src="" value does not match a URI for the login item, as dictated by a globally-set or item-specific match detection behavior.
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When a domain is in the Excluded Domains list, Bitwarden browser extensions won't issue passkey prompts.
When storing a new passkey, the website URI will be saved in the new login item. Access the website you wish to use passkey login with, and begin the passkey login workflow. Related passkeys will be displayed in a Bitwarden browser extension dialogue box. Select the passkey you would like to use and press Confirm.
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The inline autofill menu can also be used to easily authenticate with passkeys.
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