Password Manager — Manual Mac

Creating or editing an entry

In the Password Manager you can store passwords, bank accounts, credit cards, bookmarks, identities or contacts, and notes securely and encrypted.

Creating an entry

  1. Open your keychain.
  2. Click "+" ("New Entry") above the entry list and choose the type under "What do you want to create?": "Password", "Bank Account", "Credit Card", "Bookmark", "Identity / Contact" or "Note". Alternatively, choose "Entries" → "New Entry" in the menu bar; ⌘N creates a password entry directly.
  3. The new entry opens on the right. Enter a title (e.g. "Amazon") and, if you want, a category; existing categories are suggested while you type.
  4. Fill in the fields you want.
  5. Click the check mark ("Save") or press ⌘S.

A new password entry already contains a strong generated password. Replace it with your own if you prefer.

The free version allows up to 100 entries per keychain; see Free version and Premium.

Editing an entry

Select the entry and click "Edit" at the top of the entry, press ⌘E, or right-click the entry in the list and choose "Edit Entry". Change the fields and save with the check mark or ⌘S. The X ("Cancel") or the Escape key discards your changes; if you have changed something, the Password Manager asks "You have unsaved changes. Do you want to save them?" with "Save", "Discard" and "Cancel".

With cloud sync, the change is uploaded right after saving.

Password generator

While editing a password entry, click the generator icon ("Create Password") next to the password field. The generator is also available at any time via "Entries" → "Create Password…". In the "Create Password" dialog you set:

  • "Password Length" (number of characters),
  • "Use Lower Characters", "Use Upper Characters", "Use Numbers" and "Use Special Characters".

The generator icon next to the password creates a new one, and the copy icon copies it. Click "OK" to put the password into the entry. The Password Manager remembers your settings and also uses them for the password of new entries.

Password strength

Below the password of a password entry, the Password Manager rates its strength: "Very Weak", "Weak", "Reasonable", "Strong" or "Very Strong". Once the password has been changed, the date of the change is shown ("Changed at …").

Browser autofill per entry

For entries with a web address, editing also shows "Browser autofill" with the checkbox "Fill automatically when the page loads". Clear it if the browser extension should not fill this entry on its own; you can still select it in the extension. See Browser extensions.