Username & Password Generator

Use the Bitwarden generator tool to easily create strong passwords and unique usernames. The password generator is available in all Bitwarden clients and the username generator is available in the web vault, browser extension, and desktop app.

If you're not a current Bitwarden user, you can also test our free password generator at https://bitwarden.com/password-generator/.

Generate a Password

To generate a strong password:

Web Vault

Select Tools from the navigation bar and select Generator from the Tools menu:

The options you specify on this page will saved for future uses of the password generator. You can also quickly generate a strong password using those same options directly from the Add/Edit Item screen using the  Generate button:

Browser Extension

Select the  Generator tab:

You can also generate a strong password on-the-fly from the Add/Edit Item screen using the  Generate button:

Desktop

Select View → Generator from the menu bar:

You can also generate a strong password on-the-fly from the Add/Edit Item screen using the  Generate button:

Mobile

Select the  Generator tab:

You can also generate a strong password on-the-fly from the Add/Edit Item screen using the  Generate button:

CLI

Use the generate command to generate a password:

bw generate -uln --length 14

For more information, refer to our CLI documentation.

Password Types

Password

Passwords are randomly generated strings of a customizable set of character types. Options for passwords include:

• Length: Number of characters in your password.

• Minimum Numbers: Minimum number of numbers in your password if 0-9 is enabled.

• Minimum Special: Minimum number of special characters in your password if !@#$%^&* is enabled.

• A-Z: Include uppercase letters in your password.

• a-z: Include lowercase letters in your password.

• 0-9: Include numbers in your password.

• !@#$%^&*: Include special characters in your password.

• Avoid Ambiguous Characters: Prevent your passwords from having both a 1 and l or both a 0 and o.

Passphrase

Passphrases are randomly generated groups of words, for example panda-lunchroom-uplifting-resisting. Options for passphrases include:

• Number of Words: Number of words in your passphrase.

• Word Separator: Character to use to separate words in your passphrase (- in the above example).

• Capitalize: Capitalize the first letter of each word in your passphrase.

• Include Number: Include a single numerical character in your passphrase.

Generate a Username

To generate a username:

Web Vault

Select Tools from the navigation bar and select Generator from the Tools menu:

Browser Extension

Select the  Generator tab:

You can also generate a username on-the-fly from the Add/Edit Item screen using the  Generate button:

Desktop

Select View → Generator from the menu bar:

You can also generate a username on-the-fly from the Add/Edit Item screen using the  Generate button:

Username Types

Plus Addressed Email

Select this type to use your email provider's sub-addressing (aka "plus addressing" or "aliasing") capabilities. This will generate a plus addressed (named for the + and random string of characters) username based on your specified Email Address.

On the Add/Edit Item screen of browser extensions and desktop apps, you can select between generating username with a Random (e.g. alice+gsd4aqqe@bitwarden.com) string or one based on the item's Website Name (e.g. alice+github.com@bitwarden.com). Website Name is limited to the Add/Edit screen on browser and desktop as it requires knowledge of the login's URI, in other locations the username generator will default to Random.

Catch-all Email

Select this type to use your domain's configured catch-all inbox. This will generate a random email address at your specified Domain.

On the Add/Edit Item screen of browser extensions and desktop apps, you can select between generating username with a Random (e.g. bqzjlero@gardenllc.com) string or one based on the item's Website Name (e.g. twitter.com@gardenllc.com). Website Name is limited to the Add/Edit screen on browser and desktop as it requires knowledge of the login's URI, in other locations the username generator will default to Random.

Random Word

Select this type to generate a random word for your username. Options for random words include:

• Capitalize: Capitalize your username.

• Include Number: Include a 4-digit number in your username.