Every step below is from an official source
Switch from Apple Passwords (iCloud Keychain) to Dashlane
What to do at Apple Passwords (iCloud Keychain) before you leave, what Dashlane 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
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. ReviewedKnow 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. ReviewedTreat 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. ReviewedDelete 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 Dashlane, when you join
Import a CSV file from another managerDuring
You can use a CSV file to move your data into Dashlane from other password managers.
Import your data into DashlaneDashlane. ReviewedUse Credential Exchange on newer Apple devicesDuring
On iOS, you can move data in from Apple Passwords, 1Password and Bitwarden with Credential Exchange. It needs iOS 26 or macOS 26 or later.
Import your data into DashlaneDashlane. ReviewedExport as CSV, not a special format like 1PUXBefore
Dashlane can't import special file types made by other password managers, such as 1Password's 1PUX file.
Import your data into DashlaneDashlane. Reviewed
Then: everything else the switch affects
The steps above are what Apple Passwords (iCloud Keychain) and Dashlane 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.