If you're a Mac user, you have two simple methods at your disposal to view saved passwords in Safari. From "Settings" > "Passwords" or through the option to export all saved passwords in the browser.
There are many applications to securely store your passwords, but if you're a Mac user, it's best to keep your passwords saved in Safari or Keychain Access. In addition to Apple's security standards, passwords can be accessed on all Apple devices—iPhone, Mac, or iPad—if they are logged into the same Apple/iCloud account, and the password sync option is enabled. Passwords & Keychain.
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How to view saved passwords in Safari on macOS
The first method by which you can see the passwords saved in Safari, is directly from the browser settings.
Go to "Settings" in the Safari, then to the menu "Passwords". You need to enter your system password. If you have Apple Watch or Touch ID, you can use biometric authentication to access saved passwords.
After unlocking access to "Passwords", the list of all web pages, online stores, forums, social networks and web applications for which there are saved credentials will be available.
Search for the web address for which you want to find out the saved password and login username, then click on the "i".
The username and password for the selected webpage will be available in the first section. You need to hover over the password (it appears dotted) to make it visible and you can copy it.
This way you can see saved usernames and passwords for online stores, forums, social networks or any other web application that requires authentication and you have your account saved in Safari.
How to export saved passwords in Safari (CSV)?
This method allows you to export all passwords to a CSV file that will contain the web addresses (URLs), usernames and passwords for all online accounts saved in Safari.
The recommendation is to do this export of passwords only if you absolutely need to, and above all, to keep the file in a very safe place. Passwords are not saved encrypted and anyone who opens that file will be able to see all saved credentials.
1. Go to the browser Safari to the option: File > Export > Passwords.
2. In the alert dialog box, choose the “Export Passwords...” if you are sure there is a need to do so.
“Your passwords will be saved without encryption and will be visible to anyone who can access the exported file.”
3. Choose a safe location to save the file Passwords.csv.
The CSV file can be opened with the application Numbers (Mac, iPhone, iPad) or Excel (Mac, Windows, mobile devices).
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In conclusion, there are at least two simple methods available to users to view and export saved passwords in the browser Safari. It is recommended to export passwords only if you want to quit the browser Safari on all devices Apple or import them into an application Passwords Manager.
