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Switch from Apple Passwords (iCloud Keychain) to 1Password

What to do at Apple Passwords (iCloud Keychain) before you leave, what 1Password needs when you join, and everything else the switch touches. Your full plan is built in your browser and stays there.

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At Apple Passwords (iCloud Keychain), before you leave

  1. Export all passwords to a CSV file on MacBefore

    In the Passwords app on your Mac, choose File > Export All Passwords to File, click Export Passwords, then choose where to save it.

    Export passwords from your Mac to a fileApple. Reviewed

  2. Know which passwords can't be exportedBefore

    You can't export Wi-Fi passwords, passwords shared with a group you didn't create, or access to Sign in with Apple accounts.

    Export passwords from your Mac to a fileApple. Reviewed

  3. Treat the exported file as unprotectedDuring

    Exported passwords are not encrypted. Anyone who can open the file can see them.

    Export passwords from your Mac to a fileApple. Reviewed

  4. Delete the file after importing elsewhereAfter

    Once the passwords are in your new password manager, delete the file you exported.

    Export passwords from your Mac to a fileApple. Reviewed

At 1Password, when you join

  1. Import directly from LastPass in the desktop appDuring

    On a Mac, select File > Import > LastPass from the menu bar, then enter your LastPass details. On Windows, select the ellipsis menu, then Import > LastPass.

    Move your data from LastPass to 1Password in the desktop app1Password. Reviewed

  2. Note what a LastPass import leaves behindBefore

    Passkeys are not imported from LastPass. Shared folders can only be imported by someone with administrator privileges in that shared folder.

    Move your data from LastPass to 1Password in the desktop app1Password. Reviewed

  3. Import from Chrome, Bitwarden and other appsDuring

    1Password can import from browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Brave and Safari, and from apps including Bitwarden, Dashlane, Keeper and LastPass. It also accepts CSV files from other apps.

    Move your data from other applications to 1Password1Password Support. Reviewed

Then: everything else the switch affects

The steps above are what Apple Passwords (iCloud Keychain) and 1Password say. Your full checklist adds the accounts, codes, payments and devices that depend on your password manager, in a safe order. It's built from your answers, in your browser.