First we need to configure KeePassXC to allow browser extensions to interact with the password manager. Now that the KeePassXC extension is installed in Firefox, we need to connect the extension with the KeePassXC application. Click the “OK, Got it” button to dismiss the popup. You’ll also see a popup confirming that the extension has been successfully installed.After the extension is installed, a KeePassXC icon should appear in the top right corner of the Firefox window.The extension will ask for a lot of different permissions, but that is normal.What you see on the extension web page should be similar to the screenshot below. Verify that the extension you are about to install is created by the “KeePassXC Team”, and that it has a lot of users and reviews. There are unofficial versions of the extension floating around on the web, and those versions will steal your passwords. When installing a password manager browser extension, it’s extremely important that you install the correct one. Go to the KeePassXC-Browser extension web page.If you haven’t done so already, the first thing you should do is to download, install, and launch Firefox.Installing the KeePassXC extension in Firefox Let’s see how we can use KeePassXC with Firefox before it happens again. And while you’re at it, you should also dump Google.īut I digress. There’s a good chance you’re using Chrome, which is quite the opposite a secretive, proprietary, closed-source browser controlled by Google, a company that earns its living by violating your privacy. Why Firefox? Because it’s a fast and reliable, open-source browser with built-in privacy features, and that’s just the way I like my browsers. I’ll cover how to use KeePassXC with Firefox in this guide. The extension will pull the information it needs from the password manager, and you can log in with a simple click of the mouse. With a handy browser extension installed, your browser can automatically discover that you’re trying to log in to an online account which username and password is stored in KeePassXC. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a handy way to automatically fill out online login forms with the account information stored in KeePassXC? And most of those accounts will be accessed through a browser.
After having installed KeePassXC on Windows 10, and followed the convenient user guide to store our first password, it’s now time to learn how to use KeePassXC with Firefox.Įven though you can safely store all kinds of accounts, passwords and notes in KeePassXC, it’s likely that the majority of what you will store are usernames and passwords for various internet accounts.
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